by Gwen Shand | Nov 12, 2017 | Mental Health, Mindfulness
Do you panic easily? Are frequent feelings of anxiety a daily occurrence? Do you respond to challenging events with a feeling of stress? Have you offered excuses for this, by saying that it is just the way you are? Have you wondered why panic is your default response?...
by Gwen Shand | Jun 22, 2017 | Confidence, Mental Health
Feature illustration by, Andrew Grant. Just Can’t? Have you ever felt that you lacked the confidence for a task that you have wanted to achieve? Has your mind screamed at you and insisted that this is all too much. Do you believe the you just can’t? Three...
by Gwen Shand | Feb 1, 2017 | Education, Mental Health
THE JOB OF BEING A TEACHER The job of teaching can be so rewarding, but can also be exhausting and overwhelming? Why are so many leaving their positions or suffering from burnout? What are the 3 steps to prevent teacher burnout? The job of being a teacher is more...
by Gwen Shand | Jan 24, 2017 | Children, Education, Mental Health, Parenting
I remember being on holidays as a child with my family and having a wonderful time of beach and ocean waves. In particular, I remember going into a shopping centre in a coastal town and seeing signs everywhere that said ‘Back To School’. It was a bubble...
by Gwen Shand | Jan 9, 2017 | Mental Health
La La Land; a movie about following dreams, ‘Here’s to the fools who dream’, (Chapelle, 2016). Like any relationship, the relationship that we share with our dreams can bring joy and fulfilment, as well as as heartache and pain. ‘Here’s...
by Gwen Shand | Jan 2, 2017 | Mental Health
When life is in a state of deep despair with an overwhelming sense of hopelessness; then to live is pain. When life contains the perception that you cannot bear the experience of your own life; then to live is pain. When you can perceive of no possible outcome;...
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