Christiana Star
Licensed Psychologist and Writer. BA Hons Psychology, BA Hons Education
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Christiana Star (BA Hons Psychology, BA Hons Education) is a registered psychologist and author with extensive experience in private practice, as a corporate consultant, critical incident counsellor, trauma consultant , speaker and workshop facilitator.
Combining professional expertise with a spiritual outlook on life, Christiana specialises in creating self-help materials for personal growth, empowerment and mental health. Presenting complex psychological issues in an easily accessible way, her work offers new perspectives, insights, practical tips and easy strategies that can be applied straightaway.
Christiana has helped many people through her online articles, blog and a complementary ebook. Her latest book Recover, Rebuild, Thrive. A practical guide for moving on from difficult life changes offers comprehensive guidance for readers seeking to achieve personal transformation and success on their own terms.
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How Fear Traps You Into Being Someone You Are Not
The fear response is triggered when facing danger. The ‘danger’ could be not measuring up to a desirable or imposed standard, not getting done what you set out to do, not fulfilling your own or other people’s expectations, being seen as less than perfect or failing at something. There is also the ‘danger’ of not fitting in and being noticeably different to the norm. All these fears and anxieties have their origin in you questioning your ability to cope with life’s challenges and people’s responses to your actions.
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Invest In Yourself: 5 Tips For Self-care That Helps You Be Your Best.
In a busy life, self-care is often pushed aside or given low priority. Perhaps a weekly yoga class or run around the block on weekends are all you can fit in. But for optimal functioning you need to invest in your mind and emotions as well as your physical health.
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5 Ways To Boost Your Self-esteem.
A sense of self-worth, self-respect and confidence that you can handle what life presents to you are all features of self-esteem. But appreciating and liking yourself is not always easy, especially if your sense of self was seriously undermined in your youth, toxic relationships, negative cultural influences or major life changes. Don’t let them determine your sense of value, instead resolve to get to the truth of who you are and form your own view of yourself. Take Charge of your Progress.
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How Psychological Abuse Damages Your Self.
Psychological abuse leaves no visible marks and often remains hidden within families, romantic relationships, toxic individuals and groups, cults and organisations of various religious and non-religious orientations. However, it is at least as damaging as the more explicitly violent forms of physical and sexual abuse. Mental, emotional and spiritual abuse leaves lasting damage to a person’s sense of self, confidence and ability to navigate life successfully.
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Be Your Own Authority and Practise Choice In Everyday Life.
Every day is full of decisions: what to wear, what to buy for dinner, which way to go, who to contact, when to take the dog for a walk … But while those ‘small’ choices might affect how your day goes, it is the big ones that have a significant effect on your life. To work out the choices you can realistically make, ask yourself which things are beyond your control, which are within your control or at least something you can influence. Then make the most important choice of all: to be in the driver’s seat of your life and exercise your free will wherever possible!
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What Role Does A Difficult Past Play In Your Life?
For many individuals, the past is not past but remains an ever-present influence in their present life. Even though the physical effects of past events often demand more attention, the psychological legacy may be much more difficult to move on from. If past events are processed as experiences to learn from and grow as a person, pain and upset can be transformed into greater wisdom and strength. However, if not resolved, past challenges keep us hooked into the emotional charge of the time. Loss and Grief.
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Empowerment! The 11 Qualities You Need To Be In The Driver’s Seat Of Your Life.
Empowerment! The 11 Qualities You Need To Be In The Driver’s Seat Of Your Life. You are the authority in your life although it might not always seem that way. When exte al circumstances or events impose conditions that are not of your choosing you might feel powerless and loose hope of ever being fully yourself. Other people move on from adversity and thrive with new qualities and strengths. They understand that even though many things may be beyond their control, nobody and nothing can take away their power to determine their inner life and response to life’s challenges.
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Upgrade Your Psychological Toolkit To Make Sure You Are Prepared For Life’s Challenges
Each person has their own ‘toolkit’ of psychological qualities. They guide how life is lived, the choices made, inclinations and preferences, connections with other people and performance at work. Among them are characteristics like calmness, independence, diligence, friendliness, creativity, courage and so on.
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Is Frustration Ruining Your Peace Of Mind? Manage Life’s Challenges with Greater Ease and Calm.
Who has not found themselves irritated or dismayed about things happening in their lives? Frustration is more common and socially acceptable than anger and rage but it fulfils a similar function and if chronic is also very damaging. The ‘Benefits’ of Being Frustrated.
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How To Set Boundaries and Stand Your Ground
Boundaries are important. From a psychological perspective, boundaries are the mental, emotional, spiritual or relational limits on who and what kind of influences you accept into your life. How you expect to be treated depends on your personal history and self-evaluation. This is different for each person and circumstance. What is acceptable in one case and with one person, may not be tolerated in other instances. The cost of weak boundaries.
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Depression May Be Induced By Stress. Manage It With These 8 Tips.
The word depression is used in different contexts. Some people claim it for minor problems like being disappointed, hurt or discouraged. Others use it to describe feelings of such heaviness and dejection that they are barely able to function. Symptoms may be so severe that it becomes a life-long debilitating condition where clinical interventions are warranted to redress chemical or hormonal imbalances within the body.
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5 Marketing Tactics Used By Predators To Draw In Their Victims
When individuals are trapped in or have left abusive situations, they often ask themselves: How did I get into this? Why did I fall for it? How could I be so naive? Why did I not respond to red flags earlier? They experience much self-recrimination and shattered confidence in their judgment of people and situations. While ultimately every choice is each person’s own responsibility, the mechanics of sinister recruitment and manipulation are easy to fall prey to.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Christiana Star
- The way to inner peace, strength and a rewarding life is not always easy, but with help it can be done.
- Every person's path to health and wholeness is different depending on the specifics of their experiences, their nature, intensity and duration, the degree of personal resilience and the support they can access.
- Picking up the pieces a major change, starting from scratch, personal re-invention and building a new life is like a puzzle of many different fragments coming together: troubling symptoms need to be addressed, an authentic sense of self restored, intense emotions managed, dysfunctional thinking overcome, relationships negotiated and new life skills activated.
- While adversity usually includes some form of loss, it also contains the seeds for positive transformation. It may lead to greater strength, empowerment, emotional freedom and self-determination.
- Real self-love is a spiritually -based attitude towards yourself. You have respect for your life, time and energy. You nurture yourself with self-care. You do not allow others to take advantage of you or treat you badly. You accept yourself unconditionally with all your limitations. And when you have been less than perfect, you treat yourself with a self-compassionate mindset.
- Every person is the authority in their own life although it might not always seem that way. Whatever the circumstances or history, personal empowerment can be developed, strengthened and expressed in every aspect of life.
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Christiana has the ability to deconstruct and explain complex psychological issues in easy-to-understand terms. In her writing she provides the tools needed for attaining goals, retraining the mind, managing distressing emotions, increasing self-acceptance, calming the body and creating positive change. Full of new perspectives, insights, information and effective psychological strategies, Christiana's work is for everyone who wants to achieve personal transformation and success on their own terms.
Her latest book "Recover, Rebuild, Thrive. A practical guide to moving on from difficult life changes" provides comprehensive guidance for healing and empowerment after adversity and setbacks.