Living according to the principle of approach or avoidance?
Whether we live according to the principle of approach or avoidance makes a big difference in how we feel about us and our lives.
Living according to the principle of approach or avoidance?
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What role(s) are you actually playing in your life?
What are your role(s) in life? It can be surprising how many there actually are and what demands, joys and fears they bring.
What role(s) are you actually playing in your life?
Psychologists and their “laser eyes” – a scary myth.
Psychologists and their "laser eyes" - a scary myth. Read here why you can feel free to open up in therapy in a self-determined way.
Psychologists and their “laser eyes” – a scary myth.
Do you dare being truly authentic and vulnerable?
Being authentic and vulnerable - a challenge that many people find difficult to face. What about you? Do you dare?
Do you dare being truly authentic and vulnerable? 
Self-reflection: the key to yourself!
Reflection: key to yourself! Self-reflection means mental processes which make you get to know and understand yourself better.
Self-reflection: the key to yourself!
Does achieving goals really make you happy?
Happiness through goal achievement? As we grow up, we observe our surroundings and deduce what we want for ourselves.
Does achieving goals really make you happy?
Your goals coming true – make it goals that fulfil you!
Your goals coming true! Make it goals that fulfil you - with conscious know-how about setting and formulating goals.
Your goals coming true – make it goals that fulfil you!
About bonding and healing – just by being you.
Jut by being you - how we can be invaluably healing for others without even realising it. Let's never underestimate our "echo"!
About bonding and healing – just by being you.
Johari: about a window, blind spots and your unconscious.
Self-image & external image: what a window with four fields can tell you about your blind spots and your unconscious.
Johari: about a window, blind spots and your unconscious.
Why we need emptiness to refill our lives.
Emptiness: a good thing. The feeling of emptiness can often be frightening for us. We feel lonely, uprooted and disorientated.
Why we need emptiness to refill our lives.
Grounding & anchoring: when life pulls you off your feet.
Stability through grounding & anchoring: how to find your way back to yourself when life pulls the rug out from under your feet.
Grounding & anchoring: when life pulls you off your feet.
Why only one single moment really belongs to you!
One moment for you! Why the present moment is the only one that really belongs to you & what you can do to make it a 100% yours.
Why only one single moment really belongs to you!
The Butterfly Effect: 1 step – 1000 possible consequences!
1 step - 1000 possible consequences! Taking a look at the interconnectivity of the single parts of the world.
The Butterfly Effect: 1 step – 1000 possible consequences!
About toxic relationship patterns and sharpening our critical eye.
Nothing could have been: why we run after toxic relationship patterns and how we can sharpen our critical eye.
About toxic relationship patterns and sharpening our critical eye.
Mental Health Monday – CW45: Let’s talk about red flags and toxicity!
Our choice of partner in the context of friendly or romantic relationships is decisive for our quality of life. The…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW44: Let’s talk about who you really are!
Ever felt low and miserable, feeling like you’re not worthy, skilled, lovable or whatever? Underestimating yourself, nowadays often called Imposter…
Mental Health Monday – CW44: Let’s talk about cognitive restructuring!
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW43: Let’s talk about a good opportunity!
Everyday life presents us with pleasant and unpleasant things. It is usually quite easy for us to view pleasant things…
Mental Health Monday – CW43: Let’s talk about your safe space!
The safe space is a common imagination technique from the field of relaxation training. Find a quiet spot where you…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW42: Let’s talk about the unbelievable!
The truth of the unbelievable can reveal itself to us in many ways. Be it through a gut feeling; a…
Mental Health Monday – CW42: Let’s talk about medication!
Psychopharmacological medication can be a helpful support in combination with clinical-psychological or psychotherapeutic treatments. Depending on the type of medication,…
Friday Funnies – CW41: You’ll never know for sure…
No, seriously: of course psychologists and other professionals don’t know what you’re thinking! We don’t have x-ray vision and we…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW41: Let’ s talk about the truth!
Let’s start by saying that the ultimate, objective truth doesn´t seem to exist. Every person has their own perception, formed…
Mental Health Monday – CW41: Let’ s talk about the biopsychosocial model!
The biopsychosocial model is a widely used approach to explaining the development of health or illness. It illustrates the interplay…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW40: Let’ s talk about countries and borders!
Countries, borders, visas, laws – when travelling, we often ask ourselves why we have to deal with so much bureaucracy…
Mental Health Monday – CW40: Let’s talk about altruism!
Altruism means selflessness or a way of thinking and behaving that is characterised by consideration for others. Behaving altruistically in…
Friday Funnies – CW39: Already had a cup of Anxietea this morning?
Anxiety can crawl into your mind and tell you that literally EVERYTHING is totally wrong – up to “being just…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW39: Let’s talk about the golden cage of society!
Feeling trapped by society – a controversial topic, as society gives us rules, routines, consistency and therefore a sense of…
Mental Health Monday – CW39: Let’s talk about the vicious cycle of anxiety!
Anxiety – a vicious cycle. Once it’s got a hold of us, the cycle often begins to spin relentlessly –…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW35: Let’s talk about curiosity!
What if we approached things that frighten us with curiosity instead of fear? What if we actively took the time…
Mental Health Monday – CW35: Let’s talk about phobias!
Phobias are anxiety disorders that are focused on specific and very individual objects or situations. Well-known and widespread phobias are…
Friday Funnies – CW34: Let’s talk about asking for support!
When we’re asked how we’re doing it’s a common response to tell people we’re fine. In most cultures it’s even…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW34: Let’s talk about making room for the pain!
Feeling physical and psychological pain is not easy to bear. We would prefer to push the pain away; to get…
Mental Health Monday – CW34: Let’s talk about depression!
Depression is a mental health disease that affects roughly 4,4% of people worldwide according to the WHO. This is an…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW33: Let’s talk about manifestation!
Today’s Wednesday Wonder tells us about the magic of manifestation. What we think and believe affects our feelings, what we…
Mental Health Monday – CW33: Let’s talk about the miracle question!
A popular exercise in psychology is the so-called miracle question. It gives you the opportunity to briefly remove yourself from…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW32: Let’s talk about being heard!
We as human beings have a basic need to be truly seen and heard with all our hopes, dreams, worries…
Mental Health Monday – CW32: Let’s talk about accepting your negative emotions!
Feeling negative emotions can weigh heavily on us. Whether it’s sadness, anger, shame, guilt, frustration, disappointment, fear… we often wish…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW31: Let’s talk about cherishing every waking moment!
Waking up every morning might be the most underrated gift ever. What does it imply, to wake up every day?…
Mental Health Monday – CW31: Let’s talk about a good night’s sleep!
Sometimes it can be difficult to bring your day to a close and just let it be. People you’ve met,…
Friday Funnies – CW30: Let’s talk about good decisions!
As we were talking about how to take good decisions and learning to know what we truly want… engage in…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW30: Let’s talk about your wishes!
“If you don’t know exactly what you want, you will live according to the desires of others.” From “What do…
Mental Health Monday – CW30: Let’s talk about your inner team!
Have you ever had difficulties taking decisions? This includes small everyday decisions as well as larger, potentially life-changing ones. It…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW29: Let’s talk about quality time!
Quality time is the currency of relationships – what does that even mean? We can talk about any kind of…
Mental Health Monday – CW29: Let’s talk about your identity!
Our identity is formed by genetic predispositions, by the experiences throughout the course of our lives, by our thoughts, feelings,…
Friday Funnies – CW28: Let’s talk about overthinking!
Do you catch yourself overthinking sometimes? Are you having things running around your head that nobody else seems to care…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW28: Let’s talk about truly being seen!
What’s the difference between looking at something and really seeing something? In the first case, we are fleeting, distractible; ready…
Mental Health Monday – CW28: Let’s talk about sensory perception!
Do you sometimes wish to fully appreciate a certain moment? Have you ever wanted to savour a situation or sensation…
Friday Funnies – CW27: Let’s talk about self-love!
Self-love – an often-used term with great resonance. What does it actually mean? Do I love myself when I basically…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW27: Let’s talk about being comfortable within yourself!
Sometimes we don’t feel comfortable where we are. We think that if only we could be somewhere else, everything would…
Mental Health Monday – CW27: Let’s talk about mindfulness!
What we as human beings perceive when we say “now” only lasts 2-3 seconds. Everything that happens before this is…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW26: Let’s talk about abundance!
The experience of happiness or frustration does not depend on the actual situation we find ourselves in. It’s our personal…
Mental Health Monday – CW26: Let’s talk about self-kindness!
Are you actually kind to yourself? Do you regularly do things that make you feel happy and alive? Do you…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW25: Let’s talk about your visions!
Now that we’ve talked about visualisation on Monday, let’s turn our attention to your visions. Having dreams, goals and visions…
Mental Health Monday – CW25: Let’s talk about visualization!
What do vision boards and psychosomatics have in common? Everyone’s talking about vision boards. A pictorial representation of personal dreams and…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW24: Let’s talk about asking for help!
Many of us grew up with the belief that it’s weak to ask for help. We may think: if you…
Mental Health Monday – CW24: Let’s talk about early warning signs!
Early warning signs are what we can observe before an episode of psychological stress or illness occurs. Each sign alone…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW23: Have you been breathing today?
Weird question, isn’t it? Maybe not as weird as it might seem, because there’s actually a huge difference between “breathing”…
Mental Health Monday – CW23: Let’s talk about abdominal breathing!
Our breathing – the most natural thing in the world. Really? Since our breathing is controlled automatically by the autonomic…
Friday Funnies – CW22: Let’s talk about wearing masks!
How often are you asked about your well-being and you pretend to be “fine”, even though you don’t feel it?…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW22: Let’s talk about your date with life!
“Our date with life takes place in the present moment; and the meeting point is exactly where we are.” Don’t…
Mental Health Monday – CW22: Let’s talk about handling your emotions!
Sometimes we tend to push our emotions away. We want to get rid of them, especially if they are negative…
Friday Funnies – CW21: Let’s talk about unpleasant truths!
Comforting lies or unpleasant truths? Comfort zone or confrontation? Eyes closed or eyes wide open? Which queue will I meet…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW21: Let’s talk about your truth!
Getting a better understanding of your emotions and needs is the key to understanding and getting to know yourself. When…
Mental Health Monday – CW21: Let’s talk about basic emotions!
Our basic emotions are the ones we’re born with. They show up in every person regardless of their specific socialization.…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW20: Let’s talk about your spirit!
Spirit: what is that anyway? Call it your mind, your psyche, the universe, God, a higher power or your personal…
Mental Health Monday – CW20: Let’s talk about relaxation!
Yes, life is busy. Yes, it’s super hard to take time to relax. If you’re stressed enough to not have…
Wonders of Wednesday – CW19: Let’s talk about gratitude!
Practice being grateful in as many situations as possible. It’s beautiful to experience gratitude if things turned out your way.Can…
Mental Health Monday – CW19: Let’s talk about collecting happiness!
Being grateful can allow us to get a new perspective on life on a daily basis. If you’re feeling good, collect…