By Chris Welford on 18th February, 2021 in Feelings and Emotions, Psychotherapy & Counselling
It’s been a tough 12 months. Even the most resilient of us is starting to feel frayed round the edges. How do we maintain mental stamina? Here are some ideas that we hope will help. Firstly, recognise the problem of creeping normalcy. This is the phenomenon, sometimes referred to in...
By Chris Welford on 9th February, 2021 in Change, Exercise
As lockdown 3.0 grinds on, it may be that you are using the time to engage in a project of personal improvement. Changing isn’t easy, so a useful way to think about it is offered by psychologists Prochaska and DiClemente, who broke down the process into five steps. Let’s use...
By Chris Welford on 2nd February, 2021 in Feelings and Emotions, Getting Help and Support
Despite the fact that companies will frequently say that ‘our people are their greatest asset’, the reality is that many leaders and managers find emotional issues difficult to deal with. All too often the so-called soft stuff is quietly brushed under the carpet! The last year has been a “Coronacoaster”...
By Chris Welford on 27th January, 2021 in Stress and Pressure, Wellbeing
A phrase you may have heard and perhaps a sobering thought? Overstated? Maybe … but it’s clear that something feels very different. Recent research from The Office Group (nice, flexible working spaces by the way), which surveyed over 2,000 workers found that 59% are working longer hours, 42% are unable...
By Chris Welford on 8th January, 2021 in Resilience, Wellbeing
Last March, we all relied on one aspect of our resilience: the controlled application of fight/flight emergency response. This time, it’s all different! This time we need psychological stamina and this is shaped so much by who we are, how well we know ourselves and the self-care habits that we have formed. The...
By Chris Welford on 8th December, 2020 in Feelings and Emotions, Stress and Pressure
To view a PDF of this document please click HERE Get yourself a notebook or open a new document on your computer and in your own time, reflect on these points: How have you felt in the last week or so? Click here for a questionnaire to check in with...
By Chris Welford on 30th November, 2020 in Feelings and Emotions, Stress and Pressure
It’s been an anxiety-provoking year! So, if you are feeling more than a little strung-out, here are some practical, science-based tips to help. First thing to recognise is that anxiety and fear are close relatives. Both are felt in the body in similar ways. Fear is something that’s a pre-programmed...
By Chris Welford on 24th November, 2020 in Rest and Relaxation, Stress and Pressure
And …. relax … Easier said than done? If you are struggling to switch off at the end of a busy day, it might be because you are applying the wrong techniques. It’s easy to think that in order to slow down and stop, all you need to do is...
By Chris Welford on 17th November, 2020 in Exercise, Wellbeing
The two biggest causes of workplace absenteeism in the UK are musculo-skeletal problems and stress. The mind and the body clearly both play their part in human misery and suffering! You might think that working from home would have helped? The truth is that it hasn’t for many of us...
By Chris Welford on 10th November, 2020 in Development, Self-knowledge
Get yourself a notebook or open a new document on your computer and in your own time, reflect on these points: Narrative. Start off by thinking about your personal history, your hopes, dreams and aspirations. Who are you? Where have you come from? Where are you going? Looking back, what...
By Chris Welford on 5th November, 2020 in Change, Stress and Pressure
Stress hits us in different ways. Our first response is often simply a feeling; somewhere in the body. Some feelings are shown in the second ring from the middle of this picture CLICK HERE view the Stress Circle On the whole, it’s not a great idea to act solely on...
By Chris Welford on 4th November, 2020 in Change, Feelings and Emotions
Here we go again! What did we learn from last time? Here are some ideas for making it all a bit easier. The head stuff! Listen, you are enough already. This isn’t easy, so lay off the massive re-decorating plans, the sourdough baking competition and idea that you have to...
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