Category: Stress
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Key factors that impact your mental health
As May is Mental Health Awareness Month in America and here in the UK Mental Health Awareness Week runs from the 15th to the 21st of May next week, I’ll be exploring the topic over the upcoming weeks. Firstly, it’s important to note that there is no single...
Could you be dealing with a narcissist?
This is the last in the series of blogs on difficult, toxic people. In this post, I want to focus more specifically on narcissism - a subject that has definitely been trending for the past 5-10 years, however, many people still have very limited knowledge of...
What can I do about a toxic colleague?
This month's question comes from Louisa: Hi Kate, I was so grateful to read your recent email on identifying toxic people. You have helped me clarify that my colleague is either narcissistic or toxic in some way. I have been working with them for nearly a year...
Dealing with toxic, difficult people in your life?
For the month of April, we’re going to be talking about ‘toxic’ people. This is something I’ve been keen to write about for a long time now given that these individuals can have such a harmful and negative impact on a person’s life. Personally, I've dealt with...
How I resolved my insomnia
In response to last week’s email on sleep, I had several people reach out sharing that they are struggling with some form of insomnia. Insomnia is more common than people realise. It is categorised as consistent sleep disturbance for more than a month. This...
Struggling with your sleep? My advice on World Sleep Day
Many people struggle to get the sleep that they really need. Common reasons include stress and anxiety, raising young children, noise disturbance, sleep disorders, and medical conditions. But there are other factors, perhaps seemingly minor or insignificant,...
Celebrating IWD with my top insights on women’s health & wellbeing
This month’s Q&A blog post is a little different: I was asked this question on a recent panel discussion that I was part of for International Women’s Day: Kate, it’s international women’s day today; given the work that you do, what would your best...
Monthly Highlights & Something Worth Sharing
This Month's Blog Posts February 3rd, 2023 – Would you like to learn how to manage your stress better? I've joined forces with IPSE to create a new, low-cost online Stress Resilience course, which incorporates ALL the core elements that I work on with private...
Learn how to use stress to your advantage
Stress is an unavoidable consequence of life. Just as distress can cause disease, there are good stresses that promote growth and wellness. Stress is not always necessarily harmful. Hans Selye, best known for his pioneering studies about the effects of stress...
Questions about the Stress Resilience course?
This week’s question is from Vicky: Vicky has a couple of hesitations about the new 6-week Stress Resilience course I’m running that starts in March. If you missed last week’s blog post about the course, you can read it here. Hi Kate, I’m very...
Would you like to learn how to manage your stress better?
Over the past couple of years, I’ve teamed up with IPSE, an organisation supporting people who are self-employed and/or contracting. I’ve delivered a variety of webinar sessions for their members on topics such as stress awareness, burnout, and selfcare for...
How can I be more positive & look on the brighter side of life
This month's question comes from Colin: Hi Kate, I’ve been a subscriber for a couple of years now and you often mention how stress can make our perspective more negative. I recognise this in myself, but when I’m stressed, even if I can see that I’m doing this,...
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