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Choosing Hope (when times are tough)
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Choosing Hope (when times are tough)

Goal setting, setting intentions

Choosing Hope (when times are tough)

Choosing hope; choosing happy One of my inspiring clients said "I choose happy" yesterday. She is going to actively work on releasing past hurts and sadness, to move towards happiness.I love this. We often think of happy, fulfilled, content, hopeful, even relaxed as states that will just happen to us if we can just fix something, or if something will stop. We are passive in the process (other than focusing on the problems, or our own shortcomings)But the reality is that we can be active in [...]

Emma Byers2025-01-19T16:32:33+00:0019 January 2025|Categories: Goal setting, setting intentions|Tags: end of year review, goal setting, New Year resolutions, personal inventory, Setting intentions, year end review|Comments Off

Setting Intentions for 2025
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Setting Intentions for 2025

Goal setting, setting intentions

Setting Intentions for 2025

In Chinese Medicine, winter is the season of the Water element. Key themes include stillness, reflection, wisdom, determination, and paring back to the essences. It's the perfect time for setting intentions; to look deep within, and tune into an internal wisdom; to take stock of where you are and where you're heading, what your heart desires, what's true to you. BTW if you want to know more about the energy of winter and how to find this time of year [...]

Emma Byers2025-01-09T11:47:17+00:0020 December 2024|Categories: Goal setting, setting intentions|Tags: end of year review, goal setting, New Year resolutions, personal inventory, Setting intentions, year end review|Comments Off

The Introverts’ Social Survival Guide – for Christmas and Beyond
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The Introverts’ Social Survival Guide – for Christmas and Beyond

Confidence, Introvert, Self confidence, Self esteem

The Introverts’ Social Survival Guide – for Christmas and Beyond

Do you find socialising as an introvert tough? Are you missing out on opportunities in work, romance, friendships and life because of this? Do you punish yourself because you're the other one that can't to this? Then you might need my Introverts' Social Survival Guide for Christmas (and Beyond)! This time of year can be tricky for us introverts. Work dos, big social gatherings, packed houses and long family stayovers – it can be tiring, overwhelming and easy to [...]

Emma Byers2024-12-06T15:06:26+00:006 December 2024|Categories: Confidence, Introvert, Self confidence, Self esteem|Tags: accept yourself, authentic self, fear of socialising, introversion, introvert, overcoming shyness, quiet confidence, self acceptance, self confidence, self conscious, self esteem, shyness, socialising, socialising as an introvert|Comments Off

Creating environments that support and align with our goals
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Creating environments that support and align with our goals

Confidence, Goal setting, Self confidence, Self esteem

Creating environments that support and align with our goals

I'm a big advocate of creating environments that support and align with our goals. I passionately believe in using the non-conscious parts of our body and brain to help us stretch for those things we want to achieve as well as our plans and intentions. And shaping the environment around us can make a huge difference. I'll share a few things we've been talking about this week, in how to shape a work environment that's conducive to your goals: [...]

Emma Byers2024-11-19T15:52:29+00:0019 November 2024|Categories: Confidence, Goal setting, Self confidence, Self esteem|Tags: build self esteem, building self esteem, celebrate yourself, confidence, holistic life coaching, quiet confidence, self confidence, self esteem|Comments Off

The Self Esteem Series #4: Self-acceptance & making peace with the real you
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The Self Esteem Series #4: Self-acceptance & making peace with the real you

Confidence, Self confidence, Self esteem

The Self Esteem Series #4: Self-acceptance & making peace with the real you

So many people are being so hard on themselves right now. In fact I'd go so far to say it's as if they're at war with themselves, or at the very least getting in their own way. Self-acceptance is tough.So I'm talking about more ways to work with, rather than against, ourselves Looking at how to become our own support system and cheerleaderAnd imagining just what might be possible if we can be on our own side, and supporting ourselves [...]

Emma Byers2024-10-10T16:59:08+00:0010 October 2024|Categories: Confidence, Self confidence, Self esteem|Tags: authentic self, authenticity, be kind to yourself, build self esteem, building self esteem, celebrate yourself, confidence, external validation, holistic life coaching, inner critic, negative self talk, negative voice, nurturing self esteem, quiet confidence, real you, self acceptable, self compassion, self confidence, self esteem, self sabotage, unconditional love|Comments Off

The Self Esteem Series #3: Changing your perspective to build self esteem
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The Self Esteem Series #3: Changing your perspective to build self esteem

Confidence, Self confidence, Self esteem, Stress, Stress and Anxiety

The Self Esteem Series #3: Changing your perspective to build self esteem

It regularly makes me sad and mad in my coaching space when I see such impressive people struggling to see the gifts and value they bring. And wow it's so wonderful when those same people benefit from building their self esteem, moving from being their own biggest enemy to their own support system, even their own cheerleader . A key tool in building self esteem is tapping into a different perspective. Seeing something from another angle and outside of [...]

Emma Byers2024-10-10T16:59:45+00:0026 September 2024|Categories: Confidence, Self confidence, Self esteem, Stress, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: a new perspective, be kind to yourself, build self esteem, building self esteem, confidence, holistic life coaching, inner critic, negative self talk, negative voice, new perspective, nurturing self esteem, quiet confidence, self compassion, self confidence, self esteem, self sabotage|Comments Off

The Self Esteem Series #2: Building self esteem by dialling down the negative self-talk
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The Self Esteem Series #2: Building self esteem by dialling down the negative self-talk

Confidence, Self confidence, Self esteem, Stress, Stress and Anxiety

The Self Esteem Series #2: Building self esteem by dialling down the negative self-talk

Dialling down the negative self-talk so self esteem can flourish One of the most common themes from my coaching space is self-compassion (or at least the lack of it). Many of my clients are high achievers who have been using punishment, stress and self-annihilation to motivate themselves (but uh-oh, it’s not working anymore).The negative self-talk is constant, with a cruel inner critical, always telling themselves they’re useless, lazy, stupid, less than, not good enough…(the list goes on…). And they sprinkle [...]

Emma Byers2024-10-10T10:02:45+00:0016 September 2024|Categories: Confidence, Self confidence, Self esteem, Stress, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: affirmations, be kind to yourself, build self esteem, confidence, holistic life coaching, inner critic, negative self talk, negative voice, self compassion, self confidence, self esteem, self sabotage|Comments Off

The Self Esteem Series #1: Using affirmations to build self esteem
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The Self Esteem Series #1: Using affirmations to build self esteem

Stress, Stress and Anxiety

The Self Esteem Series #1: Using affirmations to build self esteem

I know they can be a little cringey but affirmations can be powerful tools to help build self esteem. Done well, they can shift negative self talk, enhance motivation and encourage positive behaviour (and thought pattern) changes. They can help to shift subconscious patterns replace them with a kinder, more flexible approach which boosts self identity and self esteem. So what’s an affirmation? An affirmation is a positive statement, aimed at changing the way we think and [...]

Emma Byers2024-09-17T09:57:21+00:0030 August 2024|Categories: Stress, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: guilt, holiday guilt, holiday stress, holistic life coaching|Comments Off

Build Self Esteem with These Practical Hints & Tips (The Self Esteem Series)
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Build Self Esteem with These Practical Hints & Tips (The Self Esteem Series)

Emotional health, Self Care, Self help

Build Self Esteem with These Practical Hints & Tips (The Self Esteem Series)

I've created this page to make it easy to find my blogs about how to nurture and build self esteem. They are packed with practical hints and tips... In my coaching space, it regularly makes me sad and mad when I see such impressive people struggling to see the gifts and value they bring. And wow it's so wonderful when those same people benefit from nurturing their self esteem, moving from being their own biggest enemy to their own [...]

Emma Byers2024-10-24T09:29:57+00:0026 August 2024|Categories: Emotional health, Self Care, Self help|Tags: build self esteem, building self esteem, emotional health, holistic life coaching, life coaching, nurturing self esteem, reduce stress, resilience, self esteem, self value, self worth|Comments Off

Holiday Guilt & Stress: take a break; ditch the guilt
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Holiday Guilt & Stress: take a break; ditch the guilt

Stress, Stress and Anxiety

Holiday Guilt & Stress: take a break; ditch the guilt

I'm not the only who's got holiday plans at the moment - it's a regular conversation with my clients. But what is interesting is how often there's holiday guilt when it comes to taking a break. And how frequently I see this pattern: trying to put taking a break off as long as poss getting exhausted and approaching burnout collapsing into the hol and either getting ill or feeling so wired it takes days to wind down packing the [...]

Emma Byers2024-11-19T15:15:39+00:0011 July 2024|Categories: Stress, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: guilt, holiday guilt, holiday stress, holistic life coaching|Comments Off

Choosing Hope (when times are tough)

Setting Intentions for 2025

The Introverts’ Social Survival Guide – for Christmas and Beyond

Creating environments that support and align with our goals

The Self Esteem Series #4: Self-acceptance & making peace with the real you

The Self Esteem Series #3: Changing your perspective to build self esteem

The Self Esteem Series #2: Building self esteem by dialling down the negative self-talk

The Self Esteem Series #1: Using affirmations to build self esteem

Build Self Esteem with These Practical Hints & Tips (The Self Esteem Series)

Holiday Guilt & Stress: take a break; ditch the guilt

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