What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Does It Work?
Our thoughts affect our behaviours, and our behaviours are a guarantee of our successes or failures. Neuro-Linguistic Programming is an approach to communication, development, influence, and modelling excellence that can help achieve goals through changing thoughts and behaviours. There are many techniques and methods - so where do we start first?
Read MoreMental Health: The more we talk about it,...
How we perceive mental health plays a large role in how we respond to mental distress. As a community, we are up against a monumental barrier. It’s time to shift the narrative and eliminate the stigma around our mental health. How? Let’s start with a conversation.
Read MoreThe Best Possible Self – Mental Health Exercise
We all often wonder what our future will look like, and we try to live it (just a bit) in our mind. It makes us feel good about ourselves. The Best Possible Self exercise assists us with this visualization and helps us to connect the present with the future and (if we work towards it) make that future a reality.
Read More10 Strategies for Mental Health while working from...
Since our first lockdown response to Covid-19 in early 2020, New Zealand has been in and out of lockdown. As a result, working from home has become a mainstream way businesses operate. Working remotely has its pros and cons; however, recent research reports significant concerns around the implications working from home can have on our mental health. How can we protect our mental wellbeing while working from home?
Read MoreVideo Game Addiction: “Teenagers” and Gaming
In developed countries, nearly 70% of people are playing video games. This means that “teenagers” are not the only population group who are gaming. There are both positive and negative impacts of gaming, but how do we differentiate between these and when do we classify video gaming as a harmful addiction?
Read MoreWhat is my Purpose in Life: How to...
Have you ever felt like you were missing something in life, that you aren't living a life of purpose. This article will help highlight how common this feeling is and will give you a starting point towards heading in the right direction.
Read MoreWhat is Resilience and how to use it...
Easy living and smooth sailing is something that we all hope for. However, the world is rarely all sunshine and rainbows. Life can be tough. We need to learn how to adopt a resilient mindset to help us navigate the world around us.
Read MoreWhat are 5 Ways to Wellbeing
What makes good mental health and well-being? What are some of the fundamental principles that help keep us mentally well and that we can use and practice daily in our lives? This article discusses the key concepts of 5 Ways to Wellbeing as determined by experts from across the globe.
Read MoreIncrease in Anxiety: Are we “The Anxious Generation”
Anxiety among children and adolescents has been on the rise for decades and our predisposal has been widely speculated. What is fueling this generational incline and what can we learn moving forward?
Read MoreAnxiety and Smoking: How it affects our Mental...
The risks involved with cigarette smoking on our physical health have become very salient in our lives. But what light has been shed, so far, on the damage smoking can have on our mental wellness, levels of anxiety and risk of depression?
Read MoreWhat is Mental Health: Emotional and Psychological factors
What is Mental Health and what are the factors in our lives to keep in mind and in balance? This article discusses the definition of Mental Health and what it takes to stay well when it comes to our mental health and well-being.
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