Purposeful determination comes from applying our energy toward a positive, meaningful direction. When life events lead to destructive behaviour, desperation and self-pity consume our energy and we become drained, causing our bodies to begin to shut down. It is in choosing to see a positive perspective that we can transform our self-defeating energy into persistence and effectiveness. It becomes by …
In athletic performance and life our mind can be our greatest ally or our biggest enemy. Despite how physically strong we are it is often how we are thinking that can be the determining factor between a great performance and a poor one. The only limits that exist when we are putting it all to the test are those we impose …
As we already know, most high intensity, functional movement sports programs are constantly varied to meet individuals at their performance level. Athletic performance is about much more than obtaining physical health it is about conquering negative, limiting beliefs about what you were capable of, and realizing that your potential is far beyond what you once allowed yourself to imagine. It …
Feelings of regret and remorse are common when you make mistakes or do something that is hurtful to others. These are the emotions that help you make changes in your behaviour and allow you to grow as an individual. Feelings of guilt go beyond regret and remorse. These feelings often lead to you labelling yourself as a “bad person” because …
HOW LOW SELF ESTEEM CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR RELATIONSHIPS Are you having difficulties establishing healthy boundaries or limits within your relationships? If so, it is important to take a look at your self esteem, as people with low self-esteem often have a variety of irrational thoughts, emotions and actions which lead them to lose themselves in relationships with others. When struggling …
The failure to develop the capacity to self-soothe is a primary cause of all addictions. Neural pathways that delineate self-soothing are created in the first few years of life in a non-conscious state. These pathways are affected by genetics, significant life experiences and traumatic events. Self-soothing techniques are an aspect of self regulation; its absence leads to dysregulation, the inability …
Stages of Addiction The functioning addict – Major life areas have yet to be impacted by your addiction. You may find yourself building a tolerance to your substance of choice and it is becoming less pleasurable. You may also notice your using behaviour becoming more secretive. The non-functioning addict – This is when your substance use has an impact on …
When you look in the mirror what do you see? Do you speak kind words to yourself and embrace the amazing qualities and characteristics that make you authentic? Or do you engage in negative self-talk and self-harming behaviours? With external pressure from media, friends, and family combined with internal pressure from our own self talk we form assumptions as to …
Postpartum depression usually sets in soon after childbirth and develops gradually over a period of several months. However, in some women PPD symptoms can come on immediately after childbirth or don’t appear until months after one has given birth. The difference between postpartum depression and what has been refer to as the “baby blues” are that the symptoms in PPD …
In becoming a mother one can begin to lose sight of who they were before giving birth and how to integrate that person now that they have someone depending on them for their every need. How does one concentrate on their self care while all of their energy has been prioritized to their child or children? Not to mention all …
