Transform stress to self care

In this video you will learn why your thoughts are key to managing your stress. To manage our stress we need to become observant of our thoughts. This is a key mindfulness practice and the first step to dealing with these thoughts with the strategies in the following videos. Be gentle with yourself! This is a lifelong practice.

In this video you will be able to apply  the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy to the stressful events in your life, to develop the skill of interpreting your life in a more constructive way. These skills are proven by research to have a significant improvement on our moods.

Some upsetting events are more complex to deal with. These might include recurring situations and patterns or old stories that you are stewing over. Here is a mindful process to guide you through these situations to achieve greater peace.

If you think self talk and affirmations is a bit out there for you... guess what, we all do these things all the time already! But when they way we talk to ourselves is harmful it creates extra stress in our lives. Learn how to turn your self talk around and use affirmations in a way that will really make an impact.

We make thousands of decisions every day. A few of these are meaningful and important - such as which health options to choose for our own situation. Or where to go on vacation. But many are an unnecessary drain. Like wondering what to have for dinner - and then ending up eating the same thing anyway. This video will empower you to make some decisions that can create streamlined routines and reduce the mental clutter of meaningless decision-making.

Learn why managing our emotions is so important to reducing stress, and what happens when we avoid or repress how we feel.

Emotions are inevitable in all their forms -  anger, sadness, fear, love, hope... all of it! In this video you will learn ways to handle the more difficult emotions that come up for you so they can be processed and shift through you. Don't get stuck, get free!

An emotional trigger is an event that causes a much bigger emotional response in you than the event itself should. It indicates that there is underlying pain. In this video you will learn to recognise and deal with your triggers to not only respond to them better but to remove their power too.

Vicarious trauma is the stress we take on from other people's problems. In this video you will develop practical strategies for managing the stress of other people's problems so you can remain energised and engaged and prevent burnout.

The role of being someone's carer has specific stress, such as survivor guilt, feeling that our emotional experience is invalid in the face of our loved one's problems, and vicarious trauma as discussed in the previous video. In this video you will establish some new support and coping strategies for your carer role.

In this video you will understand the link between your current habits and stress levels, and how to begin considering which of your habits are helping you manage stress and what new habits you may want to introduce to manage your stress better.

We can't add new stress reducing habits into our life if we are already feeling overwhelmed with all we have to do! In this video you will find ways to reduce the overwhelm caused by having too many tasks and commitments.

Each tie we switch from one task to another we lose a little time and mental energy. The antidote to this is batching. In this video you will learn how to begin batching and free up time and mental energy for yourself.

When our current daily habits have no alignment to the life we want, it creates chronic background stress. In this video you will establish the habits which can take you closer to the life you want to be living.

Sometimes we have identified a habit that is no longer helpful to us, but feel not ready to stop cold turkey. This video will empower you with strategies to disrupt the dependence on the habit so you are able to lessen or stop it.

It can seem really hard to get habits to stick, even if we know they will make our life better. That's because we instinctively do the opposite of what we need if we want the habit to be embedded. After you watch this video you will be able  to get your helpful habits to stick.

Sometimes when we try to pursue a goal or embed a new habit, we find ourselves self- sabotaging. In this video you will learn 3 ways to overcome self sabotage so you can achieve your goals.

Is your environment supporting your happiness or feeding your stress? In this video you will begin to identify how your environment can better support the lifestyle you want.

Decluttering is a great, practical way that we can reduce the amount of stress in our lives. After this video you will have a step by step process to keep decluttering simple and make consistent progress.

Our environments can be a source of nurturing, peace and joy to us - a haven. In this video you will find ideas and implement change to make your home, workplace and car more peaceful and joyful to you.

Sometimes we are not used to being in tune with our body. In this video you will identify how stress is showing up for you physically.

Mindful breathing is the basis of meditation and can assist immediately as a response to a stressful situation. In this video you will learn how to begin a mindful breathing practice.

We all know we need to drink water, but still most of us aren't getting enough. In this video you will learn why it's so important and how to make it a no-brainer to stay hydrated.

There is a well-established research that shows the health of our microbiome (the bacteria living in our digestive tract) directly impacts our mood, stress levels and our mind. So it makes good sense to look after it! In this video you will learn the 2 key steps to take to imporve your microbiome - but remember to discuss any changes with your health professional to see what is right for your health.

Our neurotransmitters and hormones form our internal environment and either focus on fighting stressful situations or healing us. So lets focus on the healing and resilience! In this video ou will learn important lifestyle habits to support your internal environment and prevent or heal burnout. Please discuss any ideas you want to implement with your health practitioner.

Long term stress can really deplete our energy levels, and low energy makes it harder to make the changes we need to manage our stress. In this video you will discover how energy is made in our body and which nutrients are involved and which foods they are found in.

We all feel better (and handle our stress better) after a good night sleep. In this video you will learn why this is, and get some strategies to improve the quality of your sleep and what to do when you're lying in bed awake.

This video will introduce the idea of the energy field and how it relates to stress, and explain why it doesn't matter whether you believe in energy fields or not! You will find this section useful and easy to apply.

We all hide parts of our nature from ourselves and others - this then becomes our shadow. But scary as it seems to face this in ourself, this is the path to true self acceptance and letting g of the stress of trying to be perfect. In this video you will learn to look at and accept all of yourself.

Our chakras provide a roadmap for emotional development so we can build firm foundations of security then heal each level of our emotional needs. In this video you will be introduced to the emotional side of the chakras and learn tools to support your emotional and spiritual life.

In this video you will learn quick and simple energy soothing techniques to soothe frazzled energy, feel grounded, maintain boundaries and more.

In this video you will learn how the best approach to get your needs met, so you approach your relationships feeling whole, not needy.

Learn the one thing underlying most relationship stress and explore new ways to respond.

Sometimes we get stuck in an unhealthy rut in a relationship. In this video you will learn how the dynamic of your relationship is affecting how you both behave, and you will plan new ways to change the dynamic.

Some of the stress in our relationships is caused by people-pleasing and a lack of boundaries on our own part. In this video you will clarify where you need to strengthen your own boundaries.

In this video you will learn strategies for building social connection in your life to help you be more resilient in stress.

This video will empower you to begin a mindfulness practice, and to live more mindfully in each day.

This video will assist you in letting go of old resentments causing you stress.

This video will introduce 3 easy gratitude practices to uplift and inspire you.

This video guides you through a practice for surrendering your stress