Mindful March calendar (3/2024)

Hello and welcome (back) to my blog, dear friends! Today im back with the light version of the calendar I posted here. That one focussed on using our character strengths – intentionally – in order to obtain a certain result – i.e. more courage in our actions. Today im here with a light version, that…

What’s the point of Gratitude?

Today I was thinking to “talk” about the connection between gratitude and long-lasting fulfilment / happiness. And I will also give you 2 science-based and proven secrets on how to foster in us this wonderful feeling and how to practice it for best results. But first of all, what is gratitude? Gratitude means to be…

The importance of self-compassion

There is a strange difference between compassion and self-compassion. Most people consider compassion as a good quality to have, and that is because we are hard-wired to be kind to each other. It is generally known that we have a hard time hurting each other in wars. However, when it’s about self-compassion most of us…

How does coaching work?

Well, before going too deep in explanations, here’s a short, sweet & accurate video about it: You noticed, I think, the moment when the client tried to get up that ladder, where the distance between the steps was too big. And then (s)he noticed it was too difficult, the effort they had to make was…

MBSR if you need more calm

Today we will dive a tad deeper into mindfulness and will try to scratch the surface of MBSR – or “Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction“. This is such a vast field, so in this article I will try to show, based on my experience, how it can improve our lives. The reason I started this MBSR course…

You & your Coach = Wellbeing

Hello, dear friends, and welcome back to my blog! Before diving any deeper in the fascinating universe of positive psychology, I just wanted to clarify what does it mean to take coaching sessions and I will start by explaining first the difference between coaching and therapy. With a focus on coaching, because this is what…

100% in the “Here & Now”

Being 100% in the Here & Now…is the definition of mindfulness. Hello, dear friends, and welcome back to my blog! Today I was thinking to open a new and fascinating chapter, so it’s time to “talk” about mindfulness. My connection with mindfulness is about as personal as it gets. I mean, I know I could…

A wonderful life-cocktail!

Welcome, dear friends, to this part of my blog! If you’re even slightly interested in psychology in general, here you will find posts about themes like: positive psychology & mindfulness, mental health and wellbeing in general. I will write about techniques we can try every day, things that have been scientifically proven to make us…