Are You Motivated By Pain or Purpose? We all want to make positive changes—eat better, set boundaries, pursue dreams. But if you’ve ever started strongly only to lose momentum, it might not be a lack of discipline—it might be your type of motivation. This post is an exploration of the difference between away-from and towards […]
We’ve all heard about the power of positive affirmations—statements like “I am successful”, “I am confident” and of course that old chestnut “I am healthy, wealthy and wise”. The idea is simply to repeat a positive belief enough times, that our minds will start to accept it as truth. But for many people, affirmations don’t […]
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." – Vincent Van Gogh This profound insight from Van Gogh encapsulates the essence of transformation. Whether in art, personal development, or healing, monumental changes often stem from a series of small, deliberate actions. This philosophy aligns seamlessly with the Japanese concept of Kaizen, […]
We begin to understand attachment styles when we know a little about Attachment Theory… The psychological theory of attachment Psychoanalyst John Bowlby was the first to research and described the effects of separation between infants and their parents. He went on to develop the theory of attachment further with Mary Ainsworth, a developmental psychologist. Parents […]
In our lives we will all experience events that could be considered traumatic. In fact, there is a case to argue that we are the most traumatised generation in history.
Trauma has been periodically recognised then forgotten since we first began studying psychology.
