Money Taboos
I don’t know about you folks across the waters, but we Brits
have some kind of taboo on talking about money. Large
numbers of us desperately avoid bringing up the ‘M’ word in
conversation – no matter how much stress it causes in our lives.
And money worries are certainly a cause of much anxiety.
Money is one of […]
Do you seem to hit an unseen barrier when it comes to generating income, or sustaining wealth you gained through hard work, luck or legacy?
A common source of anxiety and frustration for coaching clients is feeling out of control and mystified as to where the money has gone. If like them you are unhappy with […]
A client once described our coaching sessions as de-cluttering the mind and this can include your money worries because
How you do money is how you do everything!
When I first heard this phrase it certainly intrigued me. With Money Breakthroughs I show you what that means and why a fresh attitude and plan for money can […]
The Tyranny of Supercarer
“If you don’t want to offend, don’t get up in the morning!”
We women are notoriously caught up in guilt around keeping our best interests at heart.
Are you easily swayed into taking care of other people at the expense of your own health and prosperity? Unable to say No to others demands however […]
Are you a woman stressed from juggling too many projects or roles?
When you drop one of the balls does your self-esteem and confidence fall too?
Finding it difficult to say No?
Feeling eaten away by others demands?
You may be in the grips of Supercarer, or in a really bad case, what I call chronic carer syndrome.
We women […]
To introduce you to my audio products, an mp3 called “BREATHE”, leading you through a short, calming breathing technique is yours when you sign up to my newsletter, on the right hand side of this page.
It is best to start this exercise by listening to the audio so that you can simply relax into it […]
Avril Allen
Spring Cleaning
As the sun begins to shine it can show up a lot of dross, but it doesn’t need to be Spring-time to start afresh. And do you know that a good spring clean can start with the mind?
How much easier it is to focus when the mind is cleared of mental chatter and […]
3 minutes to Handle Doubts and Fears
Anxious thoughts and feelings are hard-wired into us to avoid danger. They are there to keep us safe. But the trouble is these days we are rarely lunch for a lion and the threat is usually no more than a threat to the ego, not life and limb! As […]
Posture makes all the difference to the way we feel in a situation. You may not realise you’re tense because you’re used to feeling uncomfortable. But tension in your body is not only the result of stress & anxiety but causes it. And other people pick up on it.
It’s a chicken and egg situation. For […]
Stress and Anxiety Breakthrough Coaching
by Psychologist and Coach Avril Allen
There is a common perception of lawyers as cool and collected by nature, and while the profession does indeed take intellectual rigour, lawyers are human and maybe affected by difficult emotions despite their efforts to disguise them. Within the profession stress and anxiety have become taboo. […]
