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How to protect your emotional health during the holidays The end of the year is often a time to reflect and spend time with family — activities that may seem joyful or anxiety-inducing, depending on your circumstances. Psychologist Guy Winch offers actionable advice on how to manage your emotions with confidence during the holidays, from setting boundar...

I promise you, you will benefit greatly for spending 2 hours of your time with this man.

The Happiness Expert That Made 51 Million People Happier: Mo Gawdat | E101 This weeks episode entitled 'The Happiness Expert That Made 51 Million People Happier' topics:0:00 Intro 05:54 Why did you write a book about happiness?13:0...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/06/burnout-epidemic-work-lives-meaning

Your work is not your god: welcome to the age of the burnout epidemic The reason why so many of us are at the end of our rope? We allowed work to be what gave our lives meaning

As promised, here is the link to my amazing coach 'Sarah Merron':

Sarah Merron - Coach, Trainer, Facilitator Bespoke Coaching And Personal Growth Training -- Corporate Facilitation And Training -- Fire Walking with Sarah Merron. Come Into Being.

This has been my first post in a long time. Apologies for the radio silence.
For those who don't know, due to my health history I was shielding during the first Covid-19 wave and as a consequence (and because my preference is in-person coaching), I was inadvertently driven to focus on solely building up my art commissions business from home instead.

Art has proven to work well for me both mentally and financially during this strange year, however, it has also been a lifelong (albeit sidelined) passion - it's not a new discovery.
I have subsequently come to realise by its very absence that coaching and always seeking to help other people drains my mental and energy resources more than it replenishes, whereas art increases them. Since the cancer diagnosis (and remission), I need to learn to listen to my body and mind more and practice being kind to myself as a priority. NLP training and the work I have done with my incredible tutor/mentor and friend Sarah Merron (whose information I will share in my next post), has been pivotal in helping me to see the wood for the trees.

As a result, this week I have taken the somewhat sad decision to close my Think Coach Business.
It's a bittersweet moment to write this because I have pursued coaching for over a decade and felt that it was my destiny. This has been a defining year for so many people though; one where the abilities to adapt, show resilience, creativity and determination have been needed in spades! Sympathy is not my goal here though - because my regeneration as an artist is hugely positive and I consider myself to be extremely lucky to have been able to make this switch and to absolutely adore what I do!

So thank you for joining me on this journey and to all those who have supported and championed my efforts and achievements. This change in direction feels completely right for me now and that's as a result of everything that has come before.
Onwards and upwards 😃
Stay safe 😷
Keep warm ☕
And be kind to yourself! 🥰

Oh and as a shameless self promo finale 😁...If you are ever in the market for some art these are my pages:🎨👩‍🎨🖌️
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Lorna Bowden Art Everything Arty I create/sell for commissions and gifts as well as just the pure joy of painting, drawing and being in my happy place seeing pictures emerge.

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A Parenting Christmas Tale A Parenting Christmas Tale Christmas was approaching at a rate of knots. It had been a crazy year, and the Parent had been so busy.

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Our life stories get frozen in the once upon a time versions that we tell ourselves and these may well be idealised fairy or grim tales, depending on how we see ourselves as the main character. When we choose to defrost our writer's block and warm to the idea of editing how our stories play out, we empower ourselves to go with a new flow. Predictable ending? Let it go.

'Part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself' - Lori Gottlieb.

How changing your story can change your life Stories help you make sense of your life -- but when these narratives are incomplete or misleading, they can keep you stuck instead of providing clarity. In an actionable talk, psychotherapist and advice columnist Lori Gottlieb shows how to break free from the stories you've been telling yourself by...