Self Care Archives - Emma Byers Coaching

A Christmas Survival Guide for Introverts and Anyone Who Finds Xmas Tough
Gallery
A Christmas Survival Guide for Introverts and Anyone Who Finds Xmas Tough

Emotional health, Healthy boundaries, Introvert, saying no, Self Care

A Christmas Survival Guide for Introverts and Anyone Who Finds Xmas Tough

At this time of year, it can be easy to forget that it's not the magazine spread of perfect, happy families for everyone. There's many people dreading this time of year. The introverts who find relentless socialising and "being on" exhausting. Those with "complicated" family dynamics, with love and hate and hurt and a million things left unsaid. The lonely and alone, made to feel like the odd ones out. And of course, there's many for whom this time [...]

Emma Byers2025-12-16T22:17:08+00:0016 December 2025|Categories: Emotional health, Healthy boundaries, Introvert, saying no, Self Care|Tags: boundary setting, Christmas, Christmas survival guide, introvert, self-care|Comments Off

The Art of Wintering: Finding Treasure in the Depths
Gallery
The Art of Wintering: Finding Treasure in the Depths

Emotional health, Self Care, Winter

The Art of Wintering: Finding Treasure in the Depths

So, here we are again. Winter's back, with its familiar pull to slow down, retreat, and go inward. I used to hate this time of year, but now I've learned that winter isn't something to endure – it's something to embrace; an art to be practiced. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Winter is the season of ultimate yin – cold, dark, hidden, internal. And for many, it can be a difficult time. The cold, the dark, the winding down of [...]

Emma Byers2025-12-16T22:58:10+00:004 December 2025|Categories: Emotional health, Self Care, Winter|Tags: surviving winter, the art of wintering, winter, winter survival guide|Comments Off

Build Self Esteem with These Practical Hints & Tips (The Self Esteem Series)
Gallery
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 Byers2025-08-24T07:18:28+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

Is that still true? Changing the narrative
Gallery
Is that still true? Changing the narrative

Confidence, Self Care, Self confidence, Self esteem

Is that still true? Changing the narrative

Prefer to listen rather than read? You can hear an AI-generated voiceover of this blog here: It's amazing the stories we tell ourselves. The constant narratives we have about who we are, what we can and can't do, even what has happened to us and what that now means. Our brains love a good story, and our nervous systems love familiarity and hence these narratives get bedded in. But what if they're not [...]

Emma Byers2025-08-19T21:04:55+00:0020 June 2023|Categories: Confidence, Self Care, Self confidence, Self esteem|Tags: Changing the narrative, holistic life coaching, quiet rebel, rebel, spinning on the spot, stuck, trauma-informed coaching, updating the story|Comments Off

Not all stress is equal (or bad) – there’s good stress too!
Gallery
Not all stress is equal (or bad) – there’s good stress too!

Self Care, Stress, Stress and Anxiety

Not all stress is equal (or bad) – there’s good stress too!

I've been banging on a lot lately about relieving stress (because everyone's so frazzled!). And also because I know that a well regulated nervous system is the foundation for all my clients want to do (embrace new ways, stop playing it small and safe, get clear on what they want, feel comfortable in who they are, take their place in a safe and sustainable way). But managing stress isn't just about avoiding it - there's good stress too! Many [...]

Emma Byers2023-04-24T13:29:42+00:0024 April 2023|Categories: Self Care, Stress, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: cold water exposure, cold water swimming, emotional health, good stress, hormesis, managing stress, overcoming stress, resilience, self care tips, self-care, somatics, stress management, trauma-informed, trauma-informed coaching|Comments Off

Are you working beyond capacity?
Gallery
Are you working beyond capacity?

Gratitude, Self Care, Self confidence

Are you working beyond capacity?

Right now. I'm coaching many people who are struggling to make energetic ends meet. They're overworked, under rested, on a hamster wheel of stress and never catching up. And this is at home as well as work. They're working beyond capacity and burnout looms.There's a lot of under-resourced organisations out there, meaning over-stretched people. And entrepreneurs are trying to keep their businesses afloat in tricky times, attempting to do everything themselves. Plus the demands of home and kids keep [...]

Emma Byers2023-03-27T11:50:01+00:0027 March 2023|Categories: Gratitude, Self Care, Self confidence|Tags: celebrate yourself, confidence, emotional health, healing trauma, healthy relationships, impact, Know your value, mental health, polyvagal theory, self care tips, self confidence, self esteem, self worth, self-care, somatics, trauma-informed, trauma-informed coaching, value|Comments Off

Know Your Value: It doesn’t have to be blood, sweat and tears
Gallery
Know Your Value: It doesn’t have to be blood, sweat and tears

Gratitude, Self Care, Self confidence

Know Your Value: It doesn’t have to be blood, sweat and tears

An old favourite topic return to my coaching space this week - challenging the notion that slog and graft is the way we prove our worth and value.So many of us seem to feel the need to show that we're working, that we're delivering, that we're earning our keep is by providing blood, sweat and tears. Many of us - indeed our society - seems very tied to the idea that we have to PROVE our value with effort, [...]

Emma Byers2023-02-27T15:51:33+00:0027 February 2023|Categories: Gratitude, Self Care, Self confidence|Tags: celebrate yourself, confidence, emotional health, healing trauma, healthy relationships, impact, Know your value, mental health, polyvagal theory, self care tips, self confidence, self esteem, self worth, self-care, somatics, trauma-informed, trauma-informed coaching, value|Comments Off

Gratitude & Self Esteem: Using gratitude to feel better about yourself
Gallery
Gratitude & Self Esteem: Using gratitude to feel better about yourself

Confidence, Gratitude, Self Care, Self confidence, Self esteem, Self help

Gratitude & Self Esteem: Using gratitude to feel better about yourself

One of the many benefits shown from practicing regular gratitude is feeling better about other people, and having stronger connections. So how about using a similar technique to start feeling better about yourself? Here's how gratitude can boost your self esteem. (Last week’s blog's was all about how much a regular gratitude practice might help - and how to make a start. Check it out if you missed it or need a refresher.) Biggest obstacle I see that’s [...]

Emma Byers2023-02-17T15:18:29+00:0017 February 2023|Categories: Confidence, Gratitude, Self Care, Self confidence, Self esteem, Self help|Tags: authenticity, be thankful, celebrate yourself, confidence, emotional health, finding the good, gratitude, healing trauma, healthy relationships, mental health, polyvagal theory, seeing the good, self care tips, self confidence, self esteem, self sabotage, self-care, somatics, thank you, trauma-informed, trauma-informed coaching, uniqueness, wellbeing|Comments Off

How to Harness Gratitude
Gallery
How to Harness Gratitude

Self Care, Self help

How to Harness Gratitude

I’m guessing you’ve probably heard the word “gratitude” floating around, particularly in the world of wellbeing and self care. But how much are you using it, and how useful do you think it can be? I know for many it can feel like a superficial spread. Feeling sad, stressed, overwhelmed? No, you're not allowed to feel any of that - instead you've got to appreciate what you’ve got! Yeah, I get where many people say “gratitude” through gritted teeth. [...]

Emma Byers2025-08-19T22:51:10+00:0010 February 2023|Categories: Self Care, Self help|Tags: be thankful, emotional health, finding the good, gratitude, healing trauma, healthy relationships, mental health, polyvagal theory, seeing the good, self care tips, self-care, somatics, thank you, trauma-informed, trauma-informed coaching, wellbeing|Comments Off

Learning to be the parent your inner child’s needs
Gallery
Learning to be the parent your inner child’s needs

Introvert, Self Care, Self help

Learning to be the parent your inner child’s needs

So how are you doing with getting to know your inner child? What ages are they when they show up? And perhaps most importantly, how are you getting on with understanding them, and being kind and compassionate to them? I hope last week's blog gave you a few pointers on how to tune into them, how they might be impacting you, and how to start to build a relationship with them. And also helped shine a light on why [...]

Emma Byers2025-08-19T20:31:32+00:0019 January 2023|Categories: Introvert, Self Care, Self help|Tags: attachment, attachment theory, healing trauma, healthy boudaries, healthy relationships, inner child, polyvagal theory, self care tips, self-care, socialising, somatics, trauma-informed, trauma-informed coaching|Comments Off

Self Care

A Christmas Survival Guide for Introverts and Anyone Who Finds Xmas Tough

The Art of Wintering: Finding Treasure in the Depths

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

Is that still true? Changing the narrative

Not all stress is equal (or bad) – there’s good stress too!

Are you working beyond capacity?

Know Your Value: It doesn’t have to be blood, sweat and tears

Gratitude & Self Esteem: Using gratitude to feel better about yourself

How to Harness Gratitude

Learning to be the parent your inner child’s needs

Thank you - you're all signed up. Look our for a confirmation email from me. It it doesn't arrive, please check your junk/spam folder, and whitelist my email address.

Subscribe to my newsletter

Self Care

Thank you - you're all signed up. Look our for a confirmation email from me. It it doesn't arrive, please check your junk/spam folder, and whitelist my email address.

Subscribe to my newsletter

Thank you! You're signed up. Look our for an email from me - if you don't receive it, please check your junk/spam/promotions folder, and whitelist my email address.