Dawood had been imprisoned and tortured in Iraq. He’d successfully escaped and made his way to Australia, but his problems were far from over. His social worker identified him as suffering from sleep problems, debt, gambling, relationship difficulties, a highly chaotic lifestyle and possibly depression. “Avoidance Mode” thinking would have him investigate each of these […]
Burnout – back from the brink
Stewart had been pushing himself for years – achieving great results, but at a price. He’d got used to being stressed, but now something very strange was happening. He felt like he’d gone into a vague cloudy world in which nothing really mattered. He’d completely lost his edge. Then he came for coaching – just […]
Before the Cabaret: Emma’s Experience of Rapid Stress Reduction
Emma woke in a state of panic. That evening she was to give her first ever live poetry performance. It was high profile too – tickets to the “Cambridge Creative Cabaret,” cost £18, and Emma was on the programme next to Britain’s Funniest Woman of 2012. No pressure! Emma was also starting to realise that her […]
From Fear to Joy (in minutes)
Ed was facing a deadline for submission of a PhD Dissertation Proposal Paper. He was feeling stressed, exhausted and even scared. His breathing was tight and fast – almost hyperventilating. When he told me what was at stake, I wasn’t surprised he was so stressed. In order to go ahead and finish his PhD, this […]