In the USA, today (24 November) is known as thanksgiving. To anyone who is celebrating, I hope you enjoy your day. I am British, so it’s not an event I celebrate. However, I do think expressing gratitude and the things we are thankful for is a rewarding exercise to do on any day of the…
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Winter Self Check in tool
I’d like to share a quick check in tool – ask yourself 10 question to see how you are getting in. This is a “holiday” edition of this tool from IDONTMIND.
Blog: Hello, how are you?
Hello I hope everyone is well. Or should I say Hello – how are you? That is a greeting and an attached question that we often use in everyday life. I think many of us feel the only appropriate answer to this question is yes, I am fine thank you, or similar words to that….
Blog: Stop being judgemental!
Hello I hope everyone is well and keeping safe. I’m very much looking forward to the weekend, I’m finally taking my trip to Ashby de la zouch. I delayed this trip from last weekend due to the storms we were encountering and I’m very glad I did. I was originally due to visit Ashby back…
Dealing With Difficult Work Relationships
Jobs feel harder than ever, but this popular therapist has some great advice. There is a great article over on Huff Post that gives some hints and tips from Esther Perel. “You are not alone, in other words, if you are feeling stuck at your job or at a dead end with your colleagues and…
Blog: Loneliness
Hello Happy Monday, I hope everyone is well and you. had a great weekend. I had a good weekend with a mix of great workouts, at little socialising and some good me time. Hope whatever you did was great. Today is the 14th of February. For some people this day is celebrated as Valentine’s Day,…
Blog: The Final Day
*** Warning: this blog talks openly about death and grief *** Time heals everything is what they tell you, for me I can tell you that is simply not true. Time changes how grief feels sure, but a change in feeling does not make up for the loss that we feel. Grief comes in many…
Blog: Ready for a break
We are once again facing uncertain times, I for one am ready for a break in more ways than one. My mental health isn’t the best at the moment, I find the the run up to Christmas difficult, I lost my dad back in 2014 and I’ve found that I take a “dip” just before…
How To Cope If The Omicron News Has Resurfaced Anxiety, Anger And Despair
Up until a couple of weeks ago, the majority of us had never heard of ‘Omicron’, now it’s all over the news. Personally, I’ve found it quite difficult. Everywhere I look, it’s news about potential further restrictions, tests, booster jabs etc etc. There is a very good article from Huffington Post that covers ‘Things are…
Blog: Thanksgiving 2
Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating. Last year, I wrote a blog on Thanksgiving and the importance of gratitude in general. The message of ‘The act of saying thank you for small –and big –things that we do for each other, is a good way to demonstrate that you still appreciate somebody rather than assuming that…
Better Days Wellbeing 