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Welcome to my blog! Here, you'll find a range of articles covering the various topic areas of human flourishing science and self-leadership and how to accomplish your goals. The blog articles are written both by myself and a number of expert guest writers. If you would like to contribute, send me your CV and an example of your writing skills to hello@theflourishingdoc.com :)

5 Ways to unstuck yourself when you’ve run out of creative juice

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Apr 24
2 min

Self-leadership

5 Ways to unstuck yourself when you’ve run out of creative juice

Creativity is a fickle beast but there are ways to get unstuck when you've run out of creative juice. Here are five.

My top tips on how to manage your energy more effectively

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Apr 10
3 min

Self-leadership

My top tips on how to manage your energy more effectively

In this article, I'll discuss the science behind energy management and provide tips on how to manage your energy more effecively.

Get out of your own way: How to overcome self-sabotage and beat procrastination

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Jan 2
3 min

Self-sabotage

Get out of your own way: How to overcome self-sabotage and beat procrastination

Self-sabotage and procrastination can be major obstacles to achieving our goals. Here are 9 tips to get out of your own way & overcome them.

Personal boundaries: What they are and how to set them (+ examples)

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Jan 2
4 min

Self-love

Personal boundaries: What they are and how to set them (+ examples)

In this blog post, we'll explore these questions in depth, and provide some real-world examples to help you understand how to set them.

Self-Compassion: What you need to know about it (+ 7 reasons to cultivate it & 4 key resources)

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Feb 2, 2022
4 min

Self-love

Self-Compassion: What you need to know about it (+ 7 reasons to cultivate it & 4 key resources)

Self-compassion helps to shift this internal dialogue and learning this skill is a crucial part of self-leadership practice. So, what is it?

Hacking Netflix for Self-Leadership? Yes please!

Hayley Spark

Jan 26, 2022
5 min

Self-leadership

Hacking Netflix for Self-Leadership? Yes please!

Here are 3 tips and 15 shows to keep self-leadership at the forefront of our mind when using Netflix.

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Oct 10, 2021
5 min

Self-sabotage

Why You Don’t Always Do What You Want

So often we set goals, have great intentions, are super motivated and then... it is hard to follow through. Here's why.

The 5 aspects of motivation you should understand before getting frustrated with it

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Nov 2, 2020
4 min

Self-leadership

The 5 aspects of motivation you should understand before getting frustrated with it

Everyone always talks about how motivated they are to do something or not. To many, motivation is a mystery and frustration all the same.

Cognitive dissonance: What it is (+ 3 things you can do to tame this worst enemy of yours)

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Sep 28, 2020
3 min

Self-sabotage

Cognitive dissonance: What it is (+ 3 things you can do to tame this worst enemy of yours)

The term cognitive dissonance was named by social psychologist Leon Festinger. Your mind doesn't like it & will try to get rid of it...

Are you MISWANTING? 7 things people do that (unknowingly) make them unhappy

Dr Maike Neuhaus

Sep 22, 2020
3 min

Positive Psychology

Are you MISWANTING? 7 things people do that (unknowingly) make them unhappy

Any chance that you might be miswanting? Have you heard of 'miswanting' before? Here is what you need to know in order to avoid it.

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