I thought I’d do something a bit different for my blog this month. While I have a small library of academic text books, I do enjoy a good...

Much of psychology is concerned with what are often called the ABCs: affect (feelings or emotions), behaviour (actions), and cognition...

Last month, I wrote an article in the Dancing Times about freelancing, called “Surviving or Thriving?” In it, I summarised the findings...

Dancers are often very good at listing their perceived flaws and weaknesses, but not so good at recognising what they have done well....

Theodore Roosevelt famously said that “comparison is the thief of joy”. But it’s human nature to compare ourselves with others, and is...

Stress is a day-to-day occurrence for many of us, and can often lead to the red mist descending more often than we’d like to admit. For...

Do you routinely find yourself feeling overwhelmed? Do you procrastinate and never get everything done? Do you struggle to fit everything...

In recent years, the term self-care has gone from being a serious and important concept related to physical and mental health, to...

It’s interesting to reflect on the fact that the recommended strategies for improving wellbeing and reducing negative states like stress...

I am often struck by how many pressures there are in modern life. We need the envy-inducing career, the beautiful family, the...