by Michelle Le Vieux | Oct 24, 2017 | Blog, Emotional, Posts
Draw on your courage, reach out, connect with the many other lonely people who are in need of your kindness. Often in lonely times we need to offer to others what we most want ourselves – someone to connect with who can give us attention. How about finding places to...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Awareness enables you to catch and control your response. Make a list of your red flag stressors, and then write down how you responded in each case. Now the subtle part, describe how you felt afterwards about how you responded. This quality of self-reflection enables...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Focus on your heart, breathe in for 4 secs, out for 4 secs. Repeat 10 times. This is the simplest, and probably most accessible stress control technique; you don’t even have to learn anything new. You just must ‘do’ it – sure to help every time! To supercharge...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Imagine one hand shooting stress out, the other drawing good stuff in. You can only really manage your stress responses better when aware that you are tense. Are you biting your teeth – clenching your fists – or frowning? When you notice that, use your...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Convert ‘I failed’ to ‘I didn’t get it right this time, I will learn from this’. Unhelpful self-talk can easily aggravate your stress. When you might be grumbling internally, or, even worse, criticizing yourself, you can become stuck in a negative feedback loop. So,...
