For March 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on mindfulness. The charity as produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is Mindful March. Each day there is a suggestion of an action to take. I’ve attached the calendar as a PDF and image file.
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Blog: Blue Monday is a lie
Today (Monday 20 January) is blue Monday. It is the third Monday of the year and is known by some (or many) to be the most depressing day of the year. This is supposedly due to a combination of bad weather, long nights and the lingering negatives of Christmas (overindulging and financial pressures etc). I’m…
Blog: A picture on the wall
I want to start this by wishing everyone a happy new year. I also fully appreciate that the new year can be a real struggle for many of us, me included. Some people have a big Christmas time, and when new years eve passes, they are dropped back into the everyday routine of life. That…
Blog: Forgotten
I wanted to start by wishing everyone a good bank holiday, however you maybe spending that time. I want to touch on a (often forgotten) point that not everyone celebrates Christmas. Many cultures and beliefs do not celebrate Christmas, yet it does feel in this country that many people are forced to “feel happy” at…
International Men’s Day 2024
International Men’s Day 202419 November is a day to break down stigmas around Men’s HealthThe world is full of stigmas and stereotypes around men’s health. On 19 November each year we recognise this with International Men’s Day. I know some of you will cringe at reading that, I get it, Men are seen as having…
Blog: All (World Mental Health Day)
On 10of October every year we recognise the importance of mental health and why breakdown stigmas around this. This is world mental health day more important than ever that we recognise it’s OK to be not. Titled this log simply as All. This is because we all have mental health and just like with our…
Settling Sunday night anxiety
I have experienced the Sunday night horrors, scaries or blues many times in my life. It can be a really unsettling feeling, sometimes it can be a severe anxiety episode. Head over to Calm for a great article on tips to settle your mind from these feelings
Blog: The Light
This is the first blog that I have written in several months. I’d planned to get it out last week, and even that self imposed deadline was missed. I think that reflects a lot of how I have been feeling lately. Those close to me will know that the last few months have been a…
Explore ways to reduce stress and cortisol levels
Calm posted a great article on ways to reduce cortisol levels to naturally reduce your stress levels. Its an interesting read that explores what stress is and its impacts. Here is a short quote from the article “Stress can be a natural, and even healthy, part of our modern lives. We all feel the crunch…
October Wellbeing Calendar
Here is the wellbeing calendar this month from Action for Happiness. The calendar gives you daily reminders of things to try to help give your wellbeing a boost. The theme this month is Optimistic October – you can try something each day. I’ve attached this as an image file and a PDF.
Better Days Wellbeing 