Feeling gratitude triggers the release of these two “feel good” chemicals, dopamine and serotonin, which lifts our mood and makes us feel happy. The more we are able to feel grateful, the longer the “feel good” lasts. Written by trainee Ollie Coach, Deborah Stephenson.
Laughter is not just a facial expression or a sound. When we laugh endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals, are released into our system. And so laughter affects our whole body, mind and mood. Written by Ollie Coach, Belinda Wells
It is proven that animals can help enormously to lower anxiety levels and reduce stress. Join Xaby and me as Xaby trains to become a Therapy Dog. Written by Ollie Coach, Marie Collett
I always recommend journaling as one of the simplest yet most powerful techniques I know.
It’s great for releasing stress, expressing emotions, getting clarity, understanding yourself better….
In this article I explain why it is a must and some ideas on how to get started!
Do you have the feeling that you need a change in your career? Or that you don’t want to go back to what you were doing before lock-down? I’ve heard many people saying that they don’t want to go back to the office. Or that they’ve realised that they weren’t happy in their job. Many […]
An elderly gentleman, on his way home from his local shops, sees a group of people queueing outside a bakery. The shop is small, and a staff member is controlling the number of people entering.
We all have bad days. Here is a tip to help you reframe your thinking into something more useful.
Every day we make super-fast interpretations, assumptions and decisions about the thousands of things we see, but sometimes it is good to explore a little further so that we don’t miss the real story. Written by trainee Ollie Coach, Deborah Stephenson
Role Modelling is essential. Children learn from us. They will copy us. So, if we want our children to be fair, gentle and well-behaved then, guess what? We need to be fair, gentle and well-behaved. And to do this we need to be consistent and above all, calm. Written by Ollie Coach, Belinda Wells.
Words are powerful. They create the scripts we run in our heads. They can be kind, they can be horrid, they can empower, they can hurt, they can create stories that we spend the rest of our lives running from or towards. Written by trainee Ollie Coach, Bep Dhaliwal.
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