by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Emotions, MIndfulness, Negativity, Stress, stressed day
If you are prone to catastrophising the answer to that question is ‘everything’. What is catatrophising? Catastrophising is when your boss asks to have a word, and in your mind, you’re already fired and carrying your belongings away in a cardboard box. Or your...
by admin | Nov 5, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, Meditation, Monkey Mind, Negativity, Stress, stressed day
Worrying is your brain’s way of reminding you that you have a problem and need to find a solution. So far, so good. However, very often, worrying becomes less about actually finding a solution to a real problem, and more something referred to as ‘ruminating’. The word...
by admin | Oct 15, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, Meditation, MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Personal Development
You know how sometimes it feels that your mind is full of contradictory thoughts? (Not just me I hope). Part of you wants to go to the gym, and part wants to stay in bed. Part of you is furious with your partner, and part of you recognises that they’re just having a...
by admin | Sep 17, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, Relationships, Stress, stressed day
It is completely obvious that when loading the dishwasher the cutlery basket needs to be at the front, so that you can pop stuff in easily later on, without having to pull out the whole drawer. My husband, however, disagrees. When he stacks the dishwasher, I very...
by admin | Sep 10, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, Self-sabotage, stressed day
If you often feel stressed, anxious or resentful it’s probably a sign that you care too much about other people’s judgements of you. Because you care, you find yourself keeping quiet about your true feelings, doing things you really don’t want to do and imagining that...
by admin | Sep 3, 2019 | Emotions, Meditation, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, stressed day
A couple of years ago I wrote a short book aimed at novice teachers taking the four week course to learn the basics of teaching English, CELTA. Based on many years experience as a tutor on this course, it aimed to help with the key classroom teaching skills needed,...
