Anxiety can creep up on you like a hundred fingers in the darkness of a grope room, although it certainly doesn’t feel as good. It’s that racing heart, the sweaty palms, tension and shakiness in the body, the signs that something is not right and it feels terrible. Anxiety, that wonderful emotion that seems to […]
A recently released book, The Retirement Maze, identifies the following five keys to increasing your success and happiness moving into retirement. These apply whether it is a planned retirement or whether your company accelerated your retirement timeline. First and foremost, ensure you implement some structure in your life now that you have or will have […]
Many of the basic techniques for effective communication may be successfully applied in the home. Two of the key skills are listening and non-verbal communication. Teaching yourself and each of your family members how to build their listening and non-verbal communication skills is important for creating a strong foundation for successful communication in the family. […]
Each New Year begins the same for most people – a resolution to eat healthier, exercise more, drink less and a host of other endeavours for success. For most of us these resolutions are quickly forgotten with a sense of guilt and failure by the time January has come to an end. Life continues, we […]
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is probably one of the loneliest illnesses. There are so many reasons why those who are struggling with OCD will isolate themselves from their friends, family and loved ones. One of the biggest reasons is that the symptoms of OCD are embarrassing and many people struggling with the disorder feel ashamed […]
LIs your temper getting you into physically violent situations and trouble with the authorities? Are work relationships deteriorating and your performance suffering from your anger? Are you feeling like you can’t control your temper? Maybe even avoiding people or situations because you know you’ll lose control? Do your family, colleagues or partner walk around on […]
How long has it been since you’ve had yourself a good deep belly laugh? You know, one of those laughs at a humorous time moment or situation where you could feel yourself lighten up and energize inside as you were laughing? You were laughing so hard that the tears were rolling down your cheeks. Or, […]
There are specific things we can do to personally influence how happy we are. True, our genes play a role in how happy we are and so does our environment however, much of our happiness is created or not created by our daily habits and activities. In fact, today’s psychology and brain research indicates that […]
It’s quickly coming up on the annual holiday season. It is the time for friends, families, gifting, eating, meeting and greeting. It’s the best time of the year for retailers as they lure you in and tempt you with deals too good to resist! While there is much joy and merry making during this period, […]
Now, more than ever, young people are coming out to their parents as early as the age of 14. When families are supportive and accepting, this can be an enormously beneficial experience to the person coming out. Family support increases self-esteem and often helps prevent or minimize feelings of depression, suicidal thoughts and risky behaviours. […]