There is a debate as to whether Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are the same condition. This article discusses the main issues around this debate, and why it is important to people with an ME/CFS diagnosis to understand this debate.
Is Recovery From me/cfs possible? This is a question I asked myself for 8 years when I was suffering from me/cfs. If you think about it, if something is not impossible, it is 100% possible. I want to share what I have learned from this condition, as someone who has recovered from it, in the …
Doing the right thing We all know people who say one thing and do something different. Most of us have experienced leaders whose words don’t match their actions. Maybe they talk about having integrity or treating people with respect, then you see them behaving without integrity, or being disrespectful. The result? We don’t respect them. …
The 6 week Self Esteem Challenge Week 6: Doing the right thing Read More »
We all talk to ourselves. When I said that to a client, she said “I don’t think I talk to myself. Do I talk to myself?” Clearly the second sentence was evidence that she talked to herself. We all do it. The critical issue is: what conversations are we having with ourselves? For some people, …
Self Esteem Challenge Week 5: Get To Know Your Demons Read More »
In the first week of this six-week course, self-esteem was defined as: 1. How you feel about yourself 2. How you feel about your capabilities This week we are going to focus on the concept of self-esteem and mastery. Mastery is about developing your skills, to the point where you are very good or highly …
The Six Week Self Esteem Challenge Week 4: Skills and Capabilities Read More »
Do Other People Negatively Affect Your Self-Esteem? “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt Other people can influence our self-esteem negatively, if we let them. What is important here is not what others think of us, but the importance we place on others and their opinions. Three Great strategies for …
Accepting and Forgiving Ourselves In order to develop high self-esteem, we need to have a good relationship with ourselves. Yet some people find this difficult, as there are things about themselves that they don’t like, or they give themselves a hard time because of mistakes they have made. So in order to improve our self-esteem, …
Do you feel that your mind has a mind of its own? Do you feel that you: Can’t switch off/ relax? Feel stressed a lot? Can’t sleep because you’re mind is ‘wide awake’ Think the worst? Would simply like to raise your game? Come to a free talk on Monday 4th November 7.30-9.30pm at Bellenden …
Train Your Mind To Beat Worry, Stress and Insomnia: Free Talk Monday 4th November Read More »
The Six Week Self Esteem Challenge This 6-week course is designed to be a programme that you can fit into a busy schedule. All you need to do is: 1. Read the weekly article and do the exercises, which shouldn’t take more than half an hour. 2. On a daily basis, identify actions you are …
Do you feel that your mind has a mind of its own?
