You can start ecotherapy on your own or with a group. Sessions often include some type of formal therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or other talking treatment. You can find activities near you through the online Ecotherapy Directory (http://bit.ly/28ncBk5).
People join ecotherapy programmes because it can improve mental and physical health, develops your social life, build your confidence, strengthen your connection with nature and help you practise mindfulness.
Revenge as a motivation for doing anything is always a total fail. It reveals a lack of self-respect, a lack of respect for others and a lack of self-restraint or personal responsibility for your actions.
Talking about others’ secrets can get the conversation started and feel exciting, but shows a lack of creativity in your conversation skills. Soothing boredom with your friend’s information is both lazy and disloyal.
Supporting, guiding, and making contributions to other people is one of life’s greatest rewards.
Treat everyone with the same level of respect you would give to your grandfather and the same level of patience you would have with your baby brother.
Finding happiness in the small things that happen every day, like the smell of a homecooked meal, or holding hands with someone you care for, can make a big difference in the quality of your life.
It’s good to take stock of a situation and realise when an opportunity presents itself. Take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves today, as they may be different from tomorrow’s opportunities.
by Ella @ TeenagersWithExperience
As teenagers living in a world filled with technology, you could say that we have a ludicrous standard of beauty that we feel we need to live up to. With the ability to look up anything anywhere at any time on our ‘phones, we are subliminally told how we should look and act by photos of models and celebrities who, of course, are stunning, but is it really healthy to be comparing ourselves to people who are ‘pretty’ for a living?
How you see yourself is more important than how others see you. Set your own values and live to them, and this is what others will see.