Our beliefs shape how we see ourselves, others, and the world. Some beliefs are
helpful and empowering, while others can be deeply limiting and harmful. One of the most common negative...
This month, we’re diving into Autism. While this post focuses on masking in Autistic people, recognising the ways we hide parts of ourselves to fit in can help anyone feel...
Maternal mental health looks at the psychological and emotional health of a mum, mum to be or trying mum from the fertility journey, through conception to birth and post birth...
It’s hard to be compassionate towards ourselves. It is quite a contrast to the relative ease with which we can be compassionate to others. We find it easy to extend...
As has been discussed already this month by Psychologist Darren West here at Prosper Self Compassion is one of the greatest gifts that we can give to ourselves. We so...
Self-compassion and understanding our inner critic.
When we criticize ourselves, we often make our distress worse by criticizing our self-criticism. However, this is a counterproductive as it only serves to make...
Compassion is the ability to show empathy, love, and concern to people who are in difficulty, and self-compassion is simply the ability to direct these same emotions within.
Think about what the...
We often talk about feeling particular emotions, like feeling anxious, feeling sad, feeling angry or feeling happy. But what about the experience of having multiple emotions at once? Is this...
What is loneliness?
Loneliness is a feeling that we experience when there is a gap between what we desire for our connections with others and what we have. As loneliness is...
Self esteem refers to the way in which we view and think about ourselves, and the subsequent value we attribute to ourselves. When our self esteem is low, we have...