"I am responsible for my own happiness" Happiness is a feeling, just like anxiety and fear, which comes in waves; it can’t sustain itself because it’s not humanly possible to be happy all the time. And do you know why? It’s because the ancient part of our brain that’s hardwired for survival (the Amygdala) is programmed from birth to look for any ‘threats’ in our environment just like any wild animal. If we’re ultra-sensitive or...

So What Is A Negative Belief? In all the Thesaurus and Dictionaries we have researched for our work, we couldn't find one that offers the word 'TRUTH' in any connection to the word 'BELIEF'. Why is it important that we understand that BELIEFS are not the truth and are not real? Because it is these beliefs that continue to run our lives as adults! Here are some common expressions used to express belief/disbelief: ”I believe that….”,...

One of my favourite authors, Sebastian Faulkes has this to say on ‘Lonely’ “Lonely means minding being on your own. In general Lonely looks after itself. It helps you generate strategies that reinforce it. The comfort of the dark cinema and the company of screen actors prevent you from meeting anyone. Lonely’s like any other organism, competitive and resourceful in the struggle to perpetuate itself.” What this means is, if as a child...

"Healing the Brain/Heart/Mind" In the early 90's I was browsing through the ‘Self-help’ section in a local bookstore and intuitively bought a copy of Daniel Goleman's book ‘Emotional Intelligence’ and it was certainly this  book that began my quest for 'emotional intelligence’ – I had never even heard the phrase before! Unfortunately I soon realised I had very little! Not a very pleasant experience at age 42 to acknowledge that...

You Gotta Get Up and Try, Try, Try "When you have desire you’re gonna get a flame When you have a flame you’re gonna get burned But just because you’re burned doesn’t mean you’re gonna die You gotta get up and try, try, try" As far as inspirational songs go, Pink’s brilliant ‘You Gotta Get Up and Try’ must be one of the best. Not only because she echoes all previous themes of human struggle and survival but because she as a...