* This blog was written on 6 December 2025 on a flight from Fuerteventura to Manchester Airport.* As I finally boarded the flight back to Manchester, gratitude washed over me. Having the opportunity to enjoy a holiday is a true blessing, and though I was ready to get home, I chose to soak in the…
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Wellbeing Calendar: December 2025
For December 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on ‘encouraging you to carry out small acts of kindness’. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Do Good December’. Each day there is a suggested action to take. This calendar might help you spread kindness during the month of December. I’ve attached the calendar…
Wellbeing Calendar: November 2025
For November 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on ‘encouraging you to try something new’. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘New Ways November’. Each day there is a suggested action to take. This calendar might you during the month of November. I’ve attached the calendar as a PDF and image…
Blog: World Mental Health Day 2025
Three years ago, on World Mental Health Day 2022, I shared my thoughts on why our mental health deserves attention every single day, not just once a year. I stand by every word I wrote then. The message hasn’t changed, because the importance of caring for our mental wellbeing is timeless. This year’s World Mental…
Wellbeing Calendar: October 2025
For October 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on ‘actions to help you focus on what really matters’. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Optimistic October’. Each day there is a suggested action to take. This calendar might you during the month of October. I’ve attached the calendar as a PDF…
World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, a reminder that small actions can save lives. In 2023, more than 7,000 people in the UK died by suicide. That’s around 19 people every single day. Suicide is still the biggest killer of men under 50, and far too many young people’s lives are also being cut short….
Wellbeing Calendar: September 2025
For September 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on something that is vitally important to us all ‘self-care’. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Self-Care September’. Each day there is a suggested action to look after your own self-care – “It’s essential”. This calendar might motivate you during the month of…
Blog: Setting the plan and smashing it
Hello everyone and happy Friday Today is my last day at work until the 11th of September. I’m having a few days of quiet rest at home and then I am flying to Gibraltar for a week. I will also be celebrating my birthday in Gibraltar this year on Thursday, which I’m very much looking…
Blog: Feeling Refreshed and Ready for the New Academic Year
The new academic year always brings with it a sense of new beginnings, a bit like January does, but with a slightly different rhythm. Working in education means that my life has been structured around the academic calendar for many years, and in recent times that has also been coupled with the commitments of being…
Blog: Do What Makes You Happy
Last weekend, I did something just for me. It wasn’t logical. It wasn’t sensible. It wasn’t cheap. But it made me incredibly happy. And honestly, that’s the whole point. A few weeks ago, I found myself gutted at the idea of missing out on something special. Oasis at Wembley Stadium. My favourite band. One of…
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