by Kelly Seaward | May, 2018 | Health, Kelly Seaward
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...
by Amanda Gould | April, 2018 | Health, Mental Health
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...
by Amanda Gould | February, 2018 | Health
“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...
by Janette Kirk-Willis | December, 2017 | Health, Janette Kirk-Willis
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...
by Stuart Dickson | November, 2017 | Health
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...
by Sarah Monk | November, 2017 | Health, Sarah Monk
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...
