A Guide to Empathy Fatigue

Writing this isn’t a comfortable feeling. Empathy and fatigue don’t sit well in the same sentence. But I truly believe it’s something that needs to be addressed. We must speak about it. Drag it into the daylight for everyone to see and acknowledge. Only by talking about it can we stop it from dragging us […]

I feel like any post I write at the moment, given my focus is mental health and wellbeing, cannot ignore what’s currently going on in the world. However, I know even for just myself that sometimes I don’t want to be reading about the current situation. I know what’s going on and sometimes I’d just […]

I’ve always been aware of the importance of a work/life balance but had never given it too much thought until recently. I began to notice the imbalance and associated guilt a few weeks ago before Covid struck. The point, however, I think is even more relevant with many of us working from home. Here’s how […]

Laughter is the best medicine is a cliche for a reason. I’ve always heard people say it but never really thought about it. Until recently. Pre-Covid-19 I was having a difficult day. I had woken up with what felt like a dark cloud hanging over my head. My mood was low and it felt like […]

Sympathy and empathy are words we often use interchangeably. Does this matter? I think so. Sympathy and empathy were concepts I first learnt about in school, in English Literature. Since then it hasn’t had that much relevance in my life until the past few years. Because here’s the thing. If we’re going to be supportive […]

In a blog post about stress management, I suggested that often stress is like ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’, The famous poem by Michael Rosen. Whilst we can manage stress better (here’s how), and we deserve help to do so, I usually find that: “we can’t go over it, we can’t go under it, oh […]

I’ve been saying this word a lot recently. It’s a word that I’ve always wanted to be able to say more. Not because I’m a particularly contrary person or a petulant toddler. But because it took me many years to realise that I had a problem with it. It’s a problem that I think many […]

In a previous post, I pondered the dilemma of how much exercise was enough. During my personal exercise journey I had come across contradictory information. Everyone seemed to have an opinion on how much to workout. When to workout. And what workouts to do. But, even if you can sift through all this information. Then […]

I am the one thing in life I can controlI am inimitable I am an originalI’m not falling behind or running lateI’m not standing stillI am lying in wait – Wait for It, Hamilton I never thought I’d find inspiration about recovery in the Hamilton soundtrack. And yet. This song, Wait for It (lyrics above), […]

I really, really, really want to be a person who invests in themselves. Because after all that is what self-care is at root. It’s recognizing that you deserve to be a priority. Perhaps we know this cognitively. But how many of us prioritize ourselves at least as much as we prioritize the needs of others? […]