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  • Managing Pain with Mindfulness

    By Anne Hartley

    Mindfulness has been proven to aid pain management, whether you have an injury or live with chronic pain. Your mood affects the level of pain you experience. Say for instance you stub your toe when you are in a good mood, the intensity of the pain would be less than…

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  • Mindfulness

    By Anne Hartley

    Alexis Zahner, organisational psychologist and mindfulness practitioner shares a webinar she held on mindfulness. https://youtu.be/owYKPdFcegg

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  • WHEN YOU CAN’T STOP OVERTHINKING

    By Anne Hartley

    Something bad has happened, either recently or a few years ago, or even back in our childhood, and we can’t stop thinking about it. You keep finding yourself falling into a pattern of worrying about someone, or a situation in your life and just can’t stop obsessing about it. You…

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  • Let’s End the Mindlessness Epidemic

    By Anne Hartley

    Have you ever watched a reality TV show where contestants are always racing to beat the clock? We hear statements such as, “I have to get it perfect or I’ll be going home”. Then we break for an ad featuring a busy mother suffering from heartburn, and the message is…

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  • Being Mindful Makes You Happier

    By Anne Hartley

    Mindfulness is not about trying to fix anything. It is about expanding our awareness by focusing on the present moment several times a day for short periods of time. Mindfulness is known to alleviate stress but that is just a side benefit, the real benefit we gain from mindfulness is…

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  • The Difference Between Wants, Needs and Fantasies

    By Anne Hartley

    Every now and then I dream of living a radically different life, this usually occurs when I feel overwhelmed, disconnected from others, or stressed. On those occasions I may do some research, but I’ve never taken any action towards turning those dreams into reality because they are fantasies, a way…

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