In the journey of life with the trials and tribulations it is so easy to focus on the heaviness of life, which seems to accumulate momentum as we travel our path. These burdens we carry, like lead weight boulders and the more we focus on them the more they travel with...
When facing challenges in life, whether it is physical, emotional or mental, we have one of three options: let our response push us backward, stand us still or propel us forward. Only one of these options exemplifies resilience, growth mindset, and optimism, which are...
“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving yourself and see what happens.” – Louise Hay The Beginning: Self-Hating Many of us begin our weight-loss journeys from a place of self-hatred, rather than self-love. We have often been...
How can Positive Psychology interventions improve menopausal symptoms? Menopause affects a billion people globally [1] and we barely talk about it. Mostly women ‘soldier on’ through difficult symptoms, often at a time of complex family changes. (children going to...
In my last two articles, I discussed habit versus addiction and then looked at habit in more detail. To conclude the series, I now want to explore the psychology of addiction. What is addiction? Addiction is when a person uses a substance or activity for pleasure, to...
Snyder’s Theory of Hope Snyder’s (2002) Hope Theory assumes human behaviour is fundamentally goal orientated. Hope is seen as arising from two components: Waypower, which is the perceived ability of the person to generate pathways towards achieving valued goals and...
In the pursuit of creating a healthy lifestyle for oneself, movement is a key component with benefits that go far beyond weight-loss. However, for the individual who is unsatisfied with their weight, weight-loss is an exciting outcome of consistently exercising!...
Walking is one of my favourite ways to spend my time and it is something that is free and easily available to most of us. Whether it is walking out from my front door or walking in a national park, the effect it has on me is always positive. I find my mood becomes...
Today I am sitting in the beautiful Burrows Lea Country House – the home of the Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary in Shere, Surrey in the UK. I have just held a Laughter Yoga session here for their retreat day with a fellow Laughter Yogi friend of mine. I thought this...
Never-Ending Struggle to Adventurous Journey Many of us fail or give up on our weight-loss journeys for a variety of reasons. Whether it is a lack of time or energy, it is not difficult to find a way out of our weight-loss goals. I believe we easily abandon our...