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Do you find yourself battling your mind?
Mindfulness supports you by helping you cope better with stress by drawing you back into the present, slowing things down and quietening the internal worry; the mind-chatter.
When you learn to slow things down, even for a short while, you’ll find you have more focus, what you’re focusing on will flow better and everything you do will get a little kickstart!
Sticks and Stones
The language we use and how we use it has a huge impact on our mental health. Whether you look at how you talk to yourself; the thoughts you have and the words you use when thinking them, or whether you reflect on how you speak to the people around you, you'll start to notice those words create an emotional response in them and in you, and often a physical one too.
You’re mental,
I’m mental
We’re all mental because we all have MENTAL health
Pause + Process: 6 Prompts To Help Process Your Week
The purpose of these prompts is to allow you the headspace to process what you’ve done, achieved, experienced and felt over the last 5-7 days. They invite self-inquiry so a chance to tune in to how you are feeling on all levels; physically, emotionally, mentally. Every week will likely to spark different answers and with them comes a fresh perspective!
3 Simple Ways To Feel Calm + Connected (in less than 10 minutes)
Feeling calm can be fleeting, I am a firm believer that although it may feel counterproductive to stop what you’re doing, pausing to rebalance is the very best thing we can do when we find ourselves easily distracted, feeling overwhelmed or have lost focus on what we are doing in the first place.
Today I’ve pulled together three of the simplest and self-empowering ways I know to be effective in helping you find a sense of calm and re-connect you to yourself in the here and now.
What does connection mean to you?
Here’s some food for thought; what does connection mean to you?
I’ll lead with a quote from the inspirational Brené Brown who appears to have nailed the ultimate definition; “I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard and valued; when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.”
If you think wellbeing is all about happiness my friend, you’re wrong!
Wellbeing is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as; the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy, so if you thought it was all about happiness you’re wrong, my friend! Not only is this definition subjective, but it’s also massively multi-layered and it’s something I bang on about all the time!
30 Ways To Improve Your Mood Anytime, Anywhere!
What do you do when a bad mood hits you at work? Or right in the middle of a project that really needs to be completed? Or your day begins in a bad mood because you slept terribly?
Well, you can either ride it out or find a way to crank your mood up a notch and feel-good as you ease through your day/project/meeting…
30 ways to improve your mood anytime, anywhere (well, almost)!
Top 3 Breath Tools For Your Workday (which can be done in under 5-minutes)
These are my top three breathing techniques that you can implement right now, and which take as little as five minutes of your time.
Why are we suddenly so bad at sleeping?
Why are we suddenly so bad at sleeping?
I love to sleep and I love the fact I get to do it for 7-9 hours a night I just wish I could manage it more than a few times a week, I’ve become absolutely rubbish at sleeping through the night!
Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021
After a powerful punch of a year I’ve been processing everything that’s happened and how it’s affected me, being open and honest with myself so I can establish a level of understanding and compassion but also see things from a new perspective.