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Clotilde de Cacqueray
"I believe that you always have a choice in any situation and that the more you are connected to your values and core strengths, the more you will respond to a situation positively and effectively instead of react to it , and more generally build a meaningful and positive approach to life."
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How to support a child with exam stress
Your child has a significant exam coming up and stress is in the air… How can you both survive this intense time to the best of your abilities? First, I would like to share with you the 7 essential daily mental activities that Daniel Siegel is suggesting to avoid “the epidemic of overwhelm”.
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Why would you go to see a life coach?
Coaching is a profession that you may have heard of, but maybe you’re not exactly sure about what a coach does; in what way a coach is different from a mentor, a counsellor or a therapist; what you can expect from a session; and how long a collaboration with a coach lasts for?
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It's all about love!
This is a book that had a big impact on me: The Five Languages of Love by Gary Chapman. Find out how by understanding your languages of love, and those of your loved ones, you can improve your relationships.
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What is NLP?
You may have been wondering what NLP stands for. It actually stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. It was founded in 1970 by Richard Bandler, a mathematician, and John Grinder, a linguist, in Santa Cruz, California.
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Start the New Year with a little step
Have you ever wondered why after a few weeks your New Year’s resolution has disappeared and you feel flatter, even more disheartened or with a lowered self-esteem? I can see several explanations
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Coaching young people
For a few years now, I have been coaching young people in challenging schools with the charity Youth at Risk. Some of its students are under-achieving or face exclusion because of behavioural or emotional difficulties.