Being a mum can be really hard. Most days you are on the go from the moment you open your eyes to the moment you fall asleep. This is a short tapping process to help bring some stillness into your over worked nervous system and also validate all of your mum emotions - they are all valid!
For more support please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to help xx
A limiting belief is an UNTRUE belief of yourself that you believe is TRUE. It’s the negative chatter you find your brain defaulting to when you’re feeling exhausted, anxious, burnt out, overwhelmed, stressed or wanting to do something that feels out of your comfort zone.
Whether it’s I’m not good enough, I will fail, I never get it right, I’m not beautiful, I don’t deserve success, my voice isn’t important, I’m not clever….these are limiting beliefs that quite literally hold you back from being who you want to be in life.
The next Happy Heads Monthly Reset is now LIVE and is all about how you can overcome your limiting beliefs. In it you’ll get:
* Insight into what limiting beliefs are and where they come from
* Top tips on how to rewire your brain to think differently
* Tapping Process to overcome your limiting beliefs
* Loving Kindness meditation to rebuild your self compassion
* Chakra cleanse meditation to calm both body and mind
Click the link HERE to sign up now, it’s totally FREE and I don’t spam peole xx
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Being a mum to a little one can feel really challenging because you are often sleep deprived and that's tough! When you’ve had a bad nights sleep there is a 66% amplification to your brains amygdala (fear response) which means:
- It’s easy to feel more anxious
- Harder to think clearly and focus
- Easier to think negatively
- Harder to self regulate your emotions
- Your nervous system may feel frazzled and more sensitive
- You may feel floaty and like you’re on another planet
Whilst I can’t give you the gift of sleep I do know how to calm your nervous system, which is all you need to do on days when you’ve had zero sleep and you'll be surprised at how much more awake you feel afterwards!
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Watch this video to see how it's done and reset your tired mind 👆🏼
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Finding time for self care as a parent can be tough when all your energy is being poured into your little ones. A child's brain is still very much developing, which is why they are unable to self regulate their emotions - they need us to help them. That's incredibly hard to do if you're feeling exhausted, stressed, anxious and low. The more you nurture your own mind, the easier it is to nurture theirs.
Watch this video to see how you can use tapping to calm your incredible parent brain.
If you would like more support nurturing your mind please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to help xx
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What is tapping and how does it work? This is a question I get asked a lot and something i'm always very passionate about answering. I've been an Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) practitioner for nearly 7 years now and the results I see with my clients never fails to amaze me. Seeing the huge realisations and shifts that they have is always so inspiring. Even during group workshops and retreats when I have no idea what anyone is personally working on tapping has powerful results.
Your body is filled with a very complex nervous system that is connected to your brain my something called the vagus nerve - your mind and body are completely interconnected. Where these energy (meridian) lines begin and end they are closer to the surface of your skin so you can physically tap on them to release the negative tension that you're holding in both your body and your mind.
Tapping is based on the combined principles of ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology. It's also part neuro linguistic programming (using your voice to rewire your brain) which is why it is so powerful at helping you overcome your anxious, negative thoughts and it's amazing at helping you get to the core route of a problem. You're bringing your nervous system back into balance by physically tapping on your body while enabling your brain to process whatever it is that you are working on. You're healing the body AND the mind at the same time, which is why it's so effective.
The basic Tapping technique requires you to focus on a negative emotion or specific problem at hand. This could be an anxiety, negative belief, fear, phobia, grief, worry or any difficult emotion or situation that you want to work on. While maintaining your mental focus on this issue, you then use your fingertips to tap 5-7 times on 9 specific meridian points of the body.
Identify the issue you want to work on
Rate the emotional intensity of the feeling on a scale of 0 - 10
Tap on your karate chop and repeat the statements...
"Even though I have this (insert problem here)______________ , I love and accept myself anyway"
"Even though I have this (insert problem here)______________ , that's ok, i'm human"
"Even though I have this (insert problem here)______________ , I love my body and I love my mind"
Then move around the points of the body using language connected to the issue (e.g "this anxiety, this tension in my body, it's exhausting, its holds me back..."
After two rounds take a deep breath (in through nose out through mouth) and rate the intensity of the emotion
Keep doing the rounds until your number has reduced. Use language that directly targets the problem and only move to positive affirmations when it has reduced.
If you’re interesting in doing tapping and would like a 1:1 session please get in touch kim@happyheads.me xx
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It's totally normal to have days where your energy and mood feel a bit low. Tapping is an incredible tool for bringing your nervous system back into balance and overcoming any anxious negative thoughts that you might be having. This is the perfect way to give your mood the boost that it needs and it doesn't take long to do!
Watch this video to see how you can use tapping to reframe your negative thoughts and boost your mood.
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Sign up here to the Happy Heads Monthly Reset. Each 'reset' will give you the tools and techniques you need to help refresh your energy and transform your mind, enabling you to put your self care back on the priority list. You'll get a free meditation, video content, breathing techniques, Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) and so much more!
Or get in touch kim@happyheads.me I'd love to hear from you xx
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We live in a world where distractions are everywhere so it's understandable that our attention spans are now less than a goldfish! People are finding it harder and harder to focus and concentrate so it's never been more important to strengthen your mind. Watch this video above to see how tapping can bring some much needed stillness to your very busy mind.
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This Months Happy Heads Reset is all about Improving Your Focus. As well as the video above you’ll get a guided meditation, insight into why we are so distracted and top tips on how to concentrate better.
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Sign up HERE for the full reset, it's completely FREE xx
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“I have just finished the Happy Heads Autumn Retreat and really cannot recommend it highly enough. As someone with a chronic neurological condition I have suffered with worry, self-doubt and anxiety most of my adult life. Kim delivers the sessions in a very calm and gentle manner and she has such a reassuring way about her which really helped me to believe I could achieve what I wanted to. The retreat left me feeling truly empowered. If you want to make a change in your life then I urge you to try it for yourself. “
Thank-you so much to everyone who joined the Happy Heads Autumn Retreat it was an absolute pleasure teaching you all. I designed this retreat to help you completely transform your wellbeing and the feedback has been incredible. Don’t worry if you missed out the retreat was recorded and is now available to buy and own forever with 50% off!
Each Sunday i’ll send you the 1.5hr recorded workshop that will help you delve deeper into what you really want and overcome any self doubt that may be holding you back. Every workshop includes insight into the brain and topic, breathing techniques, guided meditation and Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping).
On the Monday you’ll receive a support email that has all the key insights from what you learnt, a meditation recording for you to use and a weekly (easily doable) practice to help you integrate the tools and techniques into your day. I’ll be available to contact throughout the retreat should you have any questions at all. So if you want to give your mind and energy a reset this is the retreat for you!
The Happy Heads Heads Autumn Retreat is only 9 days away now and is not something you want to miss! It’s been designed to help you transform your wellbeing after a mentally exhausting year and to make it easily manageable it's set across 4 weekends.
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Each Sunday @3pm there will be a 1.5hr LIVE workshop that will help you delve deeper into what you really want and overcome any self doubt that may be holding you back. Every workshop includes insight into the brain and topic, breathing techniques, guided meditation and Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping).
Sun September 26th - Self Love & Set Intentions
Sun October 3rd - Overcome Negative Beliefs
Sun October 10th - Manifest the Life you Want
Sun October 17th - Step into your Power
After the workshops you’ll receive a support email that has all the key insights from what you learnt, a meditation recording for you to use and a weekly (easily doable) practice to help you integrate the tools and techniques into your day. Each one will be recorded so if you miss one you can always catch up.
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It’s been designed to completely transform your wellbeing (mind, body & soul) but can also be done individually and you can choose the workshop you would like to attend. You can check out the wonderful testimonials from the last one in my previous post.
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To book on follow the link HERE or get in touch kim@happyheads.me xx
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78% of you are feeling anxious about life after lockdown and it’s not surprising after the challenging year we’ve all had. One common and very frustrating anxiety trigger is a fear of the unknown, which right now so many people are experiencing.
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When you’re feeling anxious it’s because your body has started to go into fight and flight mode with your amygdala (brains fear response) hijacking your brain. Watch this video to see a simple way to bring your nervous system back into balance AND directly target the worries you have about the easing of restrictions.
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For more support please get in touch kim@happyheads.me xx
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You may not necessarily be where you want to be but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate where you are right now. The problem with always looking forward to somewhere else is that you fail to appreciate the present moment - which is really all we ever have. Never put labels on where you are in life because all your focus ends up on that final ‘point’ but life is a continuous process. Practicing self compassion is vital for a good functioning mental health. If you fail to be kind to yourself you’ll miss all the small achievements, which are just as important as the bigger ones.
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To practice Self Compassion every day, simply write down three things that you love about yourself or that you're grateful for. Even if it's the same each day, focus your mind on your POSITIVE qualities and achievements. Physically writing them down helps to train the mind, decreasing negative thinking and strengthening your neurological pathways. .
Life is hard and we’ve all had obstacles that we needed to navigate so be proud that you’ve come this far - believe in yourself and believe in your abilities .
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If everything seemed to be going great in my life I genuinely used to worry that, if I didn’t worry - something bad would happen. Put your hands up if you do that! This is 100% an anxious thought and not something that your brain needs to think.
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I’ve now worked on this particular negative thought, so I’m able to quickly reframe my thoughts if ever it starts to creep into my mind. For me personally I know it comes from losing my dad at the age of 7. Before that I never worried about bad things happening and then something bad did happen - so this is why I used to have this anxious thought.
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A great way to reduce the intensity of your negative thoughts is to identify where it may have come from. Become a memory detective and see if you can make any links - gently reflecting back. Don’t worry too much if you can’t make any links, you can still reframe your thoughts.
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Always remember that there's no need to worry if things are going smoothly in life - you deserve to be happy. Life can always throw you curve balls but it has no correlation to whether you worry about it or not so stop the worry and trust the process.
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Hi Lovely Human,
A recent study in the UK found that some 6 million people suffer from anxiety (3 million with depression as their primary problem) so if you suffer with your mental health - you are not alone!
I wanted to share my own personal journey with anxiety and depression with you, how I came to suffer from both and most importantly, how I overcame them.
WHAT LEAD TO MY BURN OUT?
In my last work place I experienced complete and utter burnout. I was a happy, super positive person but over the space of 7 months my mental health and self esteem plummeted to rock bottom.
Our manager had left suddenly just before Christmas and we were left completely unsupported in our roles for 5 months. For some people, not having a boss might be great, but for me, having a manager that supports you is vital for my wellbeing.
I began to severely over-work, I was living and breathing work from the moment I woke up to the moment I went to bed. I was completely exhausted and my amygdala was being triggered almost constantly. I started to struggle with social anxiety (something I’ve never experienced before) worrying what other people thought of me, my memory began to quickly decline and I found it really hard to focus.
My stomach was always tight, I had really bad digestive problems, my mouth was always dry, I had regular headaches, my shoulders muscles were constantly painful and I was getting colds all the time - stress was taking a damaging toll on my physical health.
I began to have issues with a newly appointed manager who was extremely critical towards me. My anxiety began to skyrocket, my self-esteem disintegrated and I started to have panic attacks. It felt like my brain was in a constant tumble dryer at full speed and I’d lost my ability to vocalise sentences properly.
My anxiety was so bad that by this point that it had lead into depression. It felt like I was stuck in an alternate universe - you know you’re alive but the world around you looks different, like it’s coated in sadness. I felt completely helpless and lost - hitting rock bottom in the mental health department. Luckily a very kind doctor signed me off work after assessing my wellbeing.
MY ROAD TO RECOVERY
It was during my time off that I went and did the hugely transformational Hoffman Process, which is a retreat filled with visualisations, guided meditation, movement work - all of which transformed my mental health. It was here that I saw the true power of guided meditation to improve your wellbeing.
It was also here that I was able to grieve for my dad who very sadly killed himself when I was 7 years old, due to depression. This for me was the REAL transformation. Little had I known that the un-processed grief was living on in my nervous system as anxiety and a constant feeling of not being good enough.
It was after processing the grief that I’d held locked inside for 25 years, that both my mental and physical health transformed. I no longer felt anxious or depressed and my digestive system completely changed. When you look after your mind, the rest follows. I began meditating regularly everyday, and quite quickly my confidence, self esteem, focus and memory all started to improve and grow.
I realised my true purpose in life was to help people of all ages improve their mental health so I retrained to become a meditation teacher and Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner - two very powerful tools for looking after your wellbeing and releasing negative blockages. I now have an entire tool box of calm to help me navigate any difficult situation that life throws at me. You can listen in HERE to an interview I did with the lovely ladies at Project Love if you would like to hear more on this. You 100% don’t need to change career to start nurturing your mind. There are many things you can do right now to help you start feeling better straight away.
CONQUERING YOUR MIND
You don’t need to have a traumatic childhood to have anxiety - every human has fear. Let’s say a teacher severely criticised one of your projects, that could live on in your subconscious as a negative belief of not being good enough or being stupid.
Irrelevant of where things come from, the first step to conquering anxiety is calming your nervous system down and telling your amygdala that you aren’t about to get eaten. The more you deepen your breathing, the more you engage your parasympathetic nervous system (rest and relaxation).
Here are a few things you can do to combat anxiety and depression:
SPEAK - to a professional, friends or family if you need help. My friends and family were pivotal in me getting better.
PRIORITISE your mental health. Find time every day to calm your nervous system, even if it’s for 5 minutes in the morning your brain is the most important part of your body.
MEDITATE - every day to strengthen your prefrontal cortex (area of the brain connected to self regulation of emotions)
STOP looking at your phone and flooding your brain with unwanted information, especially first thing in the morning and last thing at night. An anxious brain does not need any more information!
PAUSE - everyday to deepen your breathing and soothe your internal world
LISTEN - to your body and where you are holding your anxiety. Breathe into the areas you feel anxious as regularly as you can
EAT CLEAN - gut functionality is just as important to your mental health as your mind so stop eating any processed food
TAKE - yourself out of any situation that is making you feel anxious or depressed as much as you can. Set healthy boundaries with people who drain your energy.
HYDRATE - yourself regularly. The brain needs water to function properly so stay away from too much alcohol or coffee
PROCESS - any grief or trauma that might be an underlying cause of your anxiety
HAPPY HEADS SUPPORT
If you are currently struggling with anxiety or depression and can relate to anything I’ve spoken about please do get in contact: kim@happyheads.me for a private session or sign up to my 8 Week online Course - Reducing Stress & Anxiety
Your mental health should always be a top priority in your life. I teach people of all ages, simple mindful tools and techniques that empower you to live a happier, calmer and stress free life.
Life doesn’t need to be overwhelming - it's time to make your head happy again.
Take Care
Kim xx
S T O P - T H I N K - B R E A T H E
How are you feeling today? Foggy, stressed, anxious? I might be able to help with that…I'm joining the amazing She’s Lost Control tribe in a couple of weeks to help you calm your mind. Happy Heads teaches busy people how to stop, think and breathe - empowering you with simple mindful tools and techniques that build confidence, reduce anxiety and increase focus.
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Meditation helps improve both mental and physical well-being, bringing you back into balance when you need it most. This workshop includes insight into the brain, shortcut breathing techniques, guided meditation and Emotional Freedom Technique (also know as Tapping). EFT is a powerful way to help release negative thoughts and tension held in your body, enabling you to be the best version of yourself - the perfect partners.
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To book simply click HERE - can’t wait to meet you all!
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Don't worry if you’re feeling a little anxious today - this is a simple breathing technique to help calm your nervous system down and soothe your mind.
If you would like to learn more about how to reduce stress, decrease anxiety and improve your mental wellbeing check out my 8 WEEK ONLINE COURSE x
