Self-help and being mindful
Just a few tips on mindfulness and stress management to help you during this time of self-isolation.
Can the Can’ts
Can the can’ts came to me as a title for this blog as a thought for the day landed in my email in box this week. It made me think how much we say can’t in our day to day lives. The thought for the day which said, “Success comes in cans failures in can’ts
Managing Pain
If you have to manage pain on a regular basis it can be hard on you both mentally and physically. I was diagnosed with connective tissue disease three years ago which can cause pains within the joints. Pain can cause sleep disturbance, lower mood, tiredness and reduce concentration to name just a few.
Confidence
Clients and students often tell me that they lack confidence and self-belief as such this holds them back from being who and what they want to be or do. The media seems to be full of information about confidence building and all sorts of ideas on how to boost it. With all the information out there it is hard to know where to start especially if you lack confidence.
Old never !
The saying goes that you are as young as you feel. I can feel physically ancient and a teenager mentally. It is when I look in the mirror that I get reminded that I am a menopausal older woman. The problem is if you start thinking like an old person you will become one. I like to think despite the onset of “aging body syndrome” (getting older)I still act and behave younger than I am.
Animals are important
Having recently become a volunteer at a local animal rescue center it has made me ponder on the importance of animals be they wild or domestic or pets. Being so close to wild animals such as hedgehogs and baby squirrels is a wonderful thing.
Long Term Health Conditions
It is not always easy living with long term health conditions. With many long term ailments there may be periods when you feel well and
Following that inner voice
How often do you have a gut instinct, that intuitive feeling, something inside guiding you only to overrule it and not even consider its guidance or alternatively work it to death over analyzing it? It is easy to become caught up in other people’s opinions about what is right or wrong or even so concerned with other people’s lives that your own needs and wants vanish into the ether.
Building up self belief
The kitchen begins like journey for self development. Building up personal skills and self belief can take time and often the pathway is a few steps forward and a few back. This kind of journey benefits from some guidance and feedback but most of all support.
Chronic Tiredness and Fatigue
Tired Tiredness is something we all suffer from at times. It is due to doing to much, stress or feeling under the weather. However chronic