The Silent Treatment: Stonewalling, Influence, and Power in Relationships

The Silent Treatment: Stonewalling, Influence, and Power in Relationships

Silent treatment, also known as stonewalling, is a common behaviour in relationships where one partner withdraws from communication, refusing to engage or acknowledge the other. This can leave the affected partner feeling isolated, ignored, and powerless. To truly understand the dynamics of silent treatment, we must explore its relationship with influence and power in the…

A Compassionate Perspective on Ghosting in Dating and Relationships

A Compassionate Perspective on Ghosting in Dating and Relationships

In the realm of dating and relationships, the phenomenon of ghosting—a sudden disappearance without explanation—has become increasingly prevalent. Of course, we don’t agree with this approach at all. It isn’t kind and it can be utterly painful and bewildering to be ghosted, leaving you questioning your own worthiness, and if any part of the connection…

Embracing Our Natural Anxiety: A Fundamental Part of Being Human

Embracing Our Natural Anxiety: A Fundamental Part of Being Human

Anxiety is a word we hear often, but how often do we consider its true nature? It’s easy to think of anxiety as something negative, something that needs to be eliminated from our lives. But what if we told you that anxiety is a natural part of being human? It’s not a flaw or a…

Supporting shy and socially anxious students to become the best presenters they can be
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Supporting shy and socially anxious students to become the best presenters they can be

Age 22, I am due to present my dissertation at University. I feel sick with anxiety. Thankfully, this is not an assessed part of the course and I am given an exemption. As a shy, socially anxious student, presentations had always been a nightmare for me, and it wasn’t until my postgraduate studies that I…

EFT for Social Anxiety – with Melanie Yates, Neuro Coach & EFT Therapist
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EFT for Social Anxiety – with Melanie Yates, Neuro Coach & EFT Therapist

Guest: Melanie Yates Neuro Coach, EFT Therapist & Author of Happy Joyous and Free: Love your life, No matter what Website | Instagram | Facebook Melanie delivers a wealth of techniques that open the mind to see the power of thoughts. Learn secrets that bring powerful thoughts and ideas together to allow you more joy and…

Why Confidence is a Skill & Failing Greatly Can Be Good For You – with Katrina Widener, Business Coach

Why Confidence is a Skill & Failing Greatly Can Be Good For You – with Katrina Widener, Business Coach

Guest: Katrina Widener Website | Instagram | Facebook Katrina Widener is a business coach, podcast host, and community leader, who helps badass entrepreneurs get lit up in business through her custom group coaching community. Do you currently believe that extroversion is equal to confidence? Do you think that confidence is something others ‘just have’, and…

Social Anxiety Keeping You Up At Night? Try These Tips
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Social Anxiety Keeping You Up At Night? Try These Tips

If there’s one thing worse than social anxiety itself, it’s social anxiety keeping you up at night! At least for me anyway. I’m the type of the girl who loves a good nights sleep, and needs at least 8 hours of winks to function well the following day. Without this, I’m as good as the…

What You Need to Know About Burnout & How to Recover From It – with Ioana Patale, Burnout Coach

What You Need to Know About Burnout & How to Recover From It – with Ioana Patale, Burnout Coach

Guest: Ioana Patale Website | Instagram | Facebook Ioana is a Burnout Coach working with overwhelmed mid-level executives and managers who want to become again the compassionate, respected, and efficient leaders they are meant to be. She’s been through burnout herself, several times, and only managed to escape the vicious burnout cycle when she got…

Relationship Anxiety & Avoidance Attachment Styles – with Robyn Michon, Relationship Coach

Relationship Anxiety & Avoidance Attachment Styles – with Robyn Michon, Relationship Coach

Guest: Robyn Michon Website | Instagram | Facebook Robyn is a Relationship Anxiety Coach helping smart, successful people figure out what they are doing wrong in relationships so that you can feel more Confident, more Secure, and more Loved. Connect with Robyn Michon here Want to know more about attachment styles? Do you feel anxious in…

The path to social anxiety & what you need to know to change direction
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The path to social anxiety & what you need to know to change direction

So many of us feel socially anxious in life, fearing judgement of others and avoiding situations we feel afraid in. In fact, more than 1 in 10 of us experience social anxiety; it’s the third most common mental health challenge. Or it may not be that we’re so avoidant, but instead we feel so anxious…

Emerging from lockdown social anxiety & imposter syndrome in your career – with Grace Sodzi, CEO
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Emerging from lockdown social anxiety & imposter syndrome in your career – with Grace Sodzi, CEO

Guest: Grace Sodzi Website | Instagram | Facebook Grace is CEO of PAPER Arts CIC based in Bristol. The organisation supports young creatives between the ages of 18 and 30 to establish careers. She has a degree in Business and Entrepreneurship and set up a social enterprise aged 18 to raise awareness of the importance…

Exploring the Anxieties of Emerging from Lockdowns & Simple Strategies to Support Reconnecting

Exploring the Anxieties of Emerging from Lockdowns & Simple Strategies to Support Reconnecting

Are you anxious about coming out of your lockdown cocoon and reconnecting as ‘normality’ returns? Worried your social skills will have taken a dive? Feeling like you’re the only one not looking forward to socialising again? The reality is that many people are experiencing anxiety about a post-pandemic return to ‘normal’. As much as we…