Caring for an aging parent.
Hi Jeff, My mother, who is fiercely independent, lives alone in a villa community, her issue seems to be with people. There is a huge range of activities, but she avoids interacting with her neighbours. She doesn’t talk to anyone except immediate family and won’t go on social outings with us, she insists she is […]
Worrying is a waste of time
For most of us worrying seems to be something we have little control over. Sometimes we justify it as being something that cautious and careful people do, almost seeing it as a virtue. Make no mistake it is not; even low level worrying has a negative effect on our health and wellbeing. Worrying is believed […]
Ask Jeff- Valentines Day
“It can be very lonely on Valentine’s Day if you don’t have a partner. What can I do to make it better? From J.” Valentine’s day can be challenging for those who see it as a day which drives home that they are alone. The commercialisation of Valentine’s Day and the Social Media which now […]
Is there really no “I” in Team?
This is an old sporting adage often seen in many changerooms and workplace team meeting rooms around the world. Depending on their modus operandi, coaches and leaders beg, beseech, implore, cajole or aggressively demand their players buy into this belief. I remember playing sport for many years and never questioning this, it had become such […]
Forest Bathing for improved Wellbeing
Forest bathing is a new term for the way all humans once engaged with the environment around them. As we have become more and more urbanised and connected to technology, we have become increasingly disconnected from the natural environment around us. Called Shinrin Yoku by the Japanese, a term which means forest bath, it still […]
The power of being present
It is a new year and many of us will be hoping for something better than the last one. New Year resolutions come and go, often leaving us feeling worse as once again we fail to turn a wish or hope into a reality. What if it didn’t need to be that way? What if […]
So this is Christmas!
As John Lennon famously sang “Another year over, a new one just begun”, but before we get to the next year, we need to finish the remnants of the old one. Often this period is fraught with angst and stress as families gather for Christmas or New Year celebrations. We start the festive season with […]
Your business greatest asset!
Your business greatest asset! Time after time I hear businesses proclaiming that “our people are our greatest asset”. It would be fantastic if that were the case and not just fine sounding words emblazoned on posters in work areas. Sadly, I have worked with many businesses who don’t walk the talk, and that is a […]
Empathy or Compassion?
Over recent years it has become common for people to see empathy as a desirable factor in people’s nature. Books have been written about developing empathy and how to nurture it in children as they grow up. It has become a powerful slur to accuse someone to be lacking empathy, inferring they are uncaring as […]
Surviving or Thriving?
The difference between surviving and thriving is massive but has less to do with life circumstances and everything to do with how you choose to think about them. Having personally experienced thyroid and prostate cancer with two strokes thrown in for added value I am well acquainted with the challenges that health issues bring. What […]