Gabi Lowe at The Coaching Nest

12/02/2024

12/02/2024

Self-soothing can be a really valuable tool when trying to regulate your emotions.
Try these self-assuring statements next time you are feeling anxious.

06/02/2024

Are you living in the present?
‘Most of the time anxiety lives in our past or in our future’ - Gabi Lowe

Dwelling on our past or spending time worrying about the future are both sure ways of elevating our levels of stress and anxiety. We cannot change our past, nor can we predict what will happen in our future. But we CAN influence how and where we focus our time and energy in the present.

27/12/2023

Have you clarified your intention for 2024 yet?
Whilst having clear goals, intentions and action plans doesn’t guarantee you will achieve them … not having them almost certainly guarantees lack a of direction. The good news? There are still a few days left before the sun sets on 2023 – the perfect time for reflection and for clear intention-setting.

Beginning with the end in mind (the 2nd habit in Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) ensures your efforts will be directed at a cause or purpose…
and no matter what the outcome, having a sense of purpose makes every day feel a little better and a little easier.

13/12/2023

It does not make you a bad person or a bad friend if you set boundaries and put yourself first. In fact it allows you to have the internal resources to really be there for others when they need you, without draining yourself.

People-pleasing and kindness are not the same thing.

22/11/2023

‘At any given moment we have two options:
To step forward into growth or step back into safety.’

Which option will you choose?

13/11/2023

“Joy does not arrive with a fanfare,
on a red carpet strewn with the flowers of a perfect life.
Joy sneaks in, as you pour a cup of coffee, watching the sun hit your favourite tree, just right.
And you usher joy away, because you are not ready for it.
Your house is not as it must be, for such a distinguished guest.
But joy cares nothing for your messy home, or your bank-balance, or your waistline, you see.
Joy is supposed to slither through the cracks of your imperfect life,
That's how joy works.
You cannot invite her, you can only be ready when she appears.
And hug her with meaning, because in this very moment, joy chose you.”

- Donna Ashworth

17/10/2023

Honesty can be kind, and it can be cruel…
It is important to be able to distinguish between the moments when honesty is necessary and helpful, or unnecessary and hurtful.

Do you think you can be ‘too honest’?

12/10/2023

I have learnt over and over that the brutal and the beautiful live side by side… To track down joy in the midst of pain and to cultivate gratitude when you least feel like it have become practices I turn to daily to bring meaning and light to my life. And yet these practices are so hard when the world around us feels like it has quite literally gone insane.

The depth of human pain, the tragedy, the hatred and the atrocities playing out across our globe; and individually; feel overwhelming. And it is now, at the most challenging time, that we must dig even deeper to find love. To be kind to ourselves and each other. Choose love, always choose love.

28/09/2023

A mistake, made more than once, is a decision.

11/09/2023

Not all things come quickly… in fact most meaningful things take a while in the building, in the savouring, in the noticing and in the enjoying.

As James Gleick says in his book Faster: The Acceleration Of Just About Everything:

"Our computers, our movies, our s*x lives, our prayers - they all run faster now than ever before.
And the more we fill our lives with time-saving devices and time saving strategies, the more rushed we feel."

31/07/2023

Do you know someone who exhibits these signs of emotional immaturity?

Let us know in the comments if you found these tools helpful! ✨

20/07/2023

Can you recognize the signs that your mental health is declining?

Knowing what to look out for can help you identify when you’re in need of support. Reach out to your loved ones and put practices in place that will help you get through the harder days.

What are the signs YOU look out for?

14/07/2023

‘Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask yourself if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.’

21/06/2023

Breathing tools can be incredibly helpful for centering yourself and recent stress in your day-to-day life. Give this technique a try!

17/05/2023

Even if you've not experienced "Big T" trauma, we have all experienced various "Little t” traumas that impact us in various ways personally and/or professionally.
Sometimes in great big obvious ways that shake the very foundation of our lives, and sometimes in subtler ways such as perfectionism, workaholism, reactiveness, anger issues, or lack of boundaries.

Can you identify your subtle symptoms of trauma?