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Below is a selection of short blog posts from the archives.
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 Do you consider yourself to be a perfectionist?
Many people do, and in fact most consider it to be an admirable quality. Striving for excellence and holding yourself to high standards can be a good ...
We’ve all experienced times in our life when it feels like the responsibilities are piled so high on top of us, we barely have room to breathe. Or when the deadlines keep backing up so that just when ...
Recently, the World Health Organisation took the step of expanding on its definition of burnout and defining it as an occupational issue arising out of chronic workplace stress that hasn’t been succes...
Any mother knows that parenthood brings countless blessings but also a seemingly unending list of reasons to feel like you’re not measuring up. The guilt often begins pre-conception if you are activel...
Food is vital for life and fundamental to our health and wellbeing. It’s a means of celebration and connection; but for many people, food can also be a battleground. As a society, our preoccupation wi...
11 February, 2019
Do you feel anxious attending social events, meeting new people or giving presentations? Most of us feel a little nervous in new situations but for people who experience a social an...
February 18, 2019Â
Every day you have upwards of 60,000 thoughts pass through your mind, and most of them you’re not even consciously aware of. Many of the thoughts you have today are in fact the sam...
Have you ever been accused of being a control freak? Maybe you pride yourself on your meticulous attention to detail and methodical approach to tasks. It’s a term we use to describe people who like th...
