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Emotional Hygiene Techniques

Emotional hygiene techniques are daily practices that help our bodies return to an emotional base level faster....
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How To Handle Your Emotions

You can handle your emotions - any emotion - with a simple 4-step process. Anyone can learn and practise it in...
Self-awareness. Tune in for Success

Self-Awareness – The Why, What and How

Emotional Intelligence is the second most important skill-set for success, no matter how you define success....
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About Pride

Pride is a feeling. Feelings are emotion cocktails triggered by the stories we tell ourselves, whether we are...
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What Are Feelings?

We often use the terms feelings and emotions interchangeably but they are by no means the same. Emotions are...
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Who Are You?

Are you a religious person or an agnostic? Do you believe in a soul, an inner being or your true self? Have you...
About Anxiety

About Anxiety

A few years ago, I had crippling anxiety. Some days I couldn’t get out of bed with fear and worry. I had panic attacks and broke out in sweat and tears at the thought of going outside. I’m fine now. How did I get to this stage? By accident, actually. I tried to...

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Life Skills

Life Skills

Emotional Intelligence skills are life skills: Self-awareness, emotional hygiene, recognising other people’s emotions and feelings, motivating yourself and managing emotions in others are life skills. But what does that mean?Life Skills Improve Your LifeThat’s the...

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What is Emotional Hygiene?

What is Emotional Hygiene?

Emotional hygiene techniques are daily habits that help your body regulate the chemical chain reactions triggered by emotions. They keep you grounded, reduce stress and prevent overwhelming emotions. I learned the term from Brad Yates and it is brilliant because it...

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Pent-Up Emotions

Pent-Up Emotions

You’ve tried one (or even all – kudos!) of the emotional hygiene techniques. You get it. Emotional hygiene really is important. You did the Yoga and tapped away and even spent an entire hour with your frustration but it’s still there! Why doesn’t it work for you? It...

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Intuition – Why doesn’t it always work?

Intuition – Why doesn’t it always work?

Making decisions is hard. Have you ever been told to listen to your intuition when you make a choice?  Having an inner voice that always knows what's right for you sounds great, doesn't it? Only problem, it doesn’t always work. Sometimes your gut tells you to take...

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3 Reasons Why You Still Suffer From Anxiety

3 Reasons Why You Still Suffer From Anxiety

I have lived with different levels of anxiety for as long as I can remember. Six years ago, it took over my life so slowly that I didn’t realise what was happening until anxiety crippled me. I tried everything: box breathing, meditation, hypnotherapy, tapping, Yoga…...

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The Difference Between Emotions and Feelings

The Difference Between Emotions and Feelings

Most people use the terms emotions and feelings interchangeably. I’m certainly guilty of that! But there is a difference. A big difference. And understanding it unleashes a power you never knew you had. Let me explain.What are emotions?Emotions are the unconscious...

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What If Everything Is a Skill?

What If Everything Is a Skill?

It all began with Keanu Reeves. A few years ago I was in a deep depression. Even I couldn’t stare at the wall all day though so I found myself a project. I decided to watch every movie Keanu Reeves made. How hard could that be, right? Harder than I thought! But when I...

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Self-Awareness – Where to Start

Self-Awareness – Where to Start

When you are self-aware, you notice everything that happens in your body and your mind as it is happening. So self-awareness refers to the three areas that form you: your thoughts your body your emotions You can approach self-awareness from each of these three angles....

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Self-Awareness – The Why, What and How

Self-Awareness – The Why, What and How

Emotional Intelligence is the second most important skill-set for success, no matter how you define success. (What's the most important skill, you ask? A growth mindset because then you can learn anything, including EI skills.) Self-awareness is the cornerstone of EI...

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Why Do We Have Emotions?

Why Do We Have Emotions?

Ever had too much of a feeling? Too much worry, too much anger, too much sadness. Just too much. A lot of our daily habits are ways to cope with all those emotions and feelings raging through our bodies and minds. By cope, I mean suppress and ignore them. Nothing...

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7 Things About Emotions

7 Things About Emotions

I’m in control of my life. You’re in control of your life. We’re all in control of our lives. Right? We know what we’re doing! I know why I just ate a slice of that cake. Because I was hungry. It had nothing to do with me shouting at a colleague for five minutes. He...

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