A lot of us will be looking forward to spending time on a sunny beach in the next few weeks. Some of us will have a little voice, deep in our heads, occasionally coming up with thoughts such as “I am not ready!”, “It would …
Fighting your Fears It is almost holiday time! You are walking down the jet-bridge into the aircraft cabin, ready to be whisked off to your dream holiday destination- but all you can think about is whether the plane will crash and the impact of that …
If you have seen the recent BBC headlines about children needing to revise “at least 7 hours a day” in order to achieve GCSE/ A level success, please do not panic!! A healthy school-home life balance and a clear mind are much more important than ‘one size fits all’ revision plans.
If exam revision is stressing your family out, please come and talk to The Mind Umbrella (www.TheMindUmbrella.co.uk) – we can help you deal with exam stress.
Read about whether it is possible to be ‘worry-free’ and how you can do this, in this month’s edition of Kings Hill Mums !!
Very excited to announce that The Mind Umbrella is now fully registered as an approved psychology service with most major health insurance providers. Referrals are now accepted from AXA PPP, Aviva, WPA and Vitality Health.
Whether it is a chocolate bar, a tiny biscuit or a not so tiny glass of Prosecco this time of year a lot of us will be having competing thoughts such as this. “I said I would go to the gym but I am too tired”, “I said I would leave work at work but I am too snowed under”, “Had I known how hard this would be I would have never agreed to doing it” are some of the stories our minds will tell us to try and derail us from those promises we made to ourselves in January.
So how do our thoughts influence how successful we are with sticking to behaviour change plans? From the widely known ‘Just do it’ to ‘People do not change’, we are likely to fall somewhere along that continuum regarding our beliefs on how easy or not it might be to drop an unhealthy behaviour and pick up a new, healthy one. But does it matter? What your mind tells you about the success or difficulty of changing behaviour will determine whether you succeed or fail.
The good news is that, with the right help and support, you can tune your mind to help you stick to healthy behaviour change. Whether you would like to lose weight, control your drinking, improve your self-esteem, manage difficult relationships at home or work, with the right support you can get your mind to be your friend!
Contact The Mind Umbrella today, to find out how during a free telephone consultation.
How much worry is healthy? Is any worry healthy? What are the consequences of excessive worry? If you want to know more about beating worry, read my article in the March edition of Kings Hill Mums magazine. Or come and talk to me today!
Read about ways you can make achievable New Year resolutions in my article appearing in January’s edition of Kings Hill Mums magazine! Alternatively, come and talk to me at koula@TheMindUmbrella.co.uk. Happy New Year!
