What does living presently look like? How does it feel when we focus our attention on the moment that we’re in without the heaviness of dwelling on difficult past events or the uncertainty about what might lie ahead; transporting ourselves to events in the future that take us away from today and the time thatContinue reading “Mindfulness In Action”
Category Archives: Mental Health
#ChooseToChallenge
What kinds of things do you challenge? This is a general question but on International Women’s Day, I’m aiming it particularly at women. Depending where in the world you are as you read this, your answer will vary dramatically. Thanks to the support of people like you who read my blog, its content manages toContinue reading “#ChooseToChallenge”
The Wonder of You
There are only three days left of this year or three more sleeps whichever way you want to view it. It’s that time of year between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve where our bodies are starting to feel a little over indulged and yet we’ve got still got lots of lovely chocolates to wadeContinue reading “The Wonder of You”
Understanding One Another
I read a quote the other day that said: A lot of problems in the world would disappear if we talked to each other instead of about each other. It got me thinking, which isn’t always a good thing. I thought about the level of truth in it and then I thought again. Talking isContinue reading “Understanding One Another”
What Does Courage Look Like?
I have lots of precious childhood Christmas memories. One of them is sitting back-to-back with my twin sister on Christmas Day morning as we unwrapped our presents so that neither of us spoiled the surprise for the other in respect of the contents of a Christmas gift. (In those days twins were given the sameContinue reading “What Does Courage Look Like?”
Helping Hands
“As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others”. This quotation, attributed to Maya Angelou, is the foundation on which this blog post grew. I came across it earlier this week and I’ve thought a lot since, about what it means. SoContinue reading “Helping Hands”
Kindness Rules
Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020. For the last 19 years, the Mental Health Foundation has used a week in the month of May to shine a spotlight on mental health. It encourages us to talk about mental wellbeing and in doing so helps to remove the stigma associated with theContinue reading “Kindness Rules”
Mood Boosting
Since my last blog, we’re two weeks further into this Annus horribilis: we will forever remember 2020 as the period in our global history where life as we knew it ground to a halt due to COVID-19, a new disease caused by the corona virus, so-called because of its crown-like shape under a microscope. TheContinue reading “Mood Boosting”
Mental Health and COVID-19
This blog post feels a bit different to my usual blog posts but it’s in keeping with the concept of us all currently facing a highly unusual time. Time is something that is going to feel very different in the coming weeks and months. During the last five days of self-isolation, I’ve tried four times,Continue reading “Mental Health and COVID-19”
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