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Your Next Chapter Awaits
Whatever your circumstances, you need to figure out you. By the time you reach your mid- to late 50s, it’s natural to ponder your next chapter. You can put it off for a while, then you come up against it. What’s next? Who will you be when today’s efforts are no longer...
Younger for Longer
And we still might need support at times Our adult life now extends a lot longer with more variation and stages than for any previous generation. We are healthier and have more options than our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. We experience lots of...
What KIND of 60 do you want to be?
Can you spare a moment to think about this? It may seem far off, and it may not be something you want to think about, but if you live long enough, you will turn 60. This may be hard to grasp because feel so much younger than that. You feel 40, after all! Perhaps...
Lets check our thinking
Today, I checked my thinking And it made a big difference Nearly all the time, we believe our thoughts. We have a thought, and we figure it must hold some truth. This is what we tell ourselves. Or what we assume. It’s what we perceive…so we can count on that, right?...
How is your self-esteem?
Find the right person and talk it out If you've got something you're worried about, a close friend or family member can really help. No one cares like a good friend or family member. They want the best for you and have your best interests in mind. Yet you might...
Got something on your mind?
Find the right person and talk it out If you've got something you're worried about, a close friend or family member can really help. No one cares like a good friend or family member. They want the best for you and have your best interests in mind. Yet you might...
What to Do When You Lose Your Resilience?
Avoid this Trap Life dishes up problems. We can’t live a life without them. No matter how ‘together’ we are, no matter how good life is, we will still hit bumps, face problems, have unwanted things happen. Typically, we see ourselves as resilient. We deal with...
Welcome to the Fulfilling Years
It used to be that turning 60 was the beginning of the end. You were ‘old’. Work was finishing, and if you were lucky, you’d have a bit of time before dying. Essentially, you were old. And everyone knew it. Now, 60 is different. For many of us, we feel in our prime,...
Not happy at work?
It’s never too late to find a better fitting job Are you dreaming of the weekend? Or the next holiday? Can’t get excited about the next big change at your workplace? If you’re feeling flat and unhappy at work, you may be ignoring what you are really good at. Do you...
Doing Something That’s Not Working?
The simplest way to deal with roadblocks Right now, are you doing something that’s not working? Whether it’s some aspect of relating to your partner, your child or your elderly mum or dad, or how you are managing your time and your priorities, or even just getting...
Let’s Get Real about Mindset
Mindset is an intriguing topic. We all know that it’s an important part of being happy and successful, whatever we choose to do. However, there’s a lot of rubbish spoken about it, too – the most obvious one being that the right mindset makes every day a success and...
Why Turning 60 Just Starts It
Welcome to the fulfilling chapter of your life As soon as you turn 60, chances are you’ll be feeling vastly younger than your parents at this age. It’s a tribe never seen before. It’s safe to say that, collectively, a lot’s come our way. Medical advances and...
Not All Counselling is the Same
Solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) is very different from older types of therapy. Very different. As such, it’s little understood by traditional psychologists and counsellors and while this is changing, it’s still by and large true. Results are accumulating It...
When You’re Depressed, Hope is a Missing Friend
When I felt depressed, hope was not something that I thought about. It was more real for me to think about being hopeless. I’d say, “I don’t see any hope” or “I have no hope.” I didn’t see that hope was a missing friend. That it had something to offer me. Instead, I...
Is Your ‘Today’ Story Dragging You Down?
I’m always telling my ‘Today’ story. And I don’t think about it much. You might be the same. We ask each other when we meet. How are things with you? It’s a way to check in, share our day. It’s different from our Big Story, which quickly paints a picture of our life,...
How Connected Do You Feel?
Loneliness can hit all of us at different times our lives. For some of us, that’s this moment. I’m not talking about enjoying time alone. Being on your own can be nurturing. You feel the beauty of nature, soothing in its rhythms and patterns. Or you find that time and...
Understanding Hope
Hope means different things to different people; at its core, it’s about sensing that good things are possible despite our current circumstances. It’s being interested in the future. Hope is - and isn’t - about expectations. It’s not about having high expectations of...
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