Learn to manage your stress response with this proven technique Dealing with relationship stress is a challenge most of us will face at some point. When you experience conflict or difficulty, it is hard to keep calm, but things rarely go well if you can’t. Your...
Who am I? This is a deeply philosophical question that many of us have asked at some point in our lives. We tend to think of ourselves as one singular, solid entity. I am Amy. But who is Amy? Am I an amalgamation of the things that make me, me - my history, job,...
Contrary to popular belief all stress isn’t bad Too little stress is problematic and can lead to lack of motivation and depression while too much stress can lead to overwhelm and anxiety. The middle ground is where we experience a healthy level of stress which...
I first learnt how to meditate about 15 years ago because I was getting a lot of comments from friends and family about how stressed I was. One friend said I would literally buzz when I walked into a room because I was always so busy and preoccupied. I did not want...
One of the most tricky things to learn is letting go. Letting go is a practice I find I have to continually come back to when I feel tense and locked into a fixed outcome. Society conditions us to be attached to outcomes. We are taught to tough it out, make things...
I don’t know of anyone who is delighted by the second lock down. Perhaps they are out there but most of us are heartily sick of being restricted. My heart sank when I heard the news. I briefly regressed to my childhood self and there was swearing and foot stomping. ...
Uncertainty can really throw us. We like to know what is coming so that we can be confident we can deal with it. Learning the art of coping with uncertainty is a valuable life skill. If you can manage your thoughts and emotions when things are uncertain you will be...
You may find it surprising but your mind is very much like a puppy. For comparison, let's start with my feisty, little West highland Terrier, Charlie. Charlie was built to be active. When he was a puppy he could barely walk straight when out for a walk. He would...
Not all stress is bad. What??!!!, I hear you say - no way. It's common knowledge that stress has lots of negative impacts on both physical and mental health. But wait... Studies have found that the way we perceive stress determines the impact on our health. Seeing...
Life will always be busy. There is no end to our inbox! And, no one is going to give you permission to stop. The only person who can do that is you, but first of all we need to shift perspective. We can sometimes feel like we are the centre of the universe and it...
Having connected with some of the world’s leading relationship experts, Amy distils all that wisdom into bite sized relationship hacks – for better love, connection, conflict and communication.
(and their antidotes)
Most of us are familiar with the term “red flags” and everyone has experienced them somewhere in their relationship history. Red flags are issues that signal problems in relationships which, left unaddressed, will eventually lead to relationship breakdown. Don’t get caught unaware…
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