A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy client recently remarked that I have “three things” for explaining so many different concepts during therapy. She even took a screenshot of me and shared it with me. Whenever she feels overwhelmed or stressed, she conjures up this mental picture and tries to recall what three things I would ask her […]
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While most people make New Year’s resolutions that they will carry over into the new year, a small group of perfectionists cannot get past the fact that they have to start all over again at being perfect. But wait! That’s not the worst of it. A new study from the University of Georgia reveals that
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The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that causes people to fail to understand the attitude and behaviour of those who do not have as much knowledge of the subject as them. Coaches can very easily fall into the trap of this bias if they are not aware of it and don’t empathise with
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Is comparing with others a bad thing? The shortest possible answer to the question “Is comparing with others a bad thing?” Is – NO! Before you jump on to me and point to the loads and loads of literature on not comparing ourselves with others, answer the following questions honestly Have you never compared with
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Stress eating and boredom eating has seen a spike in recent times. It will be a huge understatement if I say that we live in a hard to understand and difficult phase of history. The stress of a pandemic combined with isolation is hard to manage. This double whammy leads to a lot of stress
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Unbreak my heart, say you love me again… Wait a minute! This is not how it works… This was the first thought that crossed my mind, hearing this 90’s hit song again. Heartbreak is a painful experience. It is so painful because even though touted as one emotion: it is an amalgamation of three feelings
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Beginning CBT Therapy, counselling or coaching? Just the fact that you have decided to seek help is a huge step forward towards your emotional well being.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is generally short term and often didactic. To make the best out of your sessions I would like to suggest a few tips which will help
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