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As we re-emerge from lockdown, how are your listening skills?

By Amanda Furness | 05 May 2021

If our increased online communication has improved our ability not to talk over one another, does that mean we’re listening better? Check to see how you’re doing against our tips for becoming a better listener.

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Quick calming approaches to relieve anxiety

By Amanda Furness | 02 February 2021

The tips in our Winter 2020/21 newsletter include 3 different approaches to relieve anxiety and help restore feelings of calm.

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Wellbeing Tip – How to increase your motivation and lift your mood

By Amanda Furness | 30 October 2020

The wellbeing tip featured in our Autumn newsletter suggests a simple yet effective way to reflect on your progress each day.

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Self-care Tip: Have you tried the mental subtraction of positive events?

By Amanda Furness | 22 July 2020

A short exercise that we can add to our self-care routine. It helps us to stop and appreciate what we have rather than taking events in our life for granted, something research suggests can lead to us being happier and healthier.

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Ask the Expert: Do you have any sleep tips to help get a restful night’s sleep?

By Amanda Furness | 28 February 2020

Specialist In Equilibrium trainer and corporate coach, Michelle Spirit, offers practical tips and advice in answer to our latest Ask the Expert question.

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Butterflies before an event? – 4 tips to help calm that brain-gut conversation

By Amanda Furness | 28 February 2020

Some stress management tips which may help you interrupt and calm the conversation between your brain and gut when you are feeling anxious.

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Self-care Tip : Giving and receiving, it’s a matter of balance

By Amanda Furness | 07 November 2019

Research shows that giving can be an important part of our self-care routine but, like so many other things, it’s a matter of getting the balance right.

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The power of illeism – effortless yet effective

By Amanda Furness | 25 July 2019

It’s not often you benefit from something without a financial or emotional cost in this world but illeism may, perhaps, be one such exception.

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Why you should keep the Law of Diminishing Returns in mind

By Amanda Furness | 03 May 2019

A brief look at the Law of Diminishing Returns and how it can be applied to our productivity, as well as many other areas of our lives.

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Mood for food or food for mood?

By Amanda Furness | 22 February 2019

A look at the effect the food we eat can have on our mood and how, by being selective about the foods we eat, we may be able to give our mood a boost.

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