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Over the years that I have been coaching clients to build their confidence, the biggest barrier I have seen is the limiting beliefs they have about themselves. These are messages they’ve picked up at some point in their life, usually in their early years and have carried ever since. These self beliefs may not have…

Body image anxiety is nothing new. For hundreds of years women have been bombarded with images of fashionable bodies and ways to achieve them. Today we have considerable choice and freedom of expression. It’s never been easier to find fashion that fits our shape and size. Yet more than ever women are anxious about the…

Why do you think some people ooze confidence and others daren’t speak up for themselves? What enables one person to walk confidently into a room of strangers and another to feel embarrassed and withdrawn? Studies have suggested that there are 3 key elements to confidence: Nature – Recent research, partly at Kings College London, has…

Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed at work? Do you get the Sunday pre-work blues or the Friday panic to clear your desk? You’re certainly not alone with those feelings. Research by Viking showed that over a quarter of UK office workers  reported feeling stressed every day and over half of these said that the stress…

My 9 year old son and his sister were going on an outdoor activity day today and last night he was very upset and saying he didn’t want to go. I knew they would both love the activities so I realised the reason for his refusal to go was being in a group with people…

Everyone has bad days when nothing seems to go right and all your carefully laid plans go wrong, but what can you do when you have a truly dreadful day and you can’t stop the negative thoughts buzzing round your head? You might feel like just crawling into bed and hiding there with your worries,…

Imagine a work friend has invited you to a party at a bar, you know one other work colleague going, but most of the guests will be family and friends that you’ve never met. Do you feel excited and looking forward to the opportunity to chat to some new people? Perhaps you feel nervous about…

My husband and I are quite different in our values and approach to life, that leads to some interesting discussions, the opportunity to learn from another perspective and not surprisingly quite a few fights. Over the years we’ve been together we’ve learnt some important boundaries we need to keep in place to ensure we fight…

I often read in self development articles how important it is to accept myself as I am, with all my weaknesses and strengths. I understand that all of us are flawed and that’s what we have in common as well as what makes us unique. Reading this however is the easy part, actually learning to…

Are you one of those people who hates to leave the house with dishes unwashed or clutter lying around? Do you find yourself constantly picking up after others and feeling stressed when cupboards are overflowing? You may think that’s a sign you’re a perfectionist or perhaps on your way to developing OCD, however Karen Kingston…