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Developing anxiety reducing habits.

A coach can assist in developing reduced anxiety habits by providing tools, techniques, and strategies to help individuals understand and manage their anxiety. Coaches can help clients become more proactive, rather than reactive, in dealing with their anxiety. Here’s how a coach might facilitate the reduction of anxiety habits: Understanding Anxiety: Coaches help clients understand… Read More »Developing anxiety reducing habits.

How the Havening Techniques could benefit you.

Havening Techniques are a psychosensory treatment that uses touch to eliminate unwanted feelings from distressing memories and events, and promote  personal growth. The method is consistent with current neuroscience. Havening is a gentle, rapid technique that is easy to learn, can be self-applied, and has essentially no side effects. What are Havening Techniques used for?… Read More »How the Havening Techniques could benefit you.

What is hippocampus anxiety

Firstly, it’s important to understand that the hippocampus is a part of your brain that is involved in learning, memory, emotional control, and stress arousal. When we talk about ‘hippocampus anxiety‘, we’re referring to the role of this structure in the experience of anxiety. The hippocampus can be affected by stress, which in turn impacts… Read More »What is hippocampus anxiety

What amygdala anxiety is.

Amygdala-based anxiety refers to anxiety that originates in the amygdala, a part of the brain that processes emotions, particularly fear. The amygdala is responsible for attaching emotional significance to situations or objects and forming emotional memories, which can be positive or negative. In the case of anxiety, the amygdala can create anxiety-producing memories that trigger… Read More »What amygdala anxiety is.

How to rewire your anxious brain

Rewiring your anxious brain is possible through understanding how your brain creates anxiety and implementing strategies to change those patterns. 1. Understand the Brain’s Anxiety Pathways Two main pathways create anxiety: The cortex pathway involves thoughts, worries, and interpretations that can lead to anxiety. The amygdala pathway is more direct, triggering bodily reactions like fight,… Read More »How to rewire your anxious brain

Working with an Anxiety Therapist

When working with a therapist for anxiety, you can expect a variety of approaches and techniques depending on their training and therapeutic orientation. Here’s what you might encounter: Initial Assessment and Goal Setting: Your therapist will likely begin by discussing your anxiety, its impact on your life, and your goals for therapy. Your anxiety therapist… Read More »Working with an Anxiety Therapist

The Damaging Impact of Anger

Names, and details of people and organisations have been changed to maintain their privacy. The case studies below will will go into details of how these transformations occurred. Tim (not client’s real name) was an unusual client in that from the very first contact they were clear that anger was the issue (typically clients have… Read More »The Damaging Impact of Anger

How One Extra Second Could Make All the Difference to Your Life

I know you’re busy. You have more commitments than your energy and time allow. I also can guess that many of your commitments are not taking you in the direction want your life to go. They’re not aligned with your values. We’re constantly bombarded with requests from work, from family; even your phone keeps demanding… Read More »How One Extra Second Could Make All the Difference to Your Life

Overcoming Overwhelm

Excessive overwhelm can be a significant contributor to stress, anxiety and depression. Overwhelm happens when a person is faced with more to be done than they can manage, and where some of those tasks involved are beyond their current capabilities. Often, the initial reaction to overwhelm is to work harder, work longer hours, try multitasking… Read More »Overcoming Overwhelm

Being Kind Is Good For You

We need to talk about happiness. Happiness is something that often gets overlooked, especially amongst some professionals and the business community. However we know this much: folks who report higher levels of happiness also tend to be more resilient, creative and productive, whilst at the same time having lower levels of stress and anxiety. Happier… Read More »Being Kind Is Good For You

Two Barriers To Good Communication – You Might Not Realise You’re Doing!

There are two well-established problems that people can face in their communication with others; their mind wandering and their preconceived ideas. How many times have you found yourself having a conversation, when you realise you’ve drifted off and have to bring your attention back? You know the conversation is important, but you can’t work out… Read More »Two Barriers To Good Communication – You Might Not Realise You’re Doing!