Unresolved shock, fear and other emotional stress from medical procedures - big or small - can sit in your nervous system and body causing unexplained but puzzling anxiety, unsettledness or other symptoms. They might lie there for months, even years or decades. You may think you've "gotten over it" because the treatment period is well past. The good…
Many women have been raised to be nicer to others than to themselves. Often we weren't raised to say how we feel about that. Let alone express anger about it! But at what price to you and your wellbeing? Perhaps you've started to feel fed up with how others treat you. But you feel you aren't allowed to…
Do you struggle to speak up? Feel you can’t speak your truth? You often feel invisible or unimportant to others? You people-please but wish you didn’t? Or you're exhausted trying to be good enough? You might also hate feeling strong emotions rising up in your body. So you stifle tears or say you’re OK when you aren’t really.…
Busy, highly stressed, or sensitive women may struggle with sleep, as may those who've had major life events. Traditional "sleep hygiene" methods may prove insufficient for this group. Instead, consider using EFT Tapping for better sleep, or add it to your usual measures. EFT - or Emotional Freedom Techniques - is a practical drug-free way to promote calmness…
Have you been feeling on edge for a while or experiencing insomnia, and you're not sure why? You might not be recognising your hidden stress from world events such as the COVID pandemic. Or trauma you've picked up from seeing or hearing about wars at world or local level. Or worries about your children's future with climate change.…
Recently I've been exploring the stress, emotions and insightful moments that can arise when decluttering. Research says clutter is bad for stress and mental health for women. It leads to higher levels of stress hormones circulating in your body. Maybe this explains why you frequently feel tense about an uncontrollable mess around you? Maybe you don't even realise…
These days stress levels in many workplaces seem to be sky high. Many women seem to be under increasing demands to do more in less time, and are likely heading for burnout as they are being burdened with higher workloads (that actually need more than 100% of one person working full-time). However, employees can often feel that if…
There seem to be a lot of stressed women around these days. They'd surely all love to get more sleep! When I look back on my life, I've had quite a few periods of high-stress. At one time, a lot of my stress was work-related, combined with the many demands of being a mum. Later on, my stress…