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Is your inner child running the show?
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Is your inner child running the show?

Introvert, Self Care, Self help

Is your inner child running the show?

Guess what? You’re filled with little people. And a lot of the time, they’re running the show. No, I haven’t lost the plot (honest). Hear me out…. When we experience traumas which don’t get resolved, particularly in our early years, then our younger selves get stuck in the cycling of that experience. They remain inside of us, and show up whenever something similar arises. They take over our behaviours and reactions, trying to keep us safe (but their toolkit [...]

Emma Byers2025-08-19T20:59:08+00:0013 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

Successful socialising as an introvert (and getting through Christmas)
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Successful socialising as an introvert (and getting through Christmas)

Introvert, Self Care, Self help

Successful socialising as an introvert (and getting through Christmas)

I'm Emma, and I'm a committed introvert. I 🧡 time on my own and I can easily get lost in a solo world. And much as I love being with people (and I really do - hence my job), I can find big, busy gatherings tiring, if not overwhelming and run out of steam if I'm with too many people for too long. And I know I'm not the only one. Most of my clients are introverts too and [...]

Emma Byers2022-12-16T14:46:40+00:0016 December 2022|Categories: Introvert, Self Care, Self help|Tags: anxiety, can't make friends, fear of socialising, hate parties, healthy boudaries, introvert, overcoming shyness, self care tips, self-care, setting boudaries, shy, shyness, social anxiety, socialising|Comments Off

How to Beat the Winter Blues
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How to Beat the Winter Blues

Emotional health, Self Care, Self help, Winter

How to Beat the Winter Blues

Winter’s back – and so it’s time to return to my series of seasonal blogs and look at how to beat the winter blues. Each time I revisit these blogs, I gain a more nuanced understanding, and my toolkit for flourishing improves. And so, I hope you don’t mind the occasional repetition and that you too can embrace sitting with the familiar to gain a deeper resonance. And that, my friends, is really key to this time of year. [...]

Emma Byers2025-08-19T21:12:26+00:0024 November 2022|Categories: Emotional health, Self Care, Self help, Winter|Tags: accept yourself, authentic self, beat the winter blues, depression, gifts of winter, hibernation, hygge, know yourself, look within, low energy, low mood, making winter work, overcome winter blues, SAD, seasonal affective disorder, self acceptance, self care tips, self love, self-care, vitamin D, winter blues|Comments Off

Why am I so angry? The answer might not be what you think
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Why am I so angry? The answer might not be what you think

Anger, Emotional health, Self Care, Stress and Anxiety

Why am I so angry? The answer might not be what you think

Lots of people are asking "why am I so angry?" right now. They're struggling with the emotion - how it makes them feel and the impact on others. I'm also aware that I spoke of "harnessing anger" for good in last week's blog, and some of you are wondering how to do that. And so I thought this was worth a bit more exploration. Anger in Chinese Medicine In Chinese Medicine, anger is the emotion of [...]

Emma Byers2022-10-28T13:04:47+00:0028 October 2022|Categories: Anger, Emotional health, Self Care, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: anger, anger management, anxiety, emotional health, emotional health coaching, feeling overwhelmed, frustation, holistic coaching, holistic life coach, irritability, life coaching, panic, panic attacks, Polyvagal, rage, reduce stress, resilience, self-care, somatic coaching, soothe anxiety, soothe stress & anxiety, stress, stress management, uncontrollable anger|Comments Off

Dealing with bad news: how to stay sane and stay engaged when chaos reigns
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Dealing with bad news: how to stay sane and stay engaged when chaos reigns

Emotional health, Self Care, Self help, Stress, Stress and Anxiety

Dealing with bad news: how to stay sane and stay engaged when chaos reigns

It's hard to miss the news right now. And it feels like none of is it good. And so many people I know are fed up with dealing with bad news so are stepping away from it altogether. And I get that. I did the same myself back in 2016 when my nervous system was shot with ill health and burnout (and Trump 🙄). And there's no doubt that being exposed to these stories absolutely creates a stress response in us, [...]

Emma Byers2022-10-24T10:02:08+00:0024 October 2022|Categories: Emotional health, Self Care, Self help, Stress, Stress and Anxiety|Tags: anxiety, attention, breathe, coping with covid, dealing with bad news, emotional health, emotional health coaching, feeling overwhelmed, life coaching, Mindfulness, Mindfulness coach, panic, panic attacks, reduce stress, resilience, self-care, soothe anxiety, soothe stress & anxiety, staying engaged, stress, stress busting, stress management|Comments Off

Soothe Stress and Anxiety with the Mindful First Aid Kit and the Senses
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Soothe Stress and Anxiety with the Mindful First Aid Kit and the Senses

Emotional health, Self Care, Self help

Soothe Stress and Anxiety with the Mindful First Aid Kit and the Senses

I've created this page to make it easy to find my blogs all about how to soothe stress & anxiety. I'm passionate about the role the non-conscious brain and the nervous system have on how we think, act and show up. For change to really happen - and last - we have to bring our nervous system along for the ride, in a safe and sustainable way. As powerful as cognitive coaching can be, if the nervous system is dysregulated [...]

Emma Byers2025-08-24T07:23:48+00:0023 September 2022|Categories: Emotional health, Self Care, Self help|Tags: and breathe, anxiety, autonomic stress response, beat overwhelm, breathe, coping with covid, emotional health, emotional health coaching, feeling overwhelmed, life coaching, Mindfulness, Mindfulness coach, panic, panic attacks, reduce stress, relaxation, resilience, self-care, sight, soothe anxiety, soothe stress & anxiety, stress, stress busting, stress management, sympathetic stress response, the 5 senses|Comments Off

Detox Your Life with the Magic of Autumn
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Detox Your Life with the Magic of Autumn

Autumn, Seasons, Self Care

Detox Your Life with the Magic of Autumn

So the Autumn Equinox fell in the early hours of this morning (September 23 2022). In the Chinese Solar Terms, this actually marks the half way point of autumn so we’re well into the season. But outside the window, what we think of as autumn is only just starting (oh and yes a little inside too with the annual spider invasion - check out one of my fave cartoons about this). I know a lot of [...]

Emma Byers2022-09-23T13:02:40+00:0023 September 2022|Categories: Autumn, Seasons, Self Care|Tags: autumn, autumn clean, autumn cleanse, breathe in the goodness, clarity, cleanse, declutter, declutter your life, detox, detox your life, get rid of toxic friends, inspiration, look within, make confident decisions, quality, self acceptance, self compassion, self-care|Comments Off

How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Stuff Done
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How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Stuff Done

Goal setting, Procrastination, Self Care

How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Stuff Done

Prefer to listen rather than read? You can hear an AI-generated voiceover of this blog here: My name is Emma, and I’m a procrastinator. Or at least I’m a pretty much recovered procrastinator, and I’m happy to share with you how I did it. If you’re struggling to get your good intentions to stick, to tick things off that to-do list, and to do the things you know you’ll feel better for doing, [...]

Emma Byers2023-06-14T13:58:32+00:0018 May 2021|Categories: Goal setting, Procrastination, Self Care|Tags: anxiety, avoidance, be the real you, beat overwhelm, beat procrastination, do the stuff I want to do, fear, feel better about yourself, frustration, get stuff done, intentions, overcome procrastination, Procrastination, putting things off, self-care, stop procrastinating, to do list|Comments Off

Soothe Your Nervous System by Tuning Into the 5 Senses: Touch
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Soothe Your Nervous System by Tuning Into the 5 Senses: Touch

Emotional health, Self Care, Self help

Soothe Your Nervous System by Tuning Into the 5 Senses: Touch

Here’s the final blog in my series about how to soothe the nervous system and restore a sense of calm using our five senses. It’s the turn of touch, a powerful tool for feeling better when stress, anxiety or overwhelm are looming. The techniques listed in these blogs are all great ways of finding some calm. Some are more complicated than others so use the rules of KISS to find the ones the resonate with you. With practice, they'll [...]

Emma Byers2025-08-24T07:24:29+00:006 April 2021|Categories: Emotional health, Self Care, Self help|Tags: and breathe, anxiety, autonomic stress response, beat overwhelm, breathe, comfort blanket, emotional health, emotional health coaching, feeling overwhelmed, human touch, life coaching, Mindfulness, Mindfulness coach, overwhelm, panic, panic attacks, reduce stress, relaxation, resilience, self supportive touch, self-care, sense of touch, soothe anxiety, soothe stress & anxiety, stay calm, stress, stress busting, stress busting foods, stress management, stressfree, supportive touch, sympathetic stress response, the 5 senses, weighted blanket|Comments Off

Simple Tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety The Senses – Taste
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Simple Tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety The Senses – Taste

Emotional health, Self Care, Self help

Simple Tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety The Senses – Taste

How can we use our tastebuds to reduce stress and anxiety, and beat overwhelm? What's that? “Cake, and loads of it!” But is that the only way? And does cake work? This is the latest in my blog series, all about how to reduce stress and anxiety and beat overwhelm by tuning into our senses. Whatever you choose, remember, the rules of KISS... Remember to Keep Things Super Simple (KISS) Find small, simple ways to soothe Choose [...]

Emma Byers2025-08-24T07:22:37+00:0029 March 2021|Categories: Emotional health, Self Care, Self help|Tags: and breathe, anxiety, autonomic stress response, beat overwhelm, breathe, emotional health, emotional health coaching, feeling overwhelmed, life coaching, Mindfulness, Mindfulness coach, overwhelm, panic, panic attacks, reduce stress, relaxation, resilience, self-care, soothe anxiety, soothe stress & anxiety, stay calm, stress, stress busting, stress busting foods, stress management, stressfree, sympathetic stress response, the 5 senses, the ritual of tea drinking|Comments Off

Self Care

Is your inner child running the show?

Successful socialising as an introvert (and getting through Christmas)

How to Beat the Winter Blues

Why am I so angry? The answer might not be what you think

Dealing with bad news: how to stay sane and stay engaged when chaos reigns

Soothe Stress and Anxiety with the Mindful First Aid Kit and the Senses

Detox Your Life with the Magic of Autumn

How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Stuff Done

Soothe Your Nervous System by Tuning Into the 5 Senses: Touch

Simple Tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety The Senses – Taste

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