Toby Burton

Lots of advice to help you motivate yourself, which might be helpful during lockdown: https://www.positivityblog.com/motivate-yourself/

During the Coronavirus outbreak, I am offering a new package of counselling and support options. This includes some shorter and more affordable sessions over the telephone or by video call, which I hope will be helpful to those who are socially isolated and need more regular support. These option...

During the Coronavirus outbreak, I am offering a new package of counselling and support options. This includes some shorter and more affordable sessions over the telephone or by video call, which I hope will be helpful to those who are socially isolated and need more regular support. These option...

Helpful and sensible advice to cope with anxiety concerning coronavirus: Looking after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-coronavirus-outbreak

Some really useful tips on building self-esteem: How to retrain your brain to replace low self-esteem with confidence, according to science and philosophy: https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/scientific-ways-to-boost-confidence?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2

So true! People who have greater levels of self-compassion tend to be more motivated, less lazy, and more successful over time. How to be kinder to yourself: https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-be-kinder-to-yourself-self-compassion/

Helpful article by Elle Hunt for the Guardian:
Confront your fears … and four other ways to stop procrastinating: Address your perfectionism, make a small starting step and break the cycle that is holding you back: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/feb/16/five-ways-to-stop-procrastina...

Some good tips on being less of a perfectionist in the Evening Standard: Perfect but not happy: how being a perfectionist can actually hold you back in life
The dark side of the impossibility of perfectionism: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/wellness/how-to-know-if-youre-a-perfectionist-a433...

I like this article, written by a psychotherapist about those who struggle with punctuality, and some of the reasons behind their difficulties: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/01/surprising-psychology-behind-being-perpetually-late
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