Read our posts about Emotions

19Sep

Don't Let Mindfulness Unleash Your Inner Critic

Julia Bueno

emotions, mindfulness, self compassion, theapy, wellbeing

Therapists

Mindfulness practice is a useful psychological tool, but it needs an element of self-compassion too says therapist Julia Bueno
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01Aug

Don't Rush Forgiveness

Tina Gilbertson

emotions

Relationships

In my psychotherapy practice I often sit with people who are struggling with forgiveness.  Many of us, whether in therapy or not, have a hard time forgiving both ourselves and others. Someone close to us betrays our trust. Someone takes something from us, be it a purse, a car, or our very sense of safety in the world. We’re told when this happens that we must not act like victims. We’re “survivors” of every awful thing that befalls us. We seek the experience of forgiveness in order to free ourselves from hatred, anger, grief and again, victimhood. But forgiveness is...
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26Jun

The Draper Complex: When a Man Turns Against His Defences

Aaron Balick

emotions, therapy, TV

Therapists

Don Draper could be TV's most compelling character since Tony Soprano, but what lies behind his defence systems?
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22May

How to Stop Feeling Stuck

Tina Gilbertson

counselling, emotions, psychology, therapy

Soul

Learn to embrace your feelings with this TRUTH exercise and stop feeling stuck, says psychotherapist Tina Gilbertson
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12May

Why I Left My Enchanted Cage

Charlotte Du

creativity, emotions, society

Soul

Charlotte Du Cann is a former fashion editor with green principles
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09May

How to Surrender to Uncertainty

Judith Orloff

creativity, emotions, empathy, wellbeing

Soul

Surrendering to the unknown is difficult. Learn how to let it be with these 7 pointers on going with the flow and embracing uncertainty, from author Judith Orloff
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25Apr

Why Envy is Toxic

Ros Coward

emotions, friendship, women

Soul

Whether between friends, colleagues or siblings, envy impacts many different types of relationships. Understand the root causes of envy to help avoid it
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11Mar

Self-Soothing: Coping with Stress

Gerrilyn Smith

anxiety, counselling, emotions, stress, therapy

Soul

How to use breath to help regulate your emotions, and soothe your self
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04Mar

How to Control Emotional Binge Eating

Jayne Cox

bingeeating, eatingdisorders, emotions, nutrition

Body

Understanding the reasons behind emotional overeating is not easy says life coach Jayne Cox
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21Feb

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Susie Steiner

emotions, psychology

Soul

So there I was, on a miserable February morning, watching the rain dribble down the windows of the Guardian offices at Kings Place, searching for stories for the feature pages, when I came upon a website belonging to an Australian palliative nurse who had written a fascinating survey. Bronnie Ware had asked her dying patients about their greatest regrets in life and had condensed their wisdom down to produce The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. I read it hungrily, for perspective, for comfort, as anyone would. The features editors weren’t interested in it for...
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