A ‘WHOLE-BRAIN’ LIFE
What could life be like if it was created and experienced by us in a 'whole-brain' way? Of course we all have a brain, and most of us have a complete or whole one - but it's how we use it that counts! We all show a dominance for functioning from a different region of...
ABUSED CHILDREN
I have worked as a psychotherapist with many 'survivors and thrivers' of several types of abuse. They tend to see themselves as in some way tainted, soiled and 'less' than they could or should be, and somehow of less value than other (non-abused) people. Research...
HOW THE RIPPLE EFFECTS YOU
Over the last 20 years or so I've met too many people who’ve had months or even years of meandering and expensive counselling, and yet they still had their anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, patterns of dysfunctional relationships, and self-abuse. I've also had...
KNOWING YOUR OWN LIMITS
We all have our own physical, psychological and emotional limits - although some adrenalin-thrill-and-challenge-seekers test and extend theirs regularly. Many people chose to stay safe in their proverbial 'comfort zone' to ensure that they are not challenged by any...
CAN’T MAKE UP YOUR MIND?
Making the right decision can be a very powerful and life-changing thing to do – a topic I've just written about in my blog www.maxineharley.com - but what if you find it difficult to make decisions? Perhaps you don't really know yourself well enough to know what...
CALM DOWN YOUR 4 MINDS AND 5 BRAINS
I've been feeling stressed lately – because I have so much to do to implement my newly acquired business skills and to promote not only 'The Ripple Effect' Process but also my new approach to well-being called Quantum Psyche Process. My 'to-do' list doesn't seem to...
THWARTED BY A HACKER!
Isn't 'thwarted' a lovely Englishy word! It's defined (in my favourite book – the dictionary) as... 'To frustrate or foil...to prevent...to oppose successfully'. Feeling frustrated at being prevented from doing what I want to get on with is a major stressor to me. I...
WHAT DIFFERENCE DO YOU MAKE?
Margaret Thatcher, a former British prime minister died this week. Responses to this news have ranged from rioting, to celebratory parties, to testimonials of admiration, respect and sadness. Rarely is someone vilified and reviled by many, and yet still held up as a...
DOES IT REALLY MATTER?
Something happened this week that got me thinking – nothing new so far(!). Someone criticised the grammar and syntax of a few sentences I'd written, and they used this as a 'reason' not to take up a really good business opportunity. I found this odd and intriguing....
EASTER BREAK?
These imposed 'Bank Holidays' evoke a mixed response. The overworked and exploited amongst us may relish some time off; others may hate the lack of familiar structure and the reduction of contact with people - who are 'off doing their own thing' over Easter; and the...