This isn’t the first time I’ve written about happiness as an inside jobs. And with a few years hindsight the idea continues to resonate with me. Having searched for happiness for years, by seeking validation, from products I purchased or pleasing those around me. It took a long time to realise that happiness truly came […]
Why the Basics of Self Care are Important
When it comes to self-care it easy to pressurize ourselves. Whether it’s struggling to find the time for self-care. Or opting to put our feet up and relax instead of pursuing more creative or active pastimes. Too tired to engage with anything else. It can feel like self-care is one more thing we have to, […]
A Guide to Pressing Pause for Your Mental Health
We live in a hectic world. Everything feels non-stop. All the time. If you’re not smashing a ceiling or achieving the next big thing. Then what are you doing? But what does this mean for our mental health? Does society make us feel that if we’re not progressing than we’re failing? When do we get […]
Why is Routine Crucial to our Mental Health?
Many of us may not have given routine much thought before. Perhaps we used routines because they helped us feel organized. And ensured that we got things done and nothing gets forgotten. But Covid-19 may have changed that. Perhaps our total loss of routine revealed to us quite how much we rely on it. And […]
A Guide to Accepting Compliments (& Why It’s Not Easy)
Learning to accept compliments or at least being open to the has certainly been a journey. My younger self would cringe at any positive remarks. Often making a joke; usually a self-deprecating one. Or refuting the comment outright. I don’t know when this behaviour started. But it struck me as a shame that I couldn’t […]