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There Is No Shame In Seeing A Psychiatrist

There Is No Shame In Seeing A Psychiatrist

This post ‘There Is No Shame In Seeing A Psychiatrist’ is in collaboration with Talkspace. The content and opinions expressed below are that of kellymartinspeaks.co.uk Seeing a therapist for mental health issues can feel quite daunting, but compared with the thought of seeing a psychiatrist, there seems to be more social stigma attached to going down the psychiatric route. My own personal incorrect perceptions of psychiatry are that they are expensive…

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How To Work Smarter Not Harder

How To Work Smarter Not Harder

“I think too many of us tend to take a more masculine approach to achieving things in life, we think that we’ve got to strive and push and grab, we try and force things to happen, we tend to try and work ourselves into the ground to get things to manifest but clearly this doesn’t work in a positive way “ – Kelly Martin Have you ever felt like life…

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Are You Struggling With Being Different?

Are You Struggling With Being Different?

“It’s okay as an outsider to go against the grain when you’re an outsider or you are a rebel sheep you tend to be an agitator or a catalyst. You’re here to see and do things that most people don’t want to see or do. You’re here to be unconventional “ – Kelly Martin Have you every felt like the black sheep in your family? Or simply feel like an…

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Are You Scared To Have Big Bold Vision?

Are You Scared To Have Big Bold Vision?

“First you need to take the risk to step into the new to have a fearless acceptance of the radical possibilities of your life. If something scares you but it also excites you it generally means you’re meant to do it” – Kelly Martin How many of us have dulled down our shine to please others or limited our dreams because we are so fed up of feeling frustrated and…

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Michael Doherty – How to Live Life Through the I CHING

Michael Doherty – How to Live Life Through the I CHING

“It was really based upon the fact that everything in the universe operates in cycles. There are the typical cycles that we are aware of, there are spring, summer, autumn, winter and there’s the days of the week. There’s the hours of the clock, but the whole universe operated in cycles and by using and studying the I-CHING it would be possible to find out where you were in any…

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How To Experience Loneliness In A Sacred Way

How To Experience Loneliness In A Sacred Way

“I feel that life gives us an empty life in terms of people because we know that deep down we need to make a friendship with ourselves first we know that we will grow and expand and be stronger human beings by welcoming whatever arises with love” – Kelly Martin Loneliness is hard, I know this only too well. I understand how it feels heartbreaking to see the rest of…

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PODCAST: Can The Pain Of Depression Be A Gift?

PODCAST: Can The Pain Of Depression Be A Gift?

“If you’ve never experienced it, is an extremely painful experience. It feels very heavy very dense. It’s like every single trigger of life comes back to haunt you. It’s when your inner voice is primarily negative and it’s when we generally focus on what is wrong in our life and the world. It’s really hard when you’ve got depression to actually see the positive – and see the blessings OR…

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You Deserve Love No Matter What

You Deserve Love No Matter What

“When I’m sad I deserve more love not less. When I’m angry I deserve more love not less. When I’m frustrated I deserve more love not less. Whenever I’m hurt, heartbroken, ashamed or feeling guilty, I deserve more love not less even. When I’m embarrassed by my actions I deserve more love not less “ – Matt Kahn – read by Kelly Martin When suffering from depression or anxiety, feeling…

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How To Use Envy As A Tool

How To Use Envy As A Tool

“Envy is not the same as jealousy it’s often confused because jealousy tends to involve three people for example you’re in a relationship and you perceive under the woman or another man as a threat to that relationship that’s jealousy envy is more a two person experience it’s when you’re envious and wanting something that somebody else has say a certain characteristic or an attribute or on something that somebody…

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How To Journey Through The Spiritual Void

How To Journey Through The Spiritual Void

“I spent my time feeling very invisible very lonely and I probably carried the belief that I was a victim. I had this voice in my head, a poor me, and I guess I’ve had a bit of a martyr complex as well and I lived this. I’ve lived like this for such a long time I didn’t know a new story. I didn’t think there would ever be a…

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