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in association with life coach Mandy Perry, Cert. SMC Dip. HSM at AMC Mentoring Ltd.
A guide to managing your emotions to fulfil your potential
Being yourself means being relaxed, fulfilled and natural. When we feel at one with ourselves we are at our best. We feel energised, healthy and able to cope with everything life throws at us.
But sometimes… well, sometimes we aren’t quite ourselves. We feel out of sorts, maybe a little under the weather, sometimes a little tearful, not coping as well as we normally do, as if something isn’t right. And sometimes we need a little help to get back on track.
If you find it hard to identify your emotions then listen to what your body is telling you today. Take a moment. Inhale deeply. As you exhale start to scan your body from the top of your head to the tip of your toes. Can you identify any part of your body that feels
tense, for example, your shoulders? Take three deep breaths and as you breathe out let the tension flow out with the air, this not only help you relax but clears the mind and refreshes the brain.
Heart ache?Sick with worry?
Butterflies in your tummy?All fingers and thumbs?
Lacking guts?What feelings go with what your body is telling you?
Dr Edward Bach
Our language is full of informative body imagery.
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Either write or draw your feeling in this space, or think of a colour that suits your mood.
Don’t give yourself a hard time – we’re only human. Statistics from our survey* of over 500 women in the UK show that you’re not alone if you feel that you’re not quite on top of your emotions:
Learning to manage your emotions is a life long journey, so have fun getting to know yourself along the way.
* Lightspeed research conducted for Nelsons with 3,500 women globally. 2006.
– Original Writings of Dr Edward Bach
Now pin the list to your fridge and make a pact with yourself to do at least one thing from your list each week. You deserve it!
Flash your pearly whites. Not only will it lift your spirits but you’ll start to notice others smiling too.
Look up at the world and not down at your feet, what you see may surprise you!
Make a list of the little things you would do if only you had the time. Make them realistic and achievable, for example:
Try replacing your negative thoughts with positive affirmations
Now stand in front of a mirror and repeat them to yourself.
Be your own best friend. Sometimes we talk to ourselves in a negative way. We would never dream of talking to our friends (or even our enemies for that matter) in this way, so why do we do it to ourselves?
Next time you find your head filled with negative chatter, check your thoughts. Imagine you are talking to your friend. Would you speak to them in this way? Never use a negative, i.e. I’m not feeling overwhelmed
Try to keep your affirmation in the present tense… I am feeling, or I feelKeep it short
Back in the 1930s a forward thinking doctor, Dr Edward Bach, discovered 38 flower remedies that can help us when we need to a little extra encouragement and support to blossom. The remedies help us manage our emotions, balancing negative thoughts and feelings, and allowing us to find our hidden strengths and potentials.
– Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner and trainer, Patricia Campbell-Parker
Patricia recommends:
Our fears can hold us back from doing some of the things we’d love to do, if only we dared! By moving from a negative state to a positive one of courage and bravery we can open new doors and expand our horizons.
The Bach Original Flower Remedy Mimulus can help us to overcome shyness and specific fears.
Maybe it’s a lack of confidence in your abilities that is in your way to moving forward. Empower yourself with a couple of drops of the Bach Original Flower Remedy Larch to rediscover your self belief.
You’re wonderful!
If it’s not work or home then it’s the state of the world that can leave us feeling more than just a little overwhelmed. You know you’re capable but sometimes the support of the Bach Original Flower Remedy Elm can help you up your mountain.
It’s hard to concentrate and feel happy when your mind is filled with negative worries, playing round and round in your head like a stuck record. Find your tranquillity and calm with White Chestnut.
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fear
s
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the
day
Rea
ch o
ut
to o
ther
s
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ow
yo
ur
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wn
min
d
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are
shy
or y
ou fe
el a
nxi
ous
abou
t som
eth
ing
spec
ific
You
are
anxi
ous
but c
an’t
say
wh
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You
feel
an
ext
rem
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rror
abo
ut s
omet
hin
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fear
you
mig
ht l
ose
con
trol
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feel
an
xiou
s ab
out s
omeb
ody
else
’s sa
fety
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min
d is
on
the
past
inst
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of th
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in a
dre
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fin
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lf m
akin
g th
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me
mis
take
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min
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run
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me
thin
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can’
t rea
lly
be
both
ered
You
feel
dow
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the
dum
ps a
nd
don’
t kn
ow w
hy
You
feel
tire
d af
ter
mak
ing
an e
ffor
t
Your
talk
ativ
enes
s le
ads
to lo
nel
ines
s
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feel
impa
tien
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h th
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ace
of p
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thin
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like
you
r ow
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but s
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feel
lon
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put t
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tire
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the
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ght o
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feel
a b
it le
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n a
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a s
etba
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give
up
wh
en th
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go
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can’
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up
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do s
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wh
ile
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an’t
fin
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ur v
ocat
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know
wh
at y
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ant t
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but
dou
bt y
our
judg
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ose
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ite
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at
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Pati
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Co
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Res
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Enco
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Ho
pe
Dec
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s
Dir
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Gu
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fect
s of
a s
hoc
k, o
r fr
om g
rief
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feel
res
entf
ul a
nd
sorr
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r yo
urse
lf
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feel
ove
rwh
elm
ed b
y yo
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any
resp
onsi
bili
ties
You
feel
gui
lty
or b
lam
e yo
urse
lf
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feel
des
pair
wh
en th
ere
is n
o h
ope
left
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expe
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d la
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onfi
den
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you
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ills
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a st
ron
g pe
rson
wh
o st
rugg
les
on p
ast t
he
lim
its
of s
tren
gth
You
feel
un
clea
n o
r di
slik
e so
met
hin
g ab
out y
ours
elf
Som
etim
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ou a
re a
tyra
nt w
hen
you
wan
t to
lead
Your
en
thus
iasm
lead
s yo
u to
bur
n y
ours
elf o
ut
You
feel
cri
tica
l of o
r in
tole
ran
t tow
ards
oth
ers
Your
love
for
your
fam
ily
mak
es it
har
d to
let t
hem
go
You
driv
e yo
urse
lf h
ard
tryi
ng
to s
et a
n e
xam
ple
You
can’
t eas
ily
say
‘no’
to o
ther
peo
ple
Oth
er p
eopl
e’s id
eas k
nock
you
off
cour
se; y
ou ar
e un
settl
ed at
tim
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f cha
nge
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feel
wou
nde
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alou
s, sp
itef
ul, o
r w
ant r
even
ge
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hid
e yo
ur tr
oubl
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ehin
d a
smil
e
Star
of B
eth
leh
em
Wil
low
Elm
Pin
e
Swee
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estn
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Lar
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Oak
Cra
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pple
Vin
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Ver
vain
Bee
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Ch
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Roc
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ater
Cen
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Wal
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Hol
ly
Agr
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y
Co
mfo
rt
Posi
tivi
ty
Supp
or
t
Ab
solu
tio
n
Sola
ce
Co
nfi
den
ce
Str
eng
th
Pur
ify
Insp
ire
Un
win
d
Tole
ran
ce
Rel
ease
Flo
w
Ass
erti
ven
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Co
nst
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Go
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wil
l
Ope
nn
ess
Gro
upSy
mpt
omR
emed
yPo
siti
ve E
ffec
t
Fin
d J
oy
and
Ho
pe
Live
an
d
let
Live
Stan
d y
ou
r
gr
ou
ndThe
y ar
e so
eas
y to
tak
e, s
impl
y ad
d tw
o dr
ops
to a
glas
s of
wat
er, a
nd s
ip a
t in
terv
als.
Or,
you
may
pre
fer pu
ttin
g tw
o dr
ops
dire
ctly
on
your
ton
gue. A
lway
s re
ad the
labe
l.
Bach Original Flower Remedies, Nelsons House, 83 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5LPLearn more at: www.bachremedies.co.uk
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