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What is solid evidence, and what actually helps in hot weeks.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regulating Your Nervous System: What the Polyvagal Trend Gets Right</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/regulating-your-nervous-system-what-the-polyvagal-trend-gets-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/regulating-your-nervous-system-what-the-polyvagal-trend-gets-right/</guid><description>«Regulate your nervous system» is everywhere. In 2026, 39 experts declared polyvagal theory untenable. What still works – and what you can drop.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quiet Cracking: When Job Satisfaction Quietly Crumbles</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/quiet-cracking-when-job-satisfaction-quietly-crumbles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/quiet-cracking-when-job-satisfaction-quietly-crumbles/</guid><description>Not resignation, not doing the bare minimum – but slow crumbling. What lies behind the trend term quiet cracking and what actually helps.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Self-Compassion Instead of Self-Criticism</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/self-compassion-instead-of-self-criticism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/self-compassion-instead-of-self-criticism/</guid><description>Self-compassion sounds soft – the research says otherwise. What meta-analyses show, why it doesn&apos;t make you lazy and how to start concretely.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Mid-Year Review Instead of New Year&apos;s Resolutions</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/a-mid-year-review-instead-of-new-years-resolutions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/a-mid-year-review-instead-of-new-years-resolutions/</guid><description>Half the year is gone – the perfect moment for a fresh start. What the fresh start effect shows and how if-then plans carry your goals.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Art of Switching Off: Why Holidays Alone Don&apos;t Restore You</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/the-art-of-switching-off-why-holidays-alone-dont-restore-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/the-art-of-switching-off-why-holidays-alone-dont-restore-you/</guid><description>The restorative effect of a holiday fades fast. What actually restores you: the four recovery experiences described by Sonnentag and Fritz – and how to use them.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Setting Boundaries Without Guilt</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/setting-boundaries-without-guilt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/setting-boundaries-without-guilt/</guid><description>Why saying no triggers guilt – and how to set boundaries kindly and clearly with I-statements, the broken record technique and DEAR MAN.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boreout: When Being Under-Challenged Makes You Ill</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/boreout-when-being-under-challenged-makes-you-ill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/boreout-when-being-under-challenged-makes-you-ill/</guid><description>Bored, under-challenged, empty inside at work? What lies behind the Swiss concept of boreout, how it differs from burnout – and what actually helps.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nature as Therapy: What Forest Bathing Really Does</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/nature-as-therapy-what-forest-bathing-really-does/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/nature-as-therapy-what-forest-bathing-really-does/</guid><description>Forest bathing is trending – but what does the research say? What 120 minutes of nature a week does, what is overstated and how to fit nature into your week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>People Pleasing: Why We Want to Keep Everyone Happy</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/people-pleasing-why-we-want-to-keep-everyone-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/people-pleasing-why-we-want-to-keep-everyone-happy/</guid><description>Always friendly, always available, never a no? Where people pleasing comes from, what psychology says about it – and how to learn to take yourself seriously.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sleep and Mental Health: The Underestimated Superpower</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/sleep-and-mental-health-the-underestimated-superpower/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/sleep-and-mental-health-the-underestimated-superpower/</guid><description>Why sleep regulates your emotions, what really helps with sleep problems – and which sleep myths you can safely forget.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Journaling: Self-Reflection With Pen and Paper</title><link>https://chw-coaching.ch/journaling-self-reflection-with-pen-and-paper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://chw-coaching.ch/journaling-self-reflection-with-pen-and-paper/</guid><description>What journaling really does: what the research says about expressive writing and gratitude – and four methods you can start with today.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI as a Therapist? 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