Annie Boon Annie Boon

The Ravages of Shame

As a mindset coach, one of the most damaging emotions or feelings I come across all the time is shame, and the crippling effect it can have on us.

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

REBT - the mind is powerful, adaptable and resilient.

We have more control over our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours than we realize.

Simply by changing our thoughts, our emotional reactions can be changed, and as a result, our behaviours can be changed as well.

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

REBT - it’s all about your mind

“Why don’t they teach this stuff in school?”

This was a question from one of my clients recently, after an ah-ha moment in her session.

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

The Secret Keeper Part 3

We all know that keeping secrets isn’t good for us.

When you have a big secret, you carry more shame, guilt and anxiety every day.

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

The Secret Keeper Part 2

During an affair, why do we end up with a secret keeper in our lives? I mean, it’s a secret, shouldn’t it just stay that way?

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

Who is your Secret Keeper?

Often during an affair, there is fear, as well as a deep, sometimes subconscious, desire to be able to share your secret with someone.

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

Secrets and Lies

Secrets and lies are all a part of the package when it comes to infidelity.

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

Who is holding your secret?

As long as there are relationships, there will always be infidelity. This is nothing new. It has been happening for centuries.

So I ask again, “Why the BIG SECRET?”

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

Secrets

To carry a secret is to play with fire…

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

The FIFO Point

So that MASK that you have been wearing…

It’s slipping…

It’s not working for you any more…

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

The Masks We Wear

My mask protected me in a way.

But a mask is only for the outer world.

Read More
Annie Boon Annie Boon

SHAME - Part 4

Not all emotions are equal, and each emotion has various levels of intensity.

Read More