Mastering acceptance is too fold, master positive thinking (everything happens for a reason, the bigger picture always working in your favour) and then lower your expectations.

Spotting eating disorders signs and symptons can be difficult, like any addictive pattern we are not comfortable admitting to, people hide their eating disorder symptoms from the people they love.

Think of your triggers as a great wave, waterfall, tsunami coming your way. Your objective is to learn to recognise the trigger and consciously disarm it before it does it's worst and activates that unwelcome automated response and you're under.

Trusting others can be a precarious business, people often say one thing and do the complete opposite but with committed meditation practise the one person you can learn to completely trust and rely upon is yourself.

Suicide is on the rise, particularly amongst young men but suicide only ever happens in a moment of temporary overload.

When we start to take a closer look at our dark side we will always bump into Denial.

Whether you are the perpetrator or the victim of bullying, it's important to look at why we do it, why we let it happen and how we can learn to stop both behaviour patterns.

Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciation and learning to enjoy and be grateful for what you have, indeed all you have which if you live in the west is likely more than most.

What are anxiety and panic attacks and why do we have them?

Being confident is about being sure because if you are sure, you can never make a mistake. Being sure means taking your time, going at your own pace, being in control and never allowing others to undermine you or your thinking.

We are a culture of self obsessed materialistic mice on a wheel going round and round looking outward for approval.

When I was young I grew up very poor so although I did not aspire for fame, money and power, I did strive for success in business. It was not until I had actually made my fortune and was able to move in VIP circles, I became attracted by celebrity and walking that red carpet myself.

The universal truth is your best friend when it comes to sorting out your mind. Sticking only with the truth in not easy but it does reduce stress and anxiety. 

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

Taking responsibility for your actions gives you humility which becomes very attractive to others you meet

For anyone on the road to complete mental recovery one of the 1st things I teach is how to cultivate and practise gratitude. The act of being thankful has the power to connect you and take you away from the destructive nature of self.

To stop being a by product of your own misery you have to interupt the misery by making one small change.

Your Venus Cow is the youthful, fresh, desirable girl lost inside the time gap between what we used to look like and the cruel reality of ageing, menopause and no confidence. You feel like she's gone forever but she's not, she just needs a slap round the face to wake her up.

Winston Churchil said, "Fear is a reaction, courage is a decision" Wisdom comes from seeing the unlimited possibilities around us then letting go to experience them.