7 Stoic thinking habits for resilience
What are Stoic thinking habits? These habits of thought are based on rules for training the mind - and building resilience, as taught in Stoic philosophy. The seven habits described…
6 Positive thinking habits
6 Positive thinking habits - Infographic
9. Reframing problems and stories
What is reframing? Reframing relies on our ability to switch attention from one way of looking at something to another way. The duck-rabbit illusion on the right is a famous…
Beyond worry
Going beyond worry In this article I explain one simple way to reduce the power any single worry might have over you. The technique involves defusing from the worry and focusing…
2. Personal change will happen, whether or not you do anything about it
Personal change is inevitable People will change whether they want to or not. From babies into children, from children into teenagers, from teenagers into adults. During the course of the…
The flaw in our minds
The problem with thoughts The flaw in our minds is that we are too easily hijacked by thoughts. The more I work with depression, anxiety and obsessional disorders, the more…
1. Zapping negative thoughts
I have recently been carrying out renewed work with clients suffering from chronic worry, OCD, negative thoughts and anxiety. As a result I have been refining my method of working…
Moving beyond depressed thinking
Is depressed thinking a good thing? One very strange result of studies on depression is that depressed people are a lot more realistic than most. Their judgments about what they…
8 ways to eliminate worry
Understanding worry Worry is the prime cause of anxiety for most, and can be hard to pin down as it can appear innocuous. To eliminate worry you have to understand…