Hello everyone Happy Friday from the Rock of Gibraltar. I hope you are all well and the weekend is nearly here. Do you ever have that feeling where you think you always have to be busy? Do you feel guilt when you find that you have some time to yourself and then think this other…
Category: awareness
Talking To Your Boss About Mental Health
Our wellbeing includes our mental health. For many of us, it can be difficult to open up about a mental health issues – particularly in the work place. If an employee was physically sick or injured, it would very likely be raised with the individual’s line manager – and likely there would be little in…
National Fitness Day
22 September is National Fitness Day in the UK. Exercise is a major passion for me, and is also how I manage my health (both physical and mental). There is a great website with lots of resources and training tips on the official website. Check it here
The ‘Pleasanteeism’ Trap: Ways To Be More Assertive At Work
Being a people-pleaser can be bad news for you and your colleagues. This article from HuffPost shows how to change that. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pleasanteeism-ways-to-be-assertive-at-work_l_6113c52fe4b0a3256aaf8a1e
Blog: No signal available
Hello World I hope everyone is well, and happy Friday. Today I visited National Trust Formby. This beautiful and (at least today) quiet, peaceful and silent beach was just stunning. It was so great just to relax and just be with my thoughts, having a long beach walk and then my lunch sat on the…
Keep it short and before 3pm: what the sleep scientists say about naps
Do you nap during the day. If you do, have a read of the following article from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/aug/27/keep-it-short-and-before-3pm-what-the-sleep-scientists-say-about-naps
Feel your feelings and then move on
A great article from idontmind.com on 6 steps to process your emotions in a healthy way. Check it out: https://idontmind.com/journal/feel-your-feelings-and-then-move-on?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=627e0b01-fae9-44e5-8d73-248340f07da6
‘Don’t beat yourself up’: 10 ways to feel happier with your body as the world reopens
A great article from The Guardian, covering a topic that a lot of us are currently facing: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/aug/02/dont-beat-yourself-up-10-ways-feel-happier-body-world-reopens
Blog: How I stop negative thoughts
I hope you are all having a good week, but if you are not, I hope you are finding ways to cope through difficult times. We all have negative thoughts. In the short term they can be overwhelming – in the long term they can cause more serious mental ill health conditions. How we deal…
Men DO Cry
Man Up! Men Don’t Share emotion as its a sign of weakness! A man is less than masculine if he talks about how he feels! – these are just examples of the toxic stereotype of men. Its one that makes me feel very angry, as men often find do not come forward to seek help…
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