by Jo Banks | Nov 29, 2022 | Inspiration, Narcissism & Bullying, Self Development
Listen to the article (8:00 minutes). I’ve been meaning to write about gaslighting for a while now. I get asked about it a lot and think it’s one of those terms many people use without fully understanding what it means. In essence, gaslighting is a form of... 
by Jo Banks | Nov 22, 2022 | Inspiration, Self Development
Listen to the article (7:30). In previous articles, including last week’s, ‘Feeling Out of Control? Do This…’; I’ve talked a lot about our flight, fight, freeze stress response; in other words, what happens when we enter ‘survival mode’. In this... 
by Jo Banks | Nov 21, 2022 | Inspiration, Self Development
Many of us struggle with negative thoughts, especially if, like me, you were brought up in a household where your primary caregivers were worriers, overthinkers and generally negatively focused. I realise that sometimes, it can seem too hard or even impossible to see... 
by Jo Banks | Nov 4, 2022 | Inspiration, Self Development
In last week’s article, I wrote about how we can become addicted to the biochemicals we release in flight, fight, freeze mode. In other words, the hormones we release when we trigger our stress response. Read it here. However, we don’t just become addicted to the... 
by Jo Banks | Oct 28, 2022 | Inspiration, Self Development
In the past, I’ve written quite a bit about both stress and our biochemicals. However, I’m not sure (without reading everything back) if I’ve discussed how our hormones can become addictive, especially the ‘stress’ ones. Our various... 
by Jo Banks | Oct 17, 2022 | Inspiration, Self Development
Twelve months ago, I read the statement: One in four menopausal people considers leaving their careers because of menopausal symptoms. That statistic completely blew me away and, quite frankly, made me really quite angry. Why should people feel they must...