by Brooke Hender | Mar 16, 2022 | Behaviour, Self Esteem, Thoughts
Comparisons. One of the common issues that I work on with clients is with making comparisons – comparing themselves with others. That’s not the issue. It is the conclusions that we draw from that comparison that is the issue. All too commonly it is yet...
by Brooke Hender | Feb 23, 2022 | Behaviour, Thoughts
It’s very common that at some point in our life we encounter a person who changes the way we think about something. It may happen regularly of course. The more open we are then the more we are likely to allow these new influences to change us. Metaphors were one such...
by Brooke Hender | Feb 2, 2022 | Behaviour, Planning, Taking Action
Planning is a useful and helpful skill. It gives us the opportunity to prepare for a variety of outcomes or possibilities that may be different from what we might expect. There’s a phrase that I became aware of a few years ago – “No plan survives first contact...
by Brooke Hender | Jan 10, 2022 | Behaviour, Self Esteem, Thoughts
Anxiety – a mental condition characterised by excessive apprehensiveness about real or perceived threats. Even as therapists, no matter what the approach, we never know exactly what it is that is going to make the difference. For some the process is the...
by Brooke Hender | Dec 5, 2021 | Behaviour, Communication, Thoughts
I send out 1 or 2 newsletters a month. The moment I press ‘send’ I get what Brené Brown calls a “vulnerability hangover”. Have I shared too much? Will it come across as self-indulgent when I write to provide context, understanding and realisation? Immediately I start...
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