What is a victim mentality? How to stop being a victim? The term victim mentality is often used to describe an individual who perceives many issues, if not all challenges in their life as the fault of outside influences and … Read More
Growth
Being present and staying in the moment
There is often a strong push to be successful and our attention is often on future outcomes. If we achieve this task, if we gain that promotion, if we reach that milestone then we will be happy. Work and family … Read More
No motivation? Here is how to motivate yourself
What is motivation? Where do we go when we feel like, ‘I have no motivation?’ Perhaps there has been a recent trauma in your life? A job loss? A break-up? A family passing? I have had my fair share of … Read More
What jealousy really means & how to stop feeling jealous
Jealousy is a normal feeling, do not feel any shame around this feeling. It is what you do next that is important, and your actions that define you, not your feelings. Jealousy often arises due to a fear of losing … Read More
Identifying, avoiding and beating burnout
Am I burnt out? What does burnout feel like? We are living in a fast paced world with pressure to work long hours and lots of social media and technological distractions. We can often compare our lives to the lives … Read More
Ways to cope when people let you down
When people let you down it can be painful. When friends disappoint you or there is a family disappointment it can leave us feeling as if there is a lack of empathy and care towards ourselves. We will learn in … Read More
The pursuit of perfectionism is hampering your happiness (and what you can do about it)
Do you give yourself a hard time? Most people do! We judge ourselves mercilessly about any number of things: our weight, our looks, our career, our work, our body, our relationships, our sex lives, our lack of fitness, our parenting, … Read More
Accepting what is and accepting life
In this article we will learn to accept what is, the power of acceptance and peaceful living. “The only thing that is constant is change.” Heraclitus We often worry about things that never really happen. We bring baggage from our … Read More
Life Journeys: Indre Talks To Judith Gericke
In this conversation Personal Trainer Judith Gericke talks about how strength training can be the foundation of your resilience and catalyst for your well-being. Training is much more than the aesthetics of the body. It can help you handle challenges … Read More
“What is wrong with me?” How to deal with these thoughts?
“I recently read in the book My Stroke of Insight by brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor that the natural life span of an emotion—the average time it takes for it to move through the nervous system and body—is only a … Read More