During the first few months of the New Year we can often feel low. This might be because it is a cold and dark time of year; because the fun of Christmas and New Year is over; because our festive period was perhaps not as pleasant as we might have wished, or we might feel overweight or unfit, or have financial, relationship or employment worries.
What is the secret of feeling calmer and happier in the New Year?
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Hello! I hope you are all having a good June and enjoying the intermittent ‘summer’ weather?!
I was asked yesterday to contribute to a piece inspired by Gwyneth’s Paltrow’s instagram post over the weekend where she shared a photograph of her ex-husband Chris Martin, with their daughter on Fathers Day, and applauded father’s everywhere.
It was an example of healthy parenting following separation, and the journalist I was contacted by was hoping to build on that sentiment with a more in-depth piece looking at how to positively manage divorce.
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A straight-forward take-home technique for instantly improving resilience during a difficult situation.
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyuhGXM4XSo
Please leave comments below! Best wishes, Cat.
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I thought with Mothers Day on the way I would re-post this piece I wrote for MotherWifeMe.com.
I am certainly not perfect on the ‘not shouting’ front but I do my best to follow my own advice! I hope you like my thoughts, please leave yours at the bottom. Cat x
All children will ‘behave badly’ at some point or another. Some parents seem to cope better at these points than others, but we can all learn their secret.
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As a relationship counsellor I frequently hear about moments of family strife, many of which seem to come at times which are ‘supposed to be’ wonderful and stress-free; such as setting off on holiday!
My two children are aged 7 and 4 and, being a British Army family, I have moved house 6 times in the past 7 years as well as taking numerous road trips and short breaks, usually to pass the time during weekends and holidays when my husband is away.
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I first wrote this for the Eurograduate website last year, but here we are in the middle of exam season once again…
After you have revised as much as you can, or even if you haven’t, how can you stay calm before and during ‘the big exam’?
What are you afraid of?
The key to staying calm in an exam is to keep your fear in perspective. An exam can be a threat to our self-esteem.
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Dear Cat. My step-sister has just got engaged and has booked her wedding 4 weeks before mine!
I have fallen out with my family over this and am so upset, angry, and embarrassed. My wedding has been planned for over a year and it feels like its been ruined by her ‘jumping in’ and having hers just before mine! What do I do?
Thanks, Mandy
Hi Mandy,
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