Posted on October 23, 2017
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When you have grown up in a dysfunctional narcissistic home, taking on others’ emotions becomes the norm. Narcissistic parents teach their children to cater to their feelings & moods and the child learns to ignore their own emotions. A great book which can help… Continue Reading “Taking on others’ emotions-Having weak boundaries”
Category: Boundaries, Child abuse, Coaching tips, complex ptsd, Emotional abuse, Highly sensitive person, low self-esteem, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, recovery, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, UncategorizedTags: Charles Whitfeld, Emotional abuse, emotional boundaries, Highly sensitive person, Mental health blogging, Narcissistic abuse, people pleasing, setting healthy boundaries
Posted on March 14, 2017
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Gratitude is a very important tool that most of us don’t use as often as we could. To be grateful for all that we have in our life can bring a certain sense of contentment and peace. Studies have been done, which show that… Continue Reading “How to live with gratitude”
Category: Blogging, Coaching tips, Depression, Gratitude, personal coaching, Resilience, self careTags: better sleep, feeling happy, Gratitude, how to practice gratitude, improve mental health, improve sleep, mental health, Mental health blogging, mental health tips, reducing depression
Posted on November 29, 2016
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Over-thinking an issue or event is a very common coping mechanism for dealing with stress. When there are unresolved issues or stressful situations with more than one possible solution, this is usually what leads to never-ending ruminating. Unfortunately, over-thinking is usually linked to depression… Continue Reading “How to survive over-thinking”
Category: Adversity & support, anxiety, Blogging, Coaching tips, Life (Personal Coaching), Life tips, mental health, Mental illness, Negativity, self care, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, Blogging, cognitive distortions, Depression, generalised anxiety disorder, mental health blog, Mental health blogging, overthinking, ruminating, social anxiety, worrying
Posted on October 7, 2016
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I wanted to write a quick post on the topic of recovery. I have embraced and accepted my own journey of recovery but not without many difficult years of wanting to see big changes, too soon.. I know there are a lot of you… Continue Reading “Recovery is not a destination”
Category: Adversity & support, anxiety, Child abuse, Cluster B disorders, complex ptsd, Depression, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Life tips, mental health, Mental illness, recoveryTags: abuse, abuse survivors, abusive parents, addiction, addiction recovery, mental health, Mental health blogging, Mental illness, recovery from abuse, recovery is a journey
Hello, how are you doing? I hope you are looking after yourselves wherever you are in the world ♥ The reason I am writing this post, is because I have had a couple of my followers & subscribers request an improvement in the sound… Continue Reading “Youtubes videos are on hold..”
Category: anxiety, Blog awards, complex ptsd, mental health, Mental illness, Youtube videosTags: Blog awards, logitech webcam, mental health, Mental health blogging, Mental illness, youtube channel, youtube filming equipment, Youtube videos
Posted on August 5, 2016
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Are you somebody who struggles to sleep well and ends up waking up exhausted in the morning rather than refreshed? Do you find that you often have vivid stress dreams which can at times disrupt your sleep in the middle of the night? If… Continue Reading “Poor sleep-One of many side effects of CPTSD, anxiety & depression”
Category: anxiety, complex ptsd, Depression, mental health, Mental illness, Negativity, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, anxiety dreams, complex ptsd, complex trauma, cptsd, Depression, how to improve your sleep, how to reduce stress, how to sleep better, insomnia, mental health, Mental health blogging, Mental illness, negative thinking, poor sleep, ptsd, ruminating, self care, stress dreams, stress management, stress reduction, worrying
Posted on July 21, 2016
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This blog post today is to officially accept my nomination for the ‘Blogger recognition award‘ by the lovely https://perceptionschange.wordpress.com I am very humbled by the nomination, especially as this blogger is a mental health blogger. She writes about her own experience with depression… Continue Reading “Blogger recognition award-I am humbled!”
Category: Blog awards, mental health, Mental illnessTags: award, blogger awards, blogger recognition award, coaching, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, Mental health blogging, Mental illness, moving forward, Narcissistic abuse, progress, self compassion