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Category: Psychology

Coaching, death, Fear, Health, Philosophy, Psychology

Let’s talk about death!

January 20, 2021January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

Not many of us like to talk, or even think, about death. Yet, embracing our mortality can have huge existential benefits. I’ve always known that death is an unpopular topic – but the extent of its unpopularity became clear to … Continue reading Let’s talk about death!

emotional resilience, Psychology, self-awareness

Ways to develop resilience

May 22, 2020January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

The current global crisis has certainly created new worries and fears, or at least emphasised pre-existing ones. At the same time, it offers an opportunity to re-establish our priorities, i.e. to re-evaluate the importance we give to things based on … Continue reading Ways to develop resilience

anxiety management, depression, Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology

Why practise mindfulness?

December 13, 2019January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

We all want to be happy, but fewer and fewer of us seem to be achieving that goal. For many years, statistics have been telling us that an increasing number of people in wealthy nations are suffering from anxiety and … Continue reading Why practise mindfulness?

anger management, anxiety, depression, healthy aggression, Mindfulness, Psychology

Healthy aggression v anger

March 12, 2019January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

Anger is definitely a toxic emotion. Like fear, it is classified as a high-energy negative emotion, as opposed to low-energy ones, such as sadness or guilt. Yet, is there such a thing as healthy aggression? Fear and excitement produce the … Continue reading Healthy aggression v anger

Coaching, Life Coaching, Psychology, Psychotherapy

Choosing a coach

September 17, 2018January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

Choosing a coach or therapist can be an important decision, financially and emotionally, and is therefore a little daunting. What are the qualities you need to look out for? How do you know when you’ve found the right person for … Continue reading Choosing a coach

Coaching, Life Coaching, Psychology, Psychotherapy

Coaching v therapy

April 16, 2018January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

What is the difference between coaching and psychotherapy? The cliché that coaching focuses on the present and future while therapy focuses on the past isn’t just a cliché but also a myth, as there are forms of therapy that don’t … Continue reading Coaching v therapy

Grieving, Health, Mindfulness, Psychology

Man flu

January 22, 2018January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

It’s flu season again and, like most men, I’m not very good at being sick. I have fairly low pain threshold and tend to feel pathetically sorry for myself when struck by the nasty virus. It really feels as though … Continue reading Man flu

Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Spirituality

Spirituality v religion

November 20, 2017January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

The word ‘spirituality’ is often associated to religion, but the two in fact have more differences than similarities. Religions tend to be lists of dos and don’ts. If we follow the rules, we go to heaven; if we don’t, we … Continue reading Spirituality v religion

Coaching, Phobias, Psychology, Public Speaking

Fear of public speaking

October 18, 2017January 23, 2021 Nico De Napoli

A friend recently informed me that fear of public speaking, aka glossophobia, is the most common human fear. He was trying to reassure me, as I’d been feeling nervous about a presentation I had to give at a coaching workshop. I … Continue reading Fear of public speaking

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