Five Ways to Wellbeing
Five Ways to Wellbeing Public Health recommendations about our physical health like eating five pieces of fresh fruit and veg every day, trying to get eight hours of sleep, drinking two litres of water and limiting our alcohol consumption are widely known and practised. But what about recommendations for our mental health? Much of what’s […]
The Exhaustion Funnel
The Exhaustion Funnel One of the last things I do every night is plug in my phone (not in my bedrooom, but that’s another blog for another day…) to recharge overnight. I’m guessing I’m not the only one But making time to rest and recharge my mind and my body is still very much a […]
Focus on what you can influence
Focus on what you can influence Placing our energy on things that we can’t influence is a common cause of stress in our personal and professional lives. No wonder Stephen Covey’s ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ has sold more than 25 million copies in 40 languages worldwide, and remains one of the best selling […]
Self Compassion and the Friend Filter
Self Compassion and The Friend Filter As a self confessed ‘recovering perfectionist’, I am often incredibly hard on myself. As a child, I misinterpreted my parents’ healthy encouragement to ‘try your best’ as ‘do everything perfectly, and if it’s not perfect it’s not good enough’ (my words not theirs…) It’s still a work in progress […]
Singing is good for you
Singing is good for you… whether you’re ‘good’ or not. When I was at school, one of the music teachers held auditions for the junior choir by getting us all to sing together while he walked around the room, leaning in to listen to each child and then sticking a red, amber or green sticker […]