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My name is Tomasz Kopec and I work as a GP in London. For the last ten years, I have also been helping people living with diabetes improve their lifestyle. In practice, that often means sitting with someone who knows...
I like to think of anxiety as a triangle made up of three connected parts: your thoughts, your body sensations and your behaviours. Each one affects the other two, which means anxiety can begin from any point in the triangle....
Introduction for the assessment: Anxiety is not the same for everyone. The way it arrives, where it settles, what makes it louder, and what quiets it down, all of these depend on something most anxiety approaches never look at: how...
His troubles did not arrive all at once.They came quietly.His mother died.His wife grew distant.At work, he was moved to a lower position and started earning less. One thing after another.Nothing unbearable.Yet together they changed him.He became tense.Watchful.Narrow. Searching for...
What do you see in the image above? You almost certainly see rectangles. But there are also sixteen circles. Can you see them now?Or did I just make you slightly confused. This is the Coffer Illusion, created by visual neuroscientist...
For years, life was a blur,emails, deadlines, dinners, and plans for tomorrow.They loved each other,but somewhere between the noise and the routine,they lost touch with themselves. Then their son left for university.The house became quiet.Too quiet.And in that silence, they...
Something happened. A sharp word, a look, a mistake and suddenly your whole body is tight. The world shrinks to one small knot inside your chest. You walk away for a moment. Somewhere quieter. Not to escape, but to breathe....
It’s 9 pm.You’ve finished dinner two hours ago.You’re not hungry.But the fridge calls. You open the door.The light shines bright.There’s cheese, cold cuts, yesterday’s cake. You feel that familiar pull.But instead of grabbing something, you notice your body. There’s a...
It’s Tuesday.You’ve had a stressful morning at work.Deadlines, emails, pressure. Now it’s lunchtime.You walk into the cafeteria.The smell of pizza and fries wraps around you.Your stomach growls, your mind shouts: Eat now, eat more, you deserve it. You sit down with...
It’s late evening.You’re sitting at the kitchen table.In front of you lies a chocolate bar.Still unopened, but shining with temptation. You reach for it, almost without thinking.Then you pause.You remember what you’ve learned recently. You don’t need to fight it.You...
It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon Easter time You’re walking your dog in a neighbourhood park The trees are still leafless, but the grass seems greener than it was a few days ago There are people and dogs around Walking, running,...
A man and a woman at a small booth near the beach ‘Which one did you buy?’ – she asked ‘The little one. I’m not very good with kites ‘- he smiled They are already soaked in the holiday atmosphere...
There is an easy way you can practice space awareness.You can use your phone. Just stay aware of space....
