Ever wondered where that ‘little annoying voice’ comes from! It’s your subconscious mind speaking to you! The words are your unconscious beliefs supporting you! Yes, the ones we notice most are negative. Your unconscious is trying to keep you safe. Most of these beliefs are not true! What do you believe to be true, that isn’t?
It’s safe to say that the majority of addictions are caused by the fact that the body does not feel safe. Addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling, food etc enable a person to cope with that feeling of not being safe. Often that feeling of not being safe is an unconscious one and it’s therefore not
Domestic Violence is abuse! Unfortunately, This aggressive behaviour is getting worse! Children who grow up witnessing domestic violence are more likely to become violent themselves. As many as
275 million children worldwide are exposed to violence in the home. What can we do to stop the violence?
I sometimes get people who just not seem to be able to quit smoking. They try everything and yet they still cannot quit. Often the reason for this is the connection of their smoking with stress and trauma of the past. If your smoking is linked to this then you will not stop smoking cigarettes.
The word trauma often conjures up the image of something physical; broken limb, cut, car accident etc. This is trauma, it’s physical trauma. There is another trauma that is far bigger and more widespread than physical trauma, this is psychological trauma. Psychological trauma and its effects can be seen everywhere and in all walks of
The other day I was talking to my grandson who told me that he was afraid to stay in the house on his own because he was afraid. When I asked him what he was afraid of he told me that he had seen a scary video and was afraid that what he saw in
As young children we expect our caregivers to look after us, cherish and love us. But what happens when this does not happen? Over 42,000 children a year in Australia are abused. The abuse may take the form of physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. The effects of child abuse and neglect can be significant
Are you struggling to get through every day? Are you struggling to get through every hour? Are you struggling to get through every minute? Is every day a struggle to just survive? If this is you then you are probably suffering from the effects of past unresolved stress or trauma. When you have an extreme
You are where you are right now because of the decisions that you have made. In everything in life you have a decision. If you are suffering anxiety, depression, stress or PTSD the first step to overcoming it is to make the decision that you want to change. As with everything in this life you
When people have serious trauma or stress in their lives they often can’t remember or the memory is disjointed and appears as flashbacks. Often when someone is asked to remember or talk about a truly serious traumatic or stressful event they can’t remember. This is part of the defence system of the brain. If you
