Resilience
Prevention Magazine Feature: “Meditation Helped Me Beat Cancer”
For executive coach Josie Thomson, 46, learning to meditate proved not only life-changing, but life-saving. “My first encounter with cancer was at the age of 24, when I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Shockingly, I was given six months to live, but survived. Then, three years ago I was diagnosed with cancer again, this time…
Continue ReadingThe Art of Bouncing Back
We have all at some stage been absolutely astounded at how well someone has managed to stay afloat – emotionally, psychologically and physically, through the most awful situation, and at other times have been deeply concerned about another’s lack of ‘buoyancy’ in the same situation. What makes these people different? It’s a skill or trait…
Continue ReadingHealing Our Shadows
This article appeared in the August 2013 edition of Connexions Magazine: http://issuu.com/jenniegorman9/docs/connexions_aug2013/23 It is with deep respect, gratitude and love that I welcome readers to this article. And a big ‘thank you’ to Jennie Gorman for inviting me to contribute to her fabulous work again this month. My topic this month is about our ‘shadows’ or…
Continue ReadingAre You the Leader of Your Life?
Do you call the shots in your life? Or are you led by others who lead the way, or by old habits you can’t seem to shake? Do you step up when it counts, or do you shy away – preferring the reassurance and direction from a significant other, or some safety blanket? You may…
Continue ReadingDeveloping Resilience and Creating Sustainability: One Step at a Time…
Resilience… the ability to bounce back when things get rough and come back stronger than ever… Sustainability… the potential for long-term maintenance for wellbeing… Developing my new brand has given me a significant amount of change to manage. I decided I needed a complete overhaul. My business structure was not supporting me in consistently delivering…
Continue ReadingAre Bad Habits & Unhealthy Thinking Taking Control Of Your Life?
For many years I have wanted to show how the use of mindful awareness could be applied easily to day to day living to improve quality of life, experience deeper fulfillment and achieve greater success. It seemed clear to me from my experiences of unnecessary stress and overcoming cancer twice, that breaking bad habits can…
Continue ReadingI’ll Be Happy When…
What is the source of your happiness? What I’ve noted from countless coaching sessions with people from all walks of life is that we tend to assume that happiness will come from a future event. It typically depends upon something else happening. The script often sounds like this: I’ll be happy when… I’ve found my…
Continue Reading3 Tips For Coping With Stress & Overwhelm
I was in complete overwhelm this week! The IN tray over filled, emails unattended to from over a week ago, the list of to-do’s completely out of control… know the feeling? I bet you do. I was beside myself, not knowing where to start and was completely disoriented! If you’re reading this post, then you’ve…
Continue ReadingA New Model for FEAR
We cover the topic of fear a lot in my ENLIVEN-U Program. Rather than the conventional approach that people have come to know F*** Everything And Run, try approaching fear in a new way…
Continue ReadingWhat Causes Anxiety?
Anxiety may have multiple causes, such as your environmental factors, stress, genetics, or substance abuse. Fear can be triggered by external objects or situations. Our reaction to fear manifests in anxiety, an internal vague feelings that “something bad is going to happen”. Our internal, negative self-talk supports our feelings that the “worst is going to…
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