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21 Jul 2017

Changing attitude. The Teach-Tell Disconnect.

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Constructive Conflict, Healthy Living, Leadership, Logosynthesis, Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Spiritual Health | 0

We strive to create a world where we can all enjoy life more fully. We rally behind causes such as gender equality, racial acceptance and religious accommodation yet these are the topics whereby unrest continues to create news headlines. We send our children to school and our employees on courses to reinforce our commitment to change. We publish books, produce shows and host conferences to discuss the importance of these humanitarian topics. So why is it that in 2017 where … Read More

17 Feb 2017

Transitions. Recognizing change.

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Leadership, Logosynthesis, Parenting, Reduce Stress and Anxiety | 0

This morning I read a post written by Dr. Willem Lammers, the founder of Logosynthesis, on work he is developing in the area of life transitions. As always, I am interested in applying the concepts to my everyday life. Top of mind is the current labour dispute between government and the teachers union in Nova Scotia. Here are some thoughts for consideration: Kicked out of comfort zones: According to Willem, we tend to cope in life by avoiding discomfort and finding stability through coping techniques, … Read More

26 Nov 2016

Creative vs. reactive – at work.

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Logosynthesis, Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Work | 0

We all react to everyday life events. Some reactions are beneficial to our success and others hold us back from achieving our goals. However I have come to recognize that even the reactions that are beneficial to an individual’s success can be damaging to the team. And reactions that are beneficial to the team, may hold an individual back. As leaders, parents and people of influence, what is needed to get the job done may be clear. The energy bound in … Read More

29 May 2016

An exciting new book on Logosynthesis!

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Anxiety, Healthy Living, Logosynthesis, Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Uncategorized | 0

Letting It Go: Relieve Anxiety and Toxic Stress in Just a Few Minutes Using Only Words (Dr. Laurie Weiss, 2016) This book explains Logosynthesis in a concise manner that is easy for all to understand. It is designed with straightforward instructions to learn how to stop worrying about things you can’t control and to help manage challenging situations. The following description about the author, provided on Amazon, speaks to the fascinating nature of this work: After over 40 years practicing psychotherapy and coaching, … Read More

14 Apr 2016

Spiritual health is important to support culture.

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Healthy Living, Leadership, Logosynthesis, Spiritual Health | 0

Spiritual health is recognized in our constitution. We place a great deal of emphasis on health in Canada yet spiritual health is placed in a separate bucket from physical and mental health. Our healthcare system demands evidence-based research yet our constitution recognizes the supremacy of God. When the Canadian Constitution was amended in 1982 to entrench the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the following wording was incorporated: ‘Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and … Read More

11 Dec 2015

The reactive parent

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Logosynthesis, Parenting, Reduce Stress and Anxiety | 0

I believe we all want to be good parents but what we hold in our heads and our hearts isn’t always in line with the behaviour we exhibit. As parents, we hold fantasies of how our children should be based on our beliefs and past experiences. And when things aren’t as we had imagined, we react. Often we are not even aware of what triggers our reactions. What are some of our fantasies? ‘My child will be the best athlete or the … Read More

28 Nov 2015

Clearing my stress through Self Coaching.

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Healthy Living, Logosynthesis, Reduce Stress and Anxiety | 0

Recognizing the Need ‘I have a great life but I can’t keep up to it. I always feel stressed.’ My first step was acknowledging that I wanted reduce my stress and neutralize my reactions to people and events in my life. I knew that not only was I feeling stressed, but my need to control was stressing out those around me. I wanted to relax but despite all my ‘healthy lifestyle’ initiatives, I still had the same feelings driving my behaviour. I knew what I should do but in the … Read More

8 Nov 2015

Do you stress about how things should be?

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Anxiety, Healthy Living, Limiting Beliefs, Logosynthesis, Reduce Stress and Anxiety | 0

My life ‘should be’ different. But it’s not. Things happen in my life which ‘should not’ happen. But the fact is, they do happen. I do things that I know I ‘should not’ do. But I do them anyway. People around me do things that they clearly ‘should not’ do. But the fact is, they too, do them anyway. There are things I ‘should have’ known to prevent something. But the fact is, I did not know. And I have come to … Read More

6 Oct 2015

Really? That triggers my behaviour?

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: Anxiety, De-stress!, Logosynthesis, Reduce Stress and Anxiety | 0

Over my career in dietetics, marketing and sales, understanding how to effectively break habits and change behaviour has been a key goal. Additionally, I feel a need to change my behaviour in my roles as mother, spouse, coworker, friend and community member. Our traditional approaches ask us to identify the behaviours we want to change and then put in place action items and timelines to change them. The general thinking is that if we can stick to our new plan … Read More

28 Sep 2015

Do you know what your stress feels like?

by Cathy Caswell | Posted in: De-stress!, Healthy Living, Logosynthesis, Reduce Stress and Anxiety | 0

We readily talk about how stressed out we are. We can explain in great detail how our work, our family, our friends and our chores wear us down. However, we rarely take time to quietly sit back and get in touch with what our stress feels like in each situation. It can be uncomfortable to get in touch with these feelings so we avoid the sensations by adding more things to our ‘to do’ list. Instead, we create more stress for ourselves and for those … Read More

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