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OLLY ALEXANDER BRANFORD COACHING


Childhood Trauma & Addiction
Dr Gabor Maté, one of the world leading experts in addiction, wrote that "90 percent of people are addicts. 10 percent are lying to...
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Jun 22, 20247 min read


'Resilience' is Sadomasochism
People commonly mistakenly believe that 'resilience' is a good thing, but it's not necessary once you have done the inner work ... We all...
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Jun 22, 20245 min read


You Are Not Afraid
C.S. Lewis wrote “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear . I am not afraid , but the sensation is like being afraid . The same...
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Jun 21, 20246 min read


Your Future Self
Why are you reading this? What drew your attention to this article? Did you consciously click on it, or was this choice driven by...
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Jun 17, 20246 min read


Wisdom or Knowledge?
Wisdom or knowledge? They are not the same thing. Knowledge is the ego thinking with the mind. The ‘facts’ that are generated are not...
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Jun 17, 20246 min read


I Will Champion Your Possibility
I will champion your possibility . Not many people can champion the possibility in others, as most of us are stuck firmly in our own ego...
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Jun 17, 20245 min read


Hope
Hope gets mixed reviews, but I realise that it is a spiritual value. Yet it takes great courage to choose hope. Anne Morrow Lindberg...
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Jun 15, 20245 min read


Beyond Survival: Practising Self-Love
This article is based on the teachings of ‘ The Big Red Book ’ from the ACA Fellowship (Adult Children of Alcoholics/ Dysfunctional...
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Jun 14, 202424 min read


What Does Coaching With Me Look Like?
Not everyone has had coaching before. This article is about what coaching looks like with me. This is not just any old coaching, it’s...
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Jun 13, 202410 min read


Emotional Sobriety
Emotional sobriety is when what you believe about your Self matches the facts about you and you feel good about your Self . Our default...
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Jun 12, 20247 min read


Atheism
In order to heal and recover we have to believe in some Power greater than ourselves . Not to believe in a Higher Power drives us to...
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Jun 12, 20246 min read


The Power of Powerlessness
Powerlessness is a much misunderstood term. For those undergoing transformation , spiritual awakening and Enlightenment , admitting to...
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Jun 10, 202430 min read


Fear is the Mind-Killer
All of us are afraid . Fear is the mind-killer . Fear is our pain . It limits us from achieving our full possibility as human beings ....
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Jun 9, 20246 min read


A Life of Two Halves: Falling Upward
Carl Jung said “ The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego , the second half is going inward and letting go of it . ”...
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Jun 7, 202418 min read


Be Kind to Your Self
We are all masochists to some extent. We are our own harshest critics. We are too hard on our Selves . We judge our Selves incessantly. ...
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Jun 6, 20245 min read


Biblical Truths
The Bible is a collection of psychological metaphors for living a life that is full of joy , love , peace , and abundance . This article...
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Jun 5, 202412 min read


My Daily Spiritual Practice
For my 175th article I wanted to share my daily spiritual practice and why it’s important to me. For a healthy spiritual life, to...
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Jun 5, 202412 min read


My Top 25 Blog Posts
Here are my top 25 most read articles, all about transformation, spirituality, and awakening, with links to them: The Ultimate Guide To Transformative Life Coaching Higher Power Love Wisdom and Truth Fear Abundance The Hero’s Journey: The True Path of Your Transformation Spirituality Emotions Mental Illness is the Next Pandemic and it’s Already Upon Us Suggested Reading Peace Possibility Guiding Overachievers To Abundance, Joy and Peace with Transformative Life Coaching Ego A
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Jun 4, 20244 min read


Fawning
The fawning trauma response is one of the ‘4 F’ survival responses to trauma. The term ‘fawning’ was coined by Pete Walker, the...
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Jun 4, 20247 min read


After Narcissism
Did you have Narcissistic parents? My mother was the Olympic champion of Narcissistic abuse. Working in plastic surgery, I met...
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Jun 4, 20246 min read
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