As a journalist working in the medical sector, I receive hundreds of press releases about health-related topics (other than covid-19), and something that has struck me during the pandemic is how the mainstream media seems to have lost all perspective on any other health crisis other than the virus. Today I received one that said [...]
I’ve always been quite routine-orientated. I like structure. A plan. I enjoy being organised and writing lists. At work, I always had a colour-coded “To do” list written on a pad in different coloured sharpies. During the first lockdown in March 2020, I was living alone and had just gone self-employed. My London job often [...]
Today, November 3, is National Stress Awareness Day. It was set up by the International Stress Management Association to raise awareness of the effects of psychological distress in the workplace and strategies to address it. This is a subject very close to my heart. Part of the reason I ended up starting this blog in the first [...]
This saying used to annoy me but over time I have come to realise how powerful it is in its simplicity. Last year I did a 21 day abundance challenge with Deepak Chopra and in it he shared a parable about this concept. It went like this... This too shall pass parable There was a [...]
Let's face it, we all need a little hope right now. I don't know about you but, as we approach the end of 2020, I am feeling a little flat and drained by living through such a strange year. Although it feels like Groundhog Day it also feels as if I have blinked and missed [...]
When I moved back to the coast 20 months ago, one of the things I wanted to do was to start swimming in the sea, but I was afraid. I love the water. Watching it and listening to the sound of the waves is one of my favourite things in the world, yet I’m also [...]
Apologies to anyone who read that title and now has a Tammy Wynette ear worm. But sometimes it is just hard to be a woman - particularly when it comes to our bodies and our hormones. Now, perhaps when I reach a higher spiritual place I will just sit down on a monthly basis and [...]
We are in the midst of a global crisis - one that will have far reaching and yet still unknown implications for our health, ways of living and economy, but one that is also already greatly impacting our mental health. As the world goes into shut down and people begin isolating themselves at home, safeguarding [...]
I just lay down on my bed to start reading the latest book we have chosen for the wellbeing book club I am part of. I was excited about this one because I love Gabby Bernstein and I can't believe I haven't actually read her best-selling book The Universe Has Your Back until now. I [...]
One of the presents I got for Christmas this year was a journal. On every page there is an inspirational quote. This was a perfect gift for me as I’ve always kept diaries and I love to journal as it helps me with my mental health and wellbeing on a number of levels. My mum [...]
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