Here to Thrive
BlogA self-help blog with thoughts and ideas to help you consider life differently
A self-help blog packed with tips and tricks to help you get the good stuff out of life.
We should all be living a life that feels amazing. One that attends to our deepest wants, needs & desires. A life that feels natural and fulfilling.
How do we get there? We have to live intentionally. We can’t keep running around on autopilot letting life just happen to us. We have to start happening to life.
I’m Kate, former Psychologist turned Writer, Podcast Host & Life Coach. This blog is dedicated to helping you connect with your authentic self so you can create self-renewing happiness.
I cover a whole heap of stuff including topics around relationships, the workplace, our spirit, personal growth, and creating balance. I come from a positive psychology background so you’ll find a heap of happy around here. Enjoy exploring!
How to Stop Procrastinating
It’s so easy to put things off, but inevitably procrastinating just leads to unnecessary stress. The key to overcoming your tendency to procrastinate is finding the Activation Energy required to get off your butt and get started.
7 Tips on Being a Good Friend Inspired by Winnie the Pooh
Here are 7 quotes from Winnie the Pooh that hint at how we can be a really good friend.
3 Reasons Why Feeling Lost is a Good Thing
Most of us have experienced feeling lost at some point in our lives. It’s that aching moment when you feel like you have no idea what you are doing, how you got to your current situation or perhaps where you are heading.
4 Questions to Help Identify the Things You Love to Do
Here are 4 questions you can ask yourself to help tap into the things that bring you alive and make you feel warm in your heart. These are the things you love to do.
4 Ways to Ensure You Have a Warm Personality
Contrary to belief, I don’t think the greatest way to make yourself seen in a crowd is to be loud. In fact, I think it is almost the opposite. If you want to be remembered fondly I believe you need to have high levels of magnetism.
6 Ways to Help You Cope with a Difficult Situation
It may be the job that is doing your head in that you can’t leave just yet, the workload that is piling up with no end in site, the relationship that you relied on that has completely crumbled, or the need to support someone else, or yourself through declining health. We’ll all face difficult periods of our lives where there is no immediate ‘exit strategy’ and we’ve just to get on with getting on.
21 Simple Things You Can Do to Make Yourself Instantly Happier
1. Take a walk in nature
Take a walk without any distractions. Concentrate on your senses and bring yourself into the moment. What can you smell? What can you see? What can you hear?
5 Easy Ways to Boost Your Mood
Some days being human can feel tough. Along with being blessed with the ability to feel positive emotions and experience true joy, we also all have moments when we feel less than perky. No one is exempt from feeling a little flat sometimes.
Do No Harm, But Take No Sh*t: The Case for Personal Boundaries
Boundaries are what you are willing to accept. As Brenè Brown defines them, they are your personal rules around “what is ok and what is not ok”. Our boundaries are relevant to all aspects of our lives, including our intimate relationships, friendships, work and career situations.
5 Common Habits that are Stopping You From Being Happy
We all have a desire to be happy. It is a part of the human condition to seek joy and good feelings. Yet many of us unintentionally undermine our happiness every day. Being a Life and Executive Coach, I see common patterns in people’s daily behavior …