Smyls - Life & Recovery Coach - NLP Practitioner - Beth Burgess

06/10/2022

Great advice from Cathy Hull Taughinbaugh on how to use compassion, communication, and coping skills when your child has an addiction.

A guest post by certified parent coach, Cathy TaughinbaughLike many moms, I struggled to cope when two of my children became dependent on drugs. Ma*****na and crystal m**h were the substances that led my kids astray. My children’s addictions also affected my middle son, who thought our family had ...

24/09/2022

It's Recovery Month! If you're a recovering addict, be proud of yourself. Here are some great goals to help you make your recovery even more rewarding.

Addiction is a self-rewarding cycle, which is why it often continues even when you despise it. Drinking and drugging makes your brain release dopamine, which leads to you craving more and more of the same substance.The good news is that although addiction is a vicious cycle, you can use healthy, nat...

30/07/2022

https://bethburgess.co.uk/index.php/news-archive/50-tiny-buddha-chooses-inspirational-quotation-2023-calendar

I’m honoured to share the news that one of my quotations is due to appear in Tiny Buddha’s 2023 calendar. I’ve written a few articles for Tiny Buddha and the lovely founder Lori Deschene let me know that she wanted to use some advice from my piece '8 Things to Do If You Want to Be at Peace wit...

25/12/2021

https://hubpages.com/holidays/How-to-Avoid-A-Christmas-Meltdown

Instead of stressing out, focus on the “three Gs” to help you have a happy Christmas.

25/11/2021

Happy Thanksgiving Here's how to deal if you feel overwhelmed by difficult family members.

The festive season often means we have to spend time with our nearest and dearest. But what do you do if your family are not exactly The Brady Bunch? What if they're the sort of folk who tend to drive you utterly mad? Being confined to the same room as difficult family members over Thanksgiving or C...

10/09/2021

If you want to get, or stay, sober, you need a plan. I hope these tips help.

Whether you’ve already been clean and sober for a while or are just starting on your recovery journey, you need a strong plan in place. Staying sober can be just as difficult as getting sober in the first place. Here are 5 tips to help you start, or maintain, a strong recovery.Educate Yourself on ...

09/09/2021

If you're ever too sad to meditate or can't sit without ruminating too much, try progressive muscle relaxation.

Surprisingly, progressive muscle relaxation outperformed mindfulness as a grief coping tool in a recent study.

23/08/2021

04/07/2021

Need some help to relax and sleep tonight? I'm starting to add my Yoga Nidras to YouTube

A Yoga Nidra meditation practice focusing on finding space and silence. Ideal for relief from stress, overwhelm, anxiety, information overload, and insomnia....

07/05/2021

Most of us believe quitting alcohol will be awful. I was no different! Usually, what we fear turns out just fine.

Here are five things I thought would really suck about quitting alcohol that ended up not sucking at all. I hope sharing what I feared about sobriety and recovery will help you realise that whatever your worries about going sober, things will likely not turn out as bad as you thought.Losing My Belov...

25/04/2021

Insight Timer are promoting my Sleepy Yoga Nidra on their Featured Sleep Tracks today. I found Yoga Nidra when nothing else could help me sleep! It's amazing for calming the body and brain.

A soothing 30-minute guided Yoga Nidra meditation to help you sleep. It begins with a warm-up relaxation and intention-setting, awareness of sounds and breath, with rotation of awarenessness in the middle, and sleep-inducing visualisation at the end.