Looking after our own personal wellbeing is vitally important. We are unable to care for others without looking us as an individual. Some activities can be very expensive but self care does not have to cost much at all. I recently read a great article by TimeOut that was particularly helpful for me as someone…
Category: womens health
Action for Happiness session: How Therapy Helps
The following session may be of interest. It is run by ‘Action for Happiness’ and not affiliated with Better Days Wellbeing: Join therapist Lori Gottlieb to learn how to uncover your blind spots, change your stories and transform your life. Book Your Place How Therapy Helps – Lori GottliebWed, 27 July 2022 – Online via…
How to Tell Your Boss You Have Too Much Work
Burn out is often a difficult subject to discuss. We all have limitations and it is important to recognise these in advance. It’s a delicate conversation for a number of reasons. But it’s often necessary. Here’s how to make sure it goes as smoothly as possible, thanks to this article from fatherly.com:
Ways to Stop Chasing Perfect and Transform Your Life
For those that have attended our training sessions, you will know the phrase ‘perfection is a lie’. With that in mind, I wanted to share this article with you. It outlines some great tips as to how to train your mind toward perfectionistic sobriety. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-sex-wanting-intimacy/201909/4-ways-stop-chasing-perfect-and-transform-your-life?utm_source=Newsletter%20Subscribers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Mindful%20Monday%20%2F%20200%20%28RdfAYA%29&triplesource=klaviyo&_kx=gPK0Lgfi8ip5qzFngUUwairf8tVuhWymvqzlPF5mFskbFyo46ycM1G2cYb62rTLg.KhZBMb
Habits That Secretly Make You Feel Bad About Yourself
These traps can lead to poor self-esteem, guilt, anger and more. Here’s what to look for and how to fix them. Another great article from the team at Huff Post. “This is one of several behaviours that can cause us to be mad at (or even hate) ourselves. Here are some other sneaky actions impeding…
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…
What is “trauma dumping” and what are some healthier alternatives?
The team at idontmind.com have written a great article on “trauma dumping”. A snippet of the article can be found below: What is trauma dumping? Trauma dumping (also referred to as “emotional dumping” or just “dumping”) is when a person overshares their painful experiences with an unsuspecting person to get sympathy or validation. Venting crosses…
Brew Monday
Hi everyone, today is supposedly ‘Blue Monday’, the most difficult day of the year etc etc etc. This is a myth, a fad made up by a holiday company in order to sell holidays. James wrote a blog last year that covers it: https://betterdayswellbeing.com/2021/01/18/blue-monday/ We all have good and bad days, it is not just…
How to learn the trick of confidence
Many suffer with a lack of confidence. The following article from The Guardian, may help us understand why, and help to overcome: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/09/how-to-learn-the-trick-of-confidence
Find the Joy
Happy New Year (can I still say that on 10th January?!), this is my first post of 2022. I hope you are all well and staying safe. Early January is a difficult time for many, after the highs of Christmas, a long time until their next break etc. It is important for us all to…
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