I recently received this ebook from Russ Harris (author of the Happiness Trap, the Confidence Gap, The Reality Slap and many more). It’s based on psychological principles from ACT therapy which I tend to use in my work. You may find it useful as it provides a framework to deal with the uncertainty we all…
Busting the Myth of Busy Rushing from place to place and feeling a constant crush of pressure is familiar to many. MiNDFOOD’s resident psychologist asks, what are the true costs of living this way and how can we change our lives to put happiness first? Hurry hurry. Hurry hurry. The heartbeat accompanying our daily lives.…
The Cost of Connection Do you feel lost without your smartphone, or find yourself desperate to take a peek at Facebook during dinner? MiNDFOOD’s resident psychologist advises how you can take control of your relationship with technology. At a recent dinner for school friends, the conversation turned to how technology has influenced our lives and…
Traditionally the best way to deal with workplace bullying was to find a job elsewhere, unfair as that may seem. We find out if this is still the best advice. Most of us like to believe we live in a just world. A world where good triumphs over evil and the bad guys are punished.…
The room is packed, there is a palpable tension. Out the front is a man in a loud suit and a louder voice scanning the crowd. ‘Do I hear $700,000?’ he asks. ‘$700,000!’ comes the reply. The auctioneer acknowledges the bid with a flourish. In the world of relationship research, bids of a different type…
Hearing Voices In Your Head Hearing voices is conventially bound up with the notion of “craziness” or losing your mind. Our resident psychologist speaks to Debra Lampshire, who is a long-time hearer of voices, in an effort to understand and correct some of the prevalent myths. When we hear that someone has “gone mad”, we…
Make peace with what you eat MiNDFOOD’s resident psychologist Mary Grogan looks at a thought-provoking way to develop a healthy relationship with food. When I used to give seminars on how to develop a healthy relationship with food, I would often take in a packet of chips and some chocolate and place them at the…
Making new friends in adulthood often isn’t as simple as it was in childhood. MiNDFOOD looks at how to cultivate new friendships, the grown-up way. “The dynamic of friendship is almost always underestimated as a constant force in human life: a diminishing circle of friends is the first terrible diagnostic of a life in deep…
Negative connections with people can be a drain on us emotionally, mentally and physically. But there are ways to cope with, and limit, the effects of toxic relationships in your life. Last year, Katie, a client, received an email from an acquaintance with a mocking tone, wishing her “so much bad luck in the future”.…
Putting yourself first In a society where narcissism seems to be rife, MiNDFOOD’s resident psychologist explains that putting yourself first may be the best move – for everyone. With so many books and articles being published on the rise of narcissism (think of our culture of “selfies”), it is perhaps surprising that “putting yourself first”…