Decision fatigue: a contributor to anxiety and overwhelm
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you often feel so foggy you can’t even decide what to cook for dinner? Perhaps you have piles of paperwork waiting for you to deal with “one day” when you feel clear enough to know where it all belongs. If any of these are sounding vaguely familiar, there’s a possibility you may be suffering from decision fatigue.
The importance of the aha moment
You might also know the aha moment as an epiphany. There are other similar terms that you may have also heard for a similar concept: leaps of thought, the Eureka moment, conscious insight and snap resolutions of the divided self. Or, more subtly it might show up as a recurring thought or feeling. It might appear as noticing an outdated or limiting belief that had previously run quietly in the background. But now with a newfound awareness, you start to question it. It could present as self enquiry with questions such as:
A year of Adelaide counselling – a reflection
It’s with disbelief that I realise that it’s “that time of the year again” and that the year has seemingly flown by. I wonder what it is about the modern human mind that we find it difficult to grapple with the swiftness of time?
Setting boundaries to combat holiday season stress
Are you already starting to feel the tension and stress of this busy time of year? The holiday season is a time when we traditionally gather with family and friends through formal and informal gatherings.
Go slow – the benefits of slowing down
If you have been following my enewsletter or my social media channels, you know that I have been recommending slow living. This concept of slowing down is about allowing yourself to have a slow morning or a slow weekend. Rather than succumbing to the busyness that our lifestyles and modern culture seems to dictate.
20 wellbeing tips
Here is my easy guide with a collection of wellbeing tips.
Ten Tanya truisms
1. Your most precious commodity is your time.
2. Stop rushing and wholeheartedly give yourself permission to be slow.
3. Self care is actually a decision.
4. Meditation is the antidote to stress and overwhelm.
How to find yourself after relationship trauma
Unfortunately, relationship trauma is something that is very common. Many individuals I speak to, professionally and outside of a professional context, are suffering because of relationship related traumas. If you have experienced relationship trauma, you may start to see things below that resonate with you.
Nothing is what it seems – being authentic
We are continually bombarded with images and snapshots of the “finished product” of someone’s life. Espeically via Instagram, Facebook and online and traditional media. Whether it be a perfectly poised selfie, a precise interior design layout or a strategically constructed shot of someone’s meal. How do we know if someone is being authentic?
