by Lauren Stoney | Aug 20, 2020 | Anxiety, Coronavirus, Health anxiety
Health anxiety. If ever there was a more pointless experience your lovely little brain could conjure up, this would be it. What is particularly fascinating is that, all it really is, is a fear of the idea of fear. Think about it for a moment. There is no real-life...
by Lauren Stoney | Mar 17, 2020 | Anxiety, Coronavirus
There Interesting times we find ourselves in. As I find myself surfing this wave of hysteria –a beautiful concoction of fear, panic and some cracking humour (anyone seen the quarantined Kermit?) – I find myself pondering the question of ‘What is this all about?’ In...
by Lauren Stoney | Jan 25, 2020 | achievements, Anxiety, Brain training, Burnout, Perfectionism, Stress Management
Just think how marvellous life would be if we focused on everything we did well; big or small. The reality is, that for many out there, you’ll spend a large amount of your time concentrating on all the things that you haven’t done well, or yet accomplished. But...
by Lauren Stoney | Jan 2, 2020 | Anxiety, Brain training, Confidence, Decision-making, Stress Management, Trust
“I know who I am, I know what I believe, and that’s all I need to know.” Will Smith. Trust is the foundation of life. It is the foundation for humanity. Where you have trust, you have synchronicity, harmony, flourishment. From business development, working cultures...
by Lauren Stoney | Nov 15, 2019 | achievements, Anxiety, Attachment, Letting go, Life challenges, life goals
“He who cares less wins.” Let me ask you a question. In the face of pressure, when you really, really want something, what do you do? How do you approach it? It could be an interview coming up, it could be a competition or an exam, or it could be some other life...
by Lauren Stoney | Oct 25, 2019 | achievements, Anxiety, Burnout, career, Stress Management, Work overload, Workplace wellbeing
As with all things in life, the way in which we approach tasks and present ourselves to the outer world often comes down to this sense of ‘not being good enough.’ Some people will deal with this by sinking into the abyss; hiding away from the world and burying their...