by Lani Gouws | Mar 18, 2020 | Anxiety & Stress Therapy
During the COVID-19 pandemic you may feel unsafe, have trouble sleeping and experience distressing emotions. It is normal to feel some anxiety when a global infectious disease impacts every area of your life. Here are some ways to cope when the anxiety has a...
by Lani Gouws | Mar 11, 2020 | Anxiety & Stress Therapy
Your brain will try to convince you that worrying and ruminating is helpful. Actually, you’re just making things worse. Negative thinking will kill your joy. You need practical tools to help you reduce worry. Here are some tips to help you break free. 1-...
by Lani Gouws | Aug 14, 2019 | Anxiety & Stress Therapy
Take a deep breath. Don’t you already feel better? Breathing is such an ordinary and mundane thing that its true significance can be easily overlooked. It is the most direct way to bring the mind together with the body. Breathing exercises are a quick and easy...
by Lani Gouws | Jun 12, 2019 | Anxiety & Stress Therapy
You can never truly be fearless and you shouldn’t aspire to be. Courage is not the absence of fear. Your fear has a purpose. It warns and protects you. Without it you wouldn’t last long. But, it should never prevent you from living your life. Those we consider brave...
by Lani Gouws | Jan 2, 2019 | Anxiety & Stress Therapy
Anxiety is hard. Loving someone with an anxiety disorder can seem impossible. It can be a confusing situation. Here are 5 things you need to think about when your loved one suffers from anxiety. 1- It’s not about you Try not to take their anxiety...
by Lani Gouws | Dec 26, 2018 | Anxiety & Stress Therapy
The festive season is meant to be a time of joy, but for many people it can be a time for stress, anxiety, sadness, frustration, hurry, loneliness, disappointment, overworking, overeating, over drinking, and overspending. ‘Tis the season of perfect, happy...