SELF-DOUBT & CONFIDENCE Who doesn’t struggle? Here is one approach to managing self-doubt and stepping up anyway… It’s common to struggle with self-doubt and a lack of confidence. We often focus on not being good enough. And we worry about having enough confidence to do what we want. Self-doubt… You know that moment where you …
Breathe, breathe slowly Name your anxiety Evidence check Notice and let go of unhelpful thoughts Exercise 1. Breathe When was the last time you stopped to pay attention to your breath? I was working with a client recently, who had had lots of therapy for anxiety and panic attacks and has had extensive experience in …
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I recorded this video live on Facebook last night. I’ve written and recorded other livestreams about anxiety, but this is slightly different, while still drawing on techniques I regularly use with clients. Anxiety is one of those things that we all experience at some point. How we manage that anxiety, fear, worry or stress depends …
Here’s the follow-up to my previous live-stream video… This time I’m talking about how we can use breathing to assist in the management of our anxiety. For a written summary of three different breathing strategies you can also have a look at one of my early blogs: 3 Ways to Manage Anxiety with your Breath Please …
Do you know what anxiety is? Do you feel worried, stressed, nervous, tense, scared or fearful, concerned, shakey, apprehensive, uneasy, agitated, trepidatious, or perturbed? Do you have the jitters, the collywobbles, the shakes, the heebie-jeebies, the willies, or butterflies? Anxiety is a survival mechanism. It is a primitive response that allowed us to respond to …
3 Ways To Manage Anxiety With Your Breath You know that feeling… you can’t breathe… your heart is racing… your palms are sweaty… you’re feeling shaky… you need to get out or away… We don’t often think about, or pay attention to, our breathing… until we struggle to breathe. There are lots of reasons why …