Tag: stress
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Navigating Holiday Stress: A Guide to Coping with Christmas Challenges
Christmas is often portrayed as a season of joy, togetherness, and celebration. Yet for many, it can bring a mix of stress, anxiety, grief, and emotional strain. The pressure to create “perfect” moments, financial demands, family dynamics, and the echoes of past losses can make this time of year deeply challenging. Why Christmas Can Be…
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The Benefits of Binaural Beats: For Stress, Overwhelm and Tension.
If you’ve ever listened to music and felt it shift your mood, you’ve experienced the power of sound. Binaural beats are a type of audio designed to gently guide your brainwaves, which some people find helpful for relaxation, focus, or sleep. While they aren’t a cure for trauma, anxiety, or sleep challenges, they may be…
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The Hidden Cost of Perfectionism: Finding Balance
Many people quietly carry the weight of perfectionism. It can look like high standards, motivation, or organisation on the outside. But inside, perfectionism often feels like tension, vigilance, and the sense that something bad might happen if we slow down or make a mistake or a means to protect our vulnerability. Perfectionism is not as…
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