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Below is a selection of short blog posts from the archives.

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Are you burnt out? The signs you need to watch for anxiety happiness mindfulness mindset psychology Oct 26, 2020

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...

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Do you Have Psychological Insight? happiness mindfulness psychology relationships Jul 29, 2019

In psychology, a person’s level of “insight” refers to the degree to which they recognise that their problem is, in fact, a problem. For example, someone with an anxiety disorder preventing them from ...

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Is forgiveness the key to your inner peace? happiness mindfulness mindset psychology relationships Jun 23, 2019

We've all heard the saying that holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die, which basically means that when you carry around resentments and grudges, the only per...

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How to nurture your creativity (and why you should) creativity happiness mindfulness Jun 16, 2019

Are you one of those people who believes you don’t have a creative bone in your body? Do you envy those talented souls who can paint or sculpt or write compelling fiction? Perhaps you remember being c...

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What does it mean to be authentic? confidence happiness mindfulness psychology Jun 02, 2019

In the past few years, there’s been a lot of focus on the importance of being your true self. Especially in the shiny world of social media, where we are continually bombarded with polished and curate...

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Ditch the mum guilt for good anxiety happiness mindset psychology May 26, 2019

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...

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Transitions: How to Deal with Change happiness mindset psychology May 17, 2019

It was the philosopher Hericlitus who said, “The only thing that is constant is change.” It’s easy enough to grasp intellectually, but many of us still struggle emotionally with change. So much so, th...

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How to Find your Missing Mojo happiness mindset psychology Apr 28, 2019

Sometimes life feels a lot like Groundhog Day. Day after day and week after week, you go through the same old motions, eat the same food, shop at the same place and watch the same TV shows. Maybe the ...

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