Category Archives: Balance & Vitality

5 Minute Fix: 3 Simple Steps to Cope With Stress When You’re Under Pressure

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Sometimes we feel stressed, overwhelmed, guilty, pressured, anxious. It’s easy when we’re in these states to get caught up in our stressful thoughts and feelings, so it can be helpful to have a quick-fix technique to cope with stress. NOTE: … Continue reading →

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7 Types Of Stress You May Want More Of! (Eustress Explained)

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Stress isn’t all bad. Usually when we use the word ‘stress’, what we really mean is so-called ‘bad’ stress or distress. But did you know that good stress also has a name? Eustress, pronounced YOU-stress, is a term coined by … Continue reading →

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7 Ways to Handle Spiteful, Judgemental or Mean Comments Online

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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. So in this article we’re looking at something that’s a bit of an internet phenomenon – what to do when people write spiteful, judgemental or mean comments online. People say things online they would never … Continue reading →

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The Power of Solitude: 9 Reasons Why You Need to Spend Time With Yourself!

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Being ALONE with ourselves is absolutely essential to finding happiness and joy. And in this super-connected world, it has never been more important to create solitude for ourselves. Other people will always need something from us – especially those we … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Review Goals and Get Re-inspired!

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It’s October (already). The seasons are changing – and there are just under 3 months left of they year and it’s a great time to review goals. What did you want to get done this year? How are things going? … Continue reading →

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The 3 A’s – A Simple 3 Step Model to Deal With Your Difficult Feelings and Emotions

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Dealing with difficult feelings and emotions is one of the hardest things to learn – because we still live in a society that largely believes we should ‘suck it up’ and get on with things. Feelings and emotions are often … Continue reading →

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Get (Back) into Meditation – Read True Love by Thich Nhat Hanh

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Actually I’m currently RE-reading this awesome little book. Why? Well, recently I got super-busy. So of course, I stopped meditating in the mornings. It’s funny how we stop meditating/exercising/eating well/going to bed early/[insert what you do here] – when we … Continue reading →

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The ONE Question You MUST Ask for a Happier and More Balanced Life!

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Thinking we can ‘achieve’ balance sets us up for disappointment, because no sooner do we ‘achieve’ it then something changes and we are ‘off-balance’ again. It’s much better instead, to think of balance as something we are either: Moving towards … Continue reading →

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On Clutter: Why Clearing Up at Home Gives You Clarity, Inspiration and Energy!

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“Clutter” has become such a problem in the last decade that there are entire TV shows devoted to it. We even have an entire new industry – storage units – devoted to helping us store our stuff! It’s not surprising really … Continue reading →

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How to End Your UNhappiness

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I’m sure you’ve discovered by now, that happiness is not something we can FORCE. Happiness arises naturally when we’re in a state of contentment, acceptance and non-resistance with the world. But did you know, the opposite of Happiness is Sadness, … Continue reading →

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