What really is causing your low energy and fatigue?

The origins of low-energy can be physical, emotional or spiritual. I won’t deal with the spiritual here, except to say the phrase that comes to mind is “dark night of the soul.”

Categories: Emotional Problems  |  Tags: chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, emotional, fatigue, low energy, SAD, tiredness  |  No comments

What Type of Emotional Legacy Are You Leaving your Family?

I had remarried a couple of years before and was busy at home trying to establish a new consulting business. We had a typical family life with three teenagers at home with lots of distractions and noise; it was often hard to concentrate on my work.

My frustration was showing up in ways that I was barely aware of. One day my wife said to me very calmly, “Neill, it’s bothering the kids how you are snapping at them. If you don’t do something about it, you will end up as a lonely, grouchy old man.”

What hit me was the thought that my family would remember me as a grouch. I could not allow that to be my emotional legacy. The internal shift was instantaneous.

Categories: News, Parenting, Self Growth  |  Tags: emotional, emotional legacy, family, family life, legacy, my family  |  2 comments

Finding Clarity through Emotional Distress

Emotional distress, or emotional discomfort, is a sign that something is not right in your life. These are the times when you grow and change the most–usually for the better. The key to making it through difficult times is finding clarity.

Categories: Self Growth  |  Tags: clarity, confusion, counselling, crises, difficult times, discomfort, economy, emotional, emotional effects, job loss, trauma  |  3 comments