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Mindset

Thoughts on self-belief, choices, habits and the stories we tell ourselves.
Anxiety & stress

Feeling Trapped? This Might Help

Stuck in a job, relationship or situation you can’t leave just yet? How to point your focus towards the positives and feel more in control while you’re there.

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Karen’s story

Neural Pathways & Broken Wrists

When Karen broke her right wrist, she had to learn to do everything left-handed. It’s a good picture of how therapy works: new pathways in the brain replacing old habits.

Mindset

THINK IT, SEE IT, FEEL IT, BE IT!

A rhyme from Karen’s Brownie days holds a lesson for adults: if you want to be calmer or stronger, start by creating that person in your mind.

Anxiety & stress

Think happy = be happy

We have up to 60,000 thoughts a day, and most are negative and the same as yesterday’s. Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.

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