Chris People
May the 4th be with you...
Happy Star Wars Day to all my friends, clients and supporters! The original trilogy were a huge part of my childhood and still give me a...
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Chris People
- Nov 3, 2022
- 4 min
"DIY" - Being your own therapist or coach?
"Everyone needs a coach" - I've heard this said a lot during my life, sometimes referring to sports and physical trainers, business or...
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Chris People
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
Even monkeys fall out of trees
saru mo ki kara ochiru or ‘even monkeys fall out of trees’ is a Japanese Proverb which means something like ‘nobody is perfect, even...
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- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Rediscovering Flow - a pathway to happiness
Flow or 'flow state', as described by the great psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is the experience of total immersion where our...
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Chris People
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Hypnosis and hypnotherapy: What the hell is it? And how can it help me?
As I meet people and discuss with them what I do, I realise there remains a lot of confusion and misconceptions about psychotherapy...
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Chris People
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
And still I rise…
This will be a quick one today as simply, put, its hard to do justice to someone as unique and fascinating as Maya Angelou. An activist...
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Chris People
- Jun 30, 2022
- 3 min
Everyone has a plan...until they've been hit (part 1)
Some reflections on adaptation, psychological flexibility and resolve when faced with challenging circumstances... I've always enjoyed...
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Chris People
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
Bruce Lee and The Gestalt Prayer
Now I really love this as it fuses two different (although frequently converging) areas of my life: psychology and martial arts. Bruce...
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Chris People
- May 22, 2022
- 1 min
What we do...(Part 2): Like a personal trainer for your mind
It's always a challenge to reduce down 'what I do' to a few words. But as Einstein said (I think it was Einstein anyway! - tell me if I...
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Chris People
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀…(𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼)
When posting on social media, I like to try and provide a little insight into some of the approaches that we use in our sessions and...
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Chris People
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
What we do...(Part 1)
There's few rigid rules on how a therapy or coaching programme may work. I suppose I have 2 main principles: 1. It should be based on...
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Chris People
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 '𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴' - It doesn't have to be this way.
This quote from Marcus Aurelius came up in Daily Stoic recently and it made me reflect somewhat on our work and my clients. One of the...
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Chris People
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Reignite the 'why'
Rediscovering purpose, connection and contentment: "Doing what matters" and reigniting the ‘why’ of your life. Learning to address and...
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Chris People
- Mar 23, 2022
- 1 min
Hope and getting back up
Showing people that they can get back up when they stumble means they don't have to fear the challenges that lie ahead We talk about the...
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Chris People
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Thoughts aren't facts!
I know this can sound weird when you first hear it, but bear with me. It’s an important concept that we often try and introduce early in...
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Chris People
- Mar 7, 2022
- 5 min
The Paradox of Motivational Quotes
I have a conflicted relationship with motivational quotes…I both hate them and love them. Firstly, and in the spirit of openness which I...
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- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
A 'prehab' or preventative approach to mental health, resilience and psychological flexibility
We can, of course, help you in the event of a crisis, a particularly difficult event, or challenging period in your life. This is the...
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Chris People
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
What's best? 1-to-1 therapy or group coaching?
TL;DR: Its purely about what fits your preference, situation and circumstances right now! 1-to-1 therapy and coaching I help a wide...
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Chris People
- Nov 16, 2021
- 5 min
New year's resolutions suck...do you want to do it differently?
Rather than spending another year of not only not getting where you really want to be, but then to make it worse, also beating yourself...
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Chris People
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Not a "life coach"...whatever the hell that actually means
I am not a "life coach"...whatever the hell that is... I understand you are sceptical - and so you should be... I simply provide an...
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