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Anxiety 101: What is anxiety, and what do the symptoms look like? Can I help myself or do I need to get help? I know from my own experience how hard anxiety can be.  What is anxiety?  Anxiety is a natural response to stress. It helps activate our body to respond to perceived physical, social, or emotional danger. This is called the flight, fight, or freeze response. Anxiety can help keep us and our loved ones motivated, safe, and healthy.    Sometimes we can get overwhelmed by anxiety. We might experience unhelpful anxiety or find it hard to tell between real danger and perceived danger. Many things can help.    Symptoms of anxiety may include: Physical feeling of unease (butterflies, sweating, racing heart, breathlessness, achy) Difficulty sleeping, restlessness, and/or fatigue Fear, panic, nervousness, tension, irritability  Worry, having a hard time focusing or stopping anxious thoughts.    If anxiety is causing distress, doesn't match the situation, is disrupting normal activit

  Acting opposite. A key skill in managing emotion. Each emotion induces an urge. For example, sadness can induce the urge to put on sad music, hide away from friends and curl up on your bed or in a corner. Sometimes this may be what you need. But, if something has just happened and there is sadness to be worked through. However, if you are feeling stuck in a cycle of depression or anxiety and have been acting out this pattern for a month, then it’s time to act opposite to the urge. Most people, most of the time, will experience an urge and act on it immediately.  Observing emotional experience and urges through mindfulness opens up a window of opportunity in which we can choose – go with the urge, or act opposite to it. In this case, acting opposite may be switching the music to something uplifting, dancing round the room a little and calling a friend for support. This skill is not easy to do consistently, but with practice can make an important shift in your confidence to manage emot

 The bridge  We all struggle with something in life. But, where do we start? The bridge of life we walk on. There are times in life when we are called to be bridges,  not a great monument spanning a distance and carrying  loads of heavy traffic, but a simple bridge to help one person  from here to there over some difficulty  such as pain, grief, loneliness, a bridge which opens the way for ongoing journey. When I become a bridge for another, I bring upon myself a blessing, for I escape from the small prison of self and exist for winder world, breaking out to be a larger being who can enter another's pain and  rejoice in another's triumph. I know of only one greater blessing in this life, and that is to allow someone else to be a bridge for me.  Which I have done for many years until I worked on myself to stand strong and face my fears in life. If you don't confront it with courage and walk on that bridge you won't grow as a person. I'm encouraging you to walk that b

  9 key points about emotions: No emotion is bad or wrong. They all have a reason, a message, a function. All of the emotions we experience today evolved because they promoted our survival in some way by influencing our behaviour. - we need to be aware of our emotions and behaviour. If you push feelings away, they come back stronger and overwhelm you. Some lighter emotions can increase in intensity to become something new. For example, annoyance that is repeatedly triggered and squashed can lead to rage.  Each emotion is connected to one another. Experiencing a mix of different emotions at the same time creates a new emotion with its own, unique sensations. You can see this in the picture of Robert Putchik’s emotion wheel.  Unprocessed emotions build up over time. All “uncharacteristic outbursts” begin to make perfect sense when you hear someone’s story.  Labelling your emotions helps to reduce their intensity in the moment.  Recognising that you are not your emotion is key. For exampl

How to be Your best self  Being your self without judgement by others and be who you are with confidence.  When saw I was different I embraced it. So, let’s work on embracing who you are here and now.  Below is a video I created for you guys! Think about the last time you felt empowered, in control, happy and accomplished. When you felt on top of the world. That’s called being in your  peak state  – a state where your personal performance is at it's highest. Now imagine living in that state all the time. That’s what happens when you learn  how to be your best self .   To  be your best self  you’ll need to first discover who you really are, then maximize your strengths and improve on your weaknesses. You need to completely  shift your mindset  and take control of your life. I took control of my life even with epilepsy, so will you do it? When you do, you’ll discover a whole new you. A self that’s deeply at peace with the world, yet is also driven to achieve increased success. Also w

  SHOP ALL SHOP ALL Kids Teens Adults Toolkits/Bundles Resilience & Gratitude Mindset & Goal Setting Digital DIGITAL Resources KIDS TEENS ADULTS ABOUT ABOUT The Team The Science Reviews BLOG BLOG Gratitude Happiness Mindfulness Nutrition Resilience FREE STUFF CONTACT CONTACT Stockists WHOLESALE WHOLESALE Schools/Clubs Corporate Retail/Wellness Sign In Create an account 8 Ways You Can Practice Gratitude Every Day Gratitude is an easy and effective way of retraining your brain. If you   focus on the good in your life, soon you will see more, enjoy more, appreciate more… Many people who practice gratitude record feeling more content and fulfilled in their lives. Their thoughts are far more focused on the positive and they are less worried and stressed. It works to re-wire the brain to think about all that you have, instead of all that you are lacking. There is so much research being done to back this up. Specifically how gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with great

 Some of us have experienced sexual assault, so here are some guidance.  For people outside NZ  https://www.healthline.com/health/sexual-assault-resource-guide For people in NZ https://health.nzdf.mil.nz/your-health/mind/recovering-from-trauma/ If you’ve experienced sexual assault, know that it isn’t your fault. What to do if you’ve been sexually assaulted If you’ve been sexually assaulted, you may have many mixed emotions. You may also ask yourself many questions. All reactions are valid. I know from my own experience of sex abuse. No one should be assaulted sexually by any means.  IF YOU’VE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED Consider your immediate safety.  Call 911 or if in NZ 111 if you believe you’re in direct danger. Leave any location or situation that doesn’t feel safe. Call a local police station to seek shelter and assistance. Find someone who can help you.  This can be a trusted family member or friend. It can also be an advocate from a local crisis center. Seek medical care.  You can