We can sometimes go about getting our needs met in unnecessarily complicated ways!
Category: emotions
Is there a better way of expressing that emotion?
It’s about learning to express our emotions more resourcefully!
Reactive and Proactive
Most of us react to children’s behaviour that challenges, but do we remember to follow up with proactive measures?
World Book Day
Last week, for World Book Day 2025, I was invited to The Clare School. The Clare school is a specialist…
Few of us got out of childhood unscathed!
An exploration of what helps us feel understood as children and why this is important.
Being emotionally brave
…to increase our comfort zone.
Why aren’t our reactions always clever?
Our ancestors’ wiring that helped them survive in more dangerous times, still lingers but doesn’t always serve us well today.
Befriend your negative emotions, be a bit more mindful and kick bad habits!
Learning to endure uncomfortable emotions helps us thrive!
Zebras don’t ruminate!
I have read in a few different places this simple ‘story’ to illustrate a key difference between our brains and…
You’re stupid!
Supposing someone called you stupid. How would you react? Well, most of us would answer with, ‘it depends’ because it…
Beat the back-to-school blues -take 5 minutes each day to talk about feelings
I am sure most adults can recall the feelings towards the end of each August when the return to school…
Gender and the Expression of Emotions
Did you know tend to women smile more than men? I mean it doesn’t surprise me considering women’s tendency towards…