I was amazed when I first learned that IBS affects up to 1 in 4 of the population. That’s a lot of people experiencing not only physical health problems, but emotional problems due to the effects of the problem. In IBS, there is often a vicious circle in which anxiety and...
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Improving team performance with MindSonar
When I worked for a large organisation, I was responsible for delivering complex projects involving multi-disciplinary teams. As wit most such projects, there were sometimes problems arising from misunderstandings arising from the different pers...
MindSonar® - a tool for transformational coaching!
During the time that I was working in a large organisation, I took a number of personality and working style profiles to inform re-organisations and recruitment. I also studied a number of such tests during my management training...
Turning setbacks into success
Whatever your plans to reach your goals in life, there will be times when you go off course. The more challenging or long-term the goals, the more likely this is to happen. The way you regard these times has a huge impact upon how successful yo...
Two steps to begin your success
Do you ever wonder why you haven’t achieved a particular ambition or dream that you’ve had for a long time? You’re certainly not alone if you have. Many people have long wanted to do something – whether connected with their career, their lifest...
Reaching agreement could be easier than you think
I’m fascinated by the different ways in which people use language. For me, understanding how and why a person is using the words they are is key to really understanding the meaning of what is being said. In fact, many conflicts are based on misunders...
This is probably the number one myth about stress
I was r ecently invited to speak about stress to a group of about 55 people. I’m always happy to accept such invitations because stress management is a favourite topic of mine and I enjoy speaking to groups who are interested in discovering how...
Is anger wrecking your life?
A favourite quotation of mine is, “ Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned” . I like it because I ’ve seen the damage that anger can cause in people who are unwi...
Life lessons from a terrier
Steve and I were on holiday recently, with our two Parson terriers, Eddie and Juno. Eddie is very keen on being in water – rivers, the sea, ponds, even the deep puddles on Burbage Common. He is always keen to get in and to have a paddle or a swim. Af...
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A new Getting You There Therapy Haiku every week.
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Do you enjoy daydreaming ? Maybe you were told as a child that it was a waste of time - that you should be doing something more productive , more active. I come across many people who say they stopped daydreaming long ago. By this they usually mean that they’ve stopped...
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Jaw and neck problems can be particularly debilitating and often clients are u naware of why the problem has arisen . I’ve noticed over the years a common pattern in those clients who come to me for help with t ight muscles around the jaw and neck , often with stiffness...
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Are there people in your life – at work or at home – with whom you always seem to clash? Perhaps it feels that you are frequently misunderstood by an individual (or you frequently misunderstand them). In this situation we often get frustrated , assuming the other person is “difficult” and...
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