How_to_use_your_reactions_to_prevent_covid-19_burnout
29 Sep 2020

How to use your reactions to prevent Covid-19 Burnout

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Burnout is a response to our environment. The Mayo Clinic defines burnout as a state of physical and emotional exhaustion that involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and a loss of personal identity. It is not a medical diagnosis. Each of us responds to what is happening in our world based on our patterns of reacting. If we are conditioned to work hard and the demands increase, we work harder. If we are conditioned to hurry up and suddenly more … Read More

Releasing the feelings of intensity
4 Aug 2020

Releasing feelings of intensity

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It can be helpful to be able to release feelings of intensity as a result of the amount of change and uncertainty in our world. I routinely use Logosynthesis to release unwanted feelings. My experience this summer has been one of relaxed focus to write another book. For me, life doesn’t get much better than to spend my days writing in my comfy chair by the lake. A cup of coffee or a cold beverage. Some chill music. Lots of … Read More

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1 Jul 2020

Parenting in the pandemic

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Acknowledge my situation I am parenting in the pandemic. I am living in extraordinary times. My life is not normal. I am not in control of the world around me. This can feel uncomfortable and even painful at times. As a parent, I feel additional pressure because I am concerned for my children. I may want to change the world to make it safer and more supportive for them. This can take tremendous energy. I have come to appreciate that … Read More

human_vs_humane
11 Jun 2020

Human vs Humane

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During our extraordinary times, we struggle between human vs humane. There is a call for more kindness and compassion. And yet we observe more intense, emotional and irrational behaviour that often feels angry and frustrated. When we encounter this behaviour, we react defensively. We seek more humane behaviour at a time when our human nature overrides these behaviours. When life doesn’t feel comfortable, we react. When our world doesn’t feel comfortable, our human response is fight-flight-freeze. Our automatic responses are … Read More

getreal
4 May 2020

#Getreal about how we really feel

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Learning to feel better. Growing up on a farm, I was introduced early to the idea of learning new ways to get the job done. The farming community was great at sharing new ideas and so, I was also introduced to the importance of learning from those around me. We didn’t have all the answers but that didn’t stop us from learning, asking questions and adopting something new. Perhaps it was this underlying programming that kicked in when I met … Read More

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18 Apr 2020

Resolving a panic attack related to coronavirus.

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We are human and we all react to the current global pandemic. We may experience a range of distressing thoughts, emotions and physical sensations in response to situation.  Mathias Egger is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist based in Switzerland. He shares this example of working with a client and using Logosynthesis as a tool to help a client resolve a panic attack related to coronavirus. The starting point for this session is related to panic attacks that have occurred at … Read More

Logosynthesis_Caswell
18 Apr 2020

How to relieve stress when working from home.

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Working from home can be stressful. When I wrote this book, it was not with the idea of helping people manage the stress of a global pandemic. I was introduced to Logosynthesis in 2013 and I used it extensively to help me during a very busy time in my life as a working mom. Learning to work from home, especially if you are the parent of young children, can pose significant challenges.  I share my experience to demonstrate the shift.  … Read More

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7 Apr 2020

I can breathe.

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I love the change in season from winter to spring. The days are longer, the sun is warmer and the colours are more vibrant. Yet not everyone is in a position to look forward with anticipation. I was speaking with a colleague yesterday who was struggling with moving forward since her mother passed away before Christmas, at the beginning of winter. ‘I want to be on pause’. She was connecting with a sense of not wanting to go on to … Read More

positive_mental_health_logosynthesis
31 Mar 2020

Positive Mental Health using Logosynthesis

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What is ‘positive mental health’? The Canadian Public Health Agency defines mental health as: “the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections and personal dignity” – Capacity to feel, think and act. This definition recognizes that to be healthy, each … Read More

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