Category: Psychology tips
-
The Fawn Response: Why So Many Women People-Please to Feel Safe
Many women unknowingly fall into the fawn response—a survival strategy rooted in early attachment and reinforced by societal expectations. Unlike fight or flight, fawning is all about appeasing others to maintain emotional safety, often at the expense of personal boundaries. If you constantly prioritise others’ needs, struggle to say no, or feel anxious about upsetting…
-
Sleep: Your Secret Superpower for Mind and Body
Discover practical tips to improve your sleep quality, from regulating body temperature to creating calming bedtime routines. Learn how to use body temperature, cut caffeine, and establish soothing habits to help you achieve deeper, more restful sleep and wake up feeling refreshed.
-
Gut Instinct: Healing Anxiety and Depression from the Inside Out
Our microbiome—a dynamic ecosystem of trillions of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes residing in the gut—is the cornerstone of physical and mental health. I have been fascinated by the microbiome for over a decade, but there is more evidence emerging, and I feel it is more important than I once believed.
-
Your Mental Garden: Choosing What Blooms in Your Life
Imagine your habits as seeds. Whatever you plant and nurture grows into the garden of your life. Keep watering the same seeds, and soon they’ll take over. But here’s the kicker—you get to choose what’s in your garden. Fear, anger, courage, calm, compassion, love, complaining… what will you grow?
-
Syncing with the Rhythm of Life: A Holistic Guide to Sleep and Wellness
This guide explores the science behind our body’s master clock, the benefits of maintaining a healthy sleep-wake cycle, and practical steps to enhance your circadian rhythm for a healthier, more balanced life.