From Surviving to Thriving: A No Tools, No Techniques Shift from Stress and Overwhelm to Fulfilment

Staying calm under pressure can seem like a lot of work. It can seem like an amount of restraint is necessary. But something amazing happens when we become aware of our lack of calm. Our clever system helps us naturally reset to calm. Awareness is the superpower here. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Are you a busy, midlife business owner or leader who is ready to go from .....

Life Without Stress-Management is possible. All that we actually need is to understand what stress actually is. It's like all other feelings; an indication of our state of mind in the moment. Nothing else and nowhere else to look. What a relief! Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

Are you aware of the speed of you thinking? Just stop now and take a moment to notice. Does it feel like you are pottering down a country lane or fully breaking the speed limit on the motorway? Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

People often ask if I can help them. I understand why - lots hasn't helped them so far. They feel really broken. I help them see how amazing they are. It really is that simple. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

Imposter syndrome is rife. I remember my days when it was ever present. That Niggly Nelly inside my head telling me I wasn't quite up to scratch. That someone was about to find out I was a fake. I am sure you can relate. But what if getting Niggly Nelly to shut up was easier than you think? Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at cla...

Doing Life Your Way Creates Calm. When you listen to your intuition. When you connect to your wisdom. When you trust your gut. You just have to learn not to listen to Niggly Nelly inside your head. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

The Connection Between Menopause and Happiness. It might seem that once we are free from menopause symptoms, we can be happy. But what if being happy could help us have a better experience of menopause. When we see that everything we experience is created via thought, even our experience of our own bodies, it can seem that this is more possible than we might think. Join me as I explore this topic...

Our thinking about things creates stress. There are places you can see this every day. You just have to be in a place of curiosity. To see that things can stay the same but your relationship with them really can change. To see that things are not still happening yet your feel stressed. To see that other people do not seem to get stressed about the same things as you. Join me as I explore this topi...

In our closest relationships, it really can look like our feelings are coming from the other person (outside in). Like they are making us feel bad (and good for that matter). But relationships like everything else in the world, work inside out. When you realise this all your relationships improve and you stop looking for the other person to change for you to be okay. Join me as I explore this topi...

Confirmation Bias Stops Us Seeing Our Potential. Because our belief system cuts out what doesn't fit. There are millions of bits of information available each second. We can only be aware of 50. So we see more of what we believe is wrong about us. We don't see how amazing we truly are. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredow...

Are you aware of underlying fear in your life? What is it stopping you doing? Where is it holding you back? Once you see that it is all thought created, it gets easier to do the thing. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

We all have innate mental health. Sometimes that is hard to see. Especially if you are feeling mentally unwell. But this new paradigm can be see when we look with curiosity. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

Stress is created via thought. We mostly aren't aware that's what is going on. It looks like it's the outside world. But as we gain awareness of certain kinds of thinking making us feel rubbish, we can see this more clearly. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

Sometimes it can look like we need to feel a certain way to take action. Like all our ducks need to be in a row before we do something. But what if that wasn't true. What if all you needed was to take the first step. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

It can create a whole extra level of stress if you think you should not be feeling a certain way. This is especially true if you have done a lot of work on yourself. A sense that you should have got it by now. But once you accept your feelings, there is access to what is already inside; calm, clarity and contentment. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From S...

Somewhere along the line we have learnt that we need to be stressed to find the solutions to our problems. It turns out that is a seriously misunderstanding. Human beings have a creative capacity which is harder to access when we are wound up and stressed. We can access that creativity much better when we are calm. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscrib...

Can you listen to your body? It is always speaking to you. Letting you know what you need. Then your thinking comes in and says - no do this instead! But when you pause and listen your will hear the truth. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

What if you didn't care how you felt? I suspect that would take a lot off your plate. Less to manage, diagnose and think about. As you begin to see how thoughts and feelings are not you but are something passing through you, there is more ease available. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

The quest for happiness or any other feeling can seem like a never ending one. So when we experience a feeling we don't like there can be guilt, judgement and more seeking. But that's more thinking and the feelings we seek are underneath that. The revealing of that can happen once we accept how we feel. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Th...

Accessing presence can see like a lot of work. Ironic don't you think. But maybe it is easier to fall into presence than we have been led to believe. Maybe it is only ever a breath away. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

When was the last time you put yourself first? It is hard when there is voice in your head saying the opposite isn't it? The voice that cannot say no. The voice that wants to please. The voice that puts other's first. But something amazing happens when you start to take that voice less seriously! When you see it for what it really is; just some old habitual thinking which got stuck in your head. J...

When I burnt out I had no idea of the consequences. Years of getting tired easily. That has changed a lot recently as I have seen things differently. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

Other people's thinking and therefore their behaviour can look like a cause of stress. It can look like our sanity is being impacted upon by other people. But when we start to see that other people are doing the best they can with the thinking which look true to them that changes.  There is acceptance. There is less suffering. There is more peace. And the end result is less stress in our relations...

When listening happens with presence, something amazing happens. A deep connection. A release of stress. A sharing of love. But it's not as hard as it might seem. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe

There's a voice inside your head. It tells you lies. It guides you away from what is truly good for you. Once you are aware it is there, it starts to lose its power. And once it does, self-care makes so much more sense. Join me as I explore this topic from a new perspective. Get full access to From Surviving to Thriving at claredownham.substack.com/subscribe