Lara Noik

01/02/2022

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07/07/2020

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01/07/2020

The world doesn’t create us, it reveals us. This pearl of wisdom was shared by preeminent psychologist Leonard Carr in a lecture I attended about 10 years ago. In my very humble opinion this sentiment has never been so apt as what I am currently observing around me.

We love a common enemy. Nothing unites us more. And Covid 19 obliges. The great leveller that does not differentiate between a beggar and the Prime Minister of the U.K.

As a mental health practitioner, I hear many describe the effects of Covid on our mental health: anxiety levels are at their highest, relationships are struggling, abuse is on the rise and anger and frustration are rife. Suggesting a mental health epidemic alongside the physical one?

Yet, I have simultaneously witnessed incredible resilience too. Kindness, connection, giving and love that too is unprecedented. I have seen people reveal inner strength and adaptability that perhaps was unknown to them beforehand.

So, which is it?
Does the pandemic create emotional distress, or does it create resilience?
Strength or weakness?
And so, I return to the quote above.

Perhaps the pandemic is not creating, but instead revealing...
• Anger, that was always there.
• A child who always struggled academically but ‘now I notice it more’
• Marital discord that was drowned out by the routine of life
• Kindness that was waiting for an outstretched arm or arms
• Anxiety about uncertainty (as if certainly ever existed)

So, to my mind, herein lies a golden opportunity. An opportunity for self-discovery that we have not had before. An opportunity to deal with issues that we have been putting on the side burner for way too long. An opportunity for compassion, to give and love like never before. An opportunity for creativity, innovation, transformation.

An opportunity that begins with a question:
What has the Covid crisis revealed for me?

13/04/2020

It's possible to experience emotional freedom in lockdown just as it's possible to feel trapped and 'emotionally locked down' when you are technically free. Our emotions are ( surprisingly?) independent of our circumstances. Join us for our course and learn about the psychological understanding that is sweeping the world and changing lives everywhere !

19/02/2020

I cannot imagine anything more important than teaching our children mental health; the power of their own psychological system and the ability to access their innate resilience.