Mind Makeover

What's Your Story? What stories are you telling yourself & how are they impacting your life? The stories that we tell ourselves impact the way we view, feel & think about ourselves & the way that we experience the world around us. We all have stories that contribute to our behaviours, habits & opinions. And those stories can either be beneficial or detrimental to our physical health; mental wellbeing; relationships; careers; financial success; our overall happiness & our quality of life.  Are you telling yourself stories about not being  capable of achieving something that you truly desire?  Perhaps you want to study at University but there’s that niggling little voice in your head, or even your gut, telling you that you’re not smart enough. Or perhaps your dream is to start your own business, but that niggling little voice keeps telling you that you don’t have enough training, knowledge or experience to begin. Just imagine if your story reinforced you...

Are you suffering from pandemic overwhelm or anxiety? Would you like some relief?  Read this to understand what you're experiencing & how to move through it. In the immortal words of Boom Crash Opera, "These here are crazy times!" Globally, we are experiencing something that most of us could never have imagined & weren't mentally or emotionally prepared for. When the pandemic unleashed itself on the world over two years ago, most of us thought it may last a few months (at worst) & then life would get back to 'normal'. Well, weren't we overly optimistic & incredibly wrong! After such an extended period of uncertainty, information/misinformation via a 24/7 news cycle, confusion, life changing restrictions, stress & fear, our ANXIETY levels are through the roof! I've lost count of the number of people who've told me they're feeling anxious on a daily basis & that they...

Two QUICK tips to alleviate STRESS We all experience STRESS from time to time. It can actually be beneficial for us in certain acute (short-term) circumstances .. stress can help us perform optimally both physically & mentally. It can help us focus, provide a burst of energy & be good for our immune systems (to combat bacterial or viral infections).  But even acute stress can feel debilitating at times. And chronic (long-term) stress changes the size & structure of our brain; increases the likelihood of heart disease; can effect brain function; impacts learning ability & memory; can lead to depression & anxiety; increases the chances of developing Alzheimers; causes & exacerbates inflammation; can increase the chance of dormant cancer cells re-awakening after treatment. That's not a wish list I'd like to create for my future health! So, if we want to prevent chronic stress, we need to address acute stress.  S...

Where do our BELIEFS come from & how do they impact our lives? BELIEFS are things that we hold to be true &, subsequently, act in accordance with. They affect how we think, what we do & how we do it. But, unfortunately, they aren't always true or resourceful & can limit our personal & professional development. And many of our beliefs are subconscious, so we never even question whether they're true or not. The human mind has a tendency (sometimes mild, sometimes to a more alarming degree) toward confabulation - creation of false memories - & the results of this 'creativity' within our minds will serve to either reinforce or create our beliefs. Our mind also generalises, distorts & deletes information that it receives via all of the senses. Generalising can be a beneficial learning tool but if we don't notice distinctions, we limit our knowledge. For example, if we're bitten by a dog as a child we may generalise that all dogs a...