What is Self Talk?

What is “Self-Talk”? Does anyone remember being told, ‘talking to yourself is the first sign of madness’? Well, if it is, we are all a little bit mad. But this is not the point. Talking to yourself is one of the ways we relate to our inner world and make sense of our experience. And…

Winter? The Blues? Or … is it Depression?

Signs & Symptoms of Depression It is that time of year again. We are coming to the end of Winter and Spring cannot get here fast enough. It is the Winter of Blues when some of us are more susceptible to developing signs, symptoms and even an episode of Depression – which is far from…

Are you caught in … “The Happiness Trap”?

We are supposed to be happy … right? I mean if we are not happy, we are clearly failing in some obvious way. Aren’t we? Could the pressure to be ‘happy’ be making us … unhappy? Russ Harris started out working life as a Medical Doctor, a GP. After a couple of years he noticed…

Low Self Esteem – Health Hazard?

What is Low Self Esteem? Low Self Esteem is happening when in general, more times than not, we think about ourselves, judge or evaluate ourselves – negatively. We generally conclude that we, as a person, have a low value. So, surely we were not born this way, how does this ‘begin’? Beginnings of Low Self…