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Latest Articles

How to Wake Up Bright and Breezy

Published 6 October, 2011 | Sleep Problems

Have you ever noticed that the average amount of sleep people seem to need is always ‘five more minutes’? The dreaded alarm goes off or your partner yells at you to WAKE UP! And it’s “just give me five more minutes” - as if 300 more measly seconds will replenish the awakener all they need for the day ahead.


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5 Golden Keys to Assertiveness and Setting Boundaries

Published 13 September, 2011 | Communication Skills

My girlfriend said she was impressed; but I wasn’t pleased with the way I’d ‘handled’ the situation. For years afterwards (and still now, it appears), I would use this incident as an example of how not to be assertive.


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So, What Are the ‘Personality Types’, Really?

Published 8 September, 2011 | Relationship Advice

We’re all interested in human personality and motivation. Personality tests, quizzes, and analysis are massively popular search terms. Sit down in any public space for a little while and eavesdrop on conversations people have about the people in their lives. We all love to talk personality types.


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Do You Want to Stop Seeking Approval?

Published 18 August, 2011 | Social Anxiety

One grave problem with chronic approval seeking is that it leaves you vulnerable to being manipulated by others. People pick up that you’re anxious to please them, that your main priority is that ‘everything be okay’. Another problem with being too eager to gain approval is that it can get in the way of actually being effective in a situation.


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5 Tips for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Published 4 August, 2011 | Stress Reduction

You’re being hunted. It’s 20,000 years ago. The terrible truth filters into your prehistoric brain: you’ve become separated from your tribe and are alone in a land packed with predators.


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