'I'm a psychotherapist- here's how I keep my New Year's Resolutions'

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New Year's Resolutions - every year we make them and every year we break them. Although we might start the year with the best of intentions a staggering 92 per cent of us are unable to keep our resolutions with unrealistic or unachievable expectations frequently to blame.

Psychotherapist and anxiety expert Kamalyn Kaur from Glasgow has also warned that even the phrase itself has too much hope and pressure attached to it.

But there are ways to ace those goals. Here, she reveals how. Reframe the resolution narrative Kamalyn says: “If you're struggling with the connotations attached to New Year's Resolutions, call your goals intentions.

I use the word intentions as I find that it takes the pressure off and is a kinder choice of words. "I always plan my goals in January after I've celebrated Christmas and I recommend that you do the same because I believe it's best to write them down when you have the time and energy. "This encourages clarity and reflection when it comes to making a plan rather than setting an arbitrary goal just because it is New Year. "For 2024, I'll probably set the targets of working less to have a better work-life balance and getting fitter by doing weight resistance exercises." Write down your intentions every day and make sure they're things you want to do "I write down my goals every day and always keep them near me, where I can see them. "If you do the same with yours, it will make it real and your subconscious brain will help you think of ways to make them happen. "It's also really important that you opt to focus on what you want to achieve and not things that you feel you should be doing.