Communication is something we are doing all day every day. Have you noticed when don't communicate well. When you have a lot on your mind, you're upset or angry or when it feels like you need the other person to see it your way. And have you noticed the n

Are you trying to use willpower to change your behaviour? Reacting better eating less or exercising more. Here are some reasons why that might not be working.  1. Willpower is a finite resource. Have you noticed how sometimes you can willpower throug

Do you know your purpose or has searching for it become your purpose i.e. the thing you do every day. When we are looking for our purpose, we are looking to the future. Therein lies the problem. You see, the future doesn't exist. You purpose as a human be

Do you misunderstand your emotions? I think we all do that sometimes. We think they are coming from the outside world or other people. Maybe we think there is something wrong with us. But emotions are information. They are letting us know about our state

What is this self we speak of? We mention it in so many ways. Self-care,  self-love, self-development, self-esteem, self-confidence and self-concept. The idea of the self is given a lot of weight isn't it? But it is actually a collection of thoughts.

Your capability has nothing to do with your thinking nor does it have anything to do with what you have done before. Your capability does not have anything to do with other people nor does it have anything to do with your self-love or self-esteem. Your ca

Part 3 of my story is the happy ending or maybe the happy beginning. Listen to hear how my experience of life has changed to include the following: - Every single one of my relationships has improved - I am the most creative and productive I have ever bee

Continuing my story from yesterday and released on my 6 year anniversary of my resignation from my 20 year career in Education, 1st April 2022, here is the second part of my outside-in to inside-out story. Part 3 on Monday! --- Send in a voice message:

By way of an introduction and released on my 7 year burnout anniversary, 31st March 2022, here is the first part of my outside-in to inside-out story. Part 2 tomorrow! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/clare-downham/m

When you say you want to feel better, do you know what you are looking for? Generally we focus first on the feelings we don't want. We don't want to feel anxious, stressed, angry etc. So we go into the world focusing on anxiety, stress and anger in an att