Articles
Strengths. The Double Realisation.
“Realising our strengths is about knowing and then growing them.” - Alex Linley I love the verb ‘to realise’ for its wonderfully subtle yet significant double meaning. It shines when we combine it...
It’s Time to Forrest Gump It!
What’s your purpose? What’s your why? Why do you do what you do? Well, way back in 2016 when I started Lessons-in-Self, it was to create and deliver fun, inspirational and transformational...
Change. Accept it. It Starts with You.
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” - T Bennett The Question: What keeps us physically, mentally and spiritually...
Discovering your Purpose. Finding Meaning in Burnout.
In ‘What’s your Why? The Quest for Meaning’ I talk about how important it is to discover your quest for meaning and purpose. Whatever that may be for you. It’s an individual quest, a journey into...
What’s your Why? The Quest for Meaning
If you’ve been following me this week on social media, I’ve been asking ‘What’s your Why?’ In the first of two articles we’re going on a quest for meaning.
Empowered Choices
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” - Wayne Dyer COVIDeo Wellbeing Series During this extraordinary time, I’ve created a series of inspiring and...
Burnout. An Occupational Phenomenon or Part of the Pie?
Away with the stigma. Burnout is no longer in the closet with the other skeletons we daren’t talk about. Hooray, burnout has come out, it’s all thrills, shiny buttons and fanfare as it finally...
Choose Life. The Choice is Yours.
“He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.” Nietzsche Burnout was the best thing that ever happened to me. Really? Yes, really – because when I burnt out 6 years ago, I discovered my...
Relationships. Lessons Learnt.
I think it doesn’t matter what sort of background you grow up in whether your parents are liberal or like mine dead traditional – we’re all conditioned to believe that we are never completely and...
Failure. It’s a mindset. Growth or fixed. What’s yours?
Today’s blog is inspired by my running thoughts download on Tuesday. Oh my gosh, it was cold, and I was fighting against the elements. I felt I could’ve just turned around and headed home – but no,...
Positive Psychology. And becoming Unstuck.
I was in and out of therapy from the age of 13 until the age of 42, undergoing the type of therapy reminiscent of the “repairing damage within a disease model of human functioning” (Seligman &...
Having a Loving Relationship with Life Starts with Yourself
Having a good relationship with life is usually linked to the connections we have with people in our: Intimate relationships Family Relationships Work Relationships Close Relationships...
Be a Forrest. Walk (or run) your woes away.
Forrest Gump is one of my favourite films ever. I’m sure you’ve all watched it (if you haven’t, you absolutely must). Who doesn’t remember that iconic part of the film where, following the death...
Burnout. Identify the 12 Stages of Burnout.
The term burnout was coined in the 1970s by New York psychoanalyst Herbert J. Freudenberg. He defines burnout syndrome as ‘a state of mental and physical exhaustion caused by one’s professional...
Disconnect to Reconnect this Valentine’s Day
“Well there was three of us in this marriage. So, it was a bit crowded.” Who remembers those famous words spoken by Princess Diana? She was referring to the physical third person in her...
