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Personal Development

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How to Become a Counsellor in the UK

January 12, 2021
Karen Dempsey
Training School, Personal Development, The Awareness Centre
No Comments
Looking for a career that is rewarding personally and professionally? And can bring meaning and purpose to your life? Then counselling could be the career move for you.  If you’re…
Are You Playing The Rescuer?

Are You Playing The Rescuer?

September 9, 2020
Amy Launder
Mental Health, Personal Development
No Comments
Let us start off by saying that helping others is by no means a bad thing to do. In fact, meeting the needs of others instead of ignoring them, is…
Resiliency and Learned Helplessness

Resiliency and Learned Helplessness

August 6, 2020
Amy Launder
Personal Development, Mental Health
Emotional Resilience, Learned Helplessness, Resiliency
2 Comments
What is Resiliency? “Resilience” seems to be a bit of a buzzword during the current pandemic, but what does it really mean to be resilient? Are some people born more…
Post Lockdown: How To Get Your Mojo Back

Post Lockdown: How To Get Your Mojo Back

July 21, 2020
Karen Dempsey
Coronavirus, Mental Health, Personal Development
No Comments
How has coronavirus lockdown impacted you? Have you used the time at home to tick off lots of tasks and create new and exciting projects? Or has the pandemic experience…
How Simple Living Can Improve Your Mental Health

How Simple Living Can Improve Your Mental Health

July 7, 2020
Amy Launder
Mental Health, Personal Development
Simple Living
No Comments
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius The modern world can be an overwhelming place and, if we aren’t careful, we can find ourselves consumed…
What Can We Learn From Quarantine?

What Can We Learn From Quarantine?

May 14, 2020
Amy Launder
Personal Development, Coronavirus, Mental Health
Coronavirus, Lockdown, Quarantine, Self-Isolation, Social-Distancing
No Comments
There is no doubt that this period of isolation and quarantine has left a path of devastation in its wake. Levels of anxiety have increased for many, depression, loneliness, and…
Is There An Uplifting Side To Lockdown?

Is There An Uplifting Side To Lockdown?

April 16, 2020
Karen Dempsey
Coronavirus, Personal Development
Coronavirus, Lockdown
No Comments
“In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal  are worth rushing back to.” Dave Hollis It’s fair to say we are now living…
Envy Attacks: What Are They, And How To Survive Them

Envy Attacks: What Are They, And How To Survive Them

March 10, 2020
Karen Dempsey
Self Esteem, Personal Development
Envy
2 Comments
Envy is the art of counting other people’s blessings instead of your own. Harold Coffin Envy is an emotion that is largely unconscious in most people, but it can come…
How To Move Forward When You're Feeling Stuck

How To Move Forward When You’re Feeling Stuck

January 30, 2020
Amy Launder
Personal Development
Feeling Stuck
No Comments
We all feel stuck every once in a while. In fact, research reported in a 2015 Telegraph article showed that only 3 in 10 people are happy with their current…
Mindfulness as a Coping Mechanism

Mindfulness as a Coping Mechanism

December 17, 2019
Amy Launder
Mindfulness, Personal Development
Coping Mechanism, Coronavirus
No Comments
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness has been around for thousands of years in various religious and secular traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, yoga, and other non-religious meditations. It is generally thought…

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