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Learnings, tips & tricks for anyone to reference to during difficult times, stressful days or when you feel the need to reframe.
Conquer your week: a guide to sustainable weekly planning.
Let's face it, Sunday night scaries are a real thing. That looming to-do list can feel like a mountain ready to avalanche your Monday morning. But there's a powerful tool to combat the overwhelm and set yourself up for a successful week. Think of it like prepping for a week-long adventure. You wouldn't just wing it, would you? You'd plan your route, pack essentials, and maybe schedule some pitstops for some scenic …
From frantic to festive: ditch the holiday overwhelm.
While twinkling lights and cheerful carols bring a wave of anticipation and excitement, the festive season is often accompanied by a surge of stress. Despite the challenges, there are practical strategies …
Holiday harmony: Navigating tricky family dynamics.
For many, the festive season can also bring an unwelcome guest – anxiety about spending time with difficult family members. If you're among those who dread the holiday season due to the potential for heated discussions, this guide helps you …
Embracing Kintsugi: A guide to overcome Perfectionism.
We don’t have to be perfect to be successful or beautiful. In fact, Kintsugi or ‘golden joinery’ teaches us that if we choose to embrace our struggles, treat our ‘breakages’ as …
Surviving autumn: A guide to beat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
As autumn arrives, the days get shorter, and the weather becomes less favourable, it's natural to feel a little down. But for some of us, this change can trigger Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a form of …
Beating the Post-Holiday Blues
Longing for just a few more lazy beach days and endless ice cream cones? You aren’t the only one! A recent survey of 2,000 professionals found that most of us (78%) find returning to work after annual leave stressful and that …
Think you are not enough?!
“You don’t have to be anything more than you already are in order to be enough.” I could write this on my forehead and on post-its around the house!! I wish that growing up, and then later…
The 7 types of rest you need.
Sleeping well but still feeling completely exhausted? You are not the only one! Stumbling across a TED Talk made me realise that I was perhaps not handling my down time properly. Find out how I have made adjustments to my habits and my environment …
I’ll sleep when I’m dead!
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead!”. This is what I used to say until my body told me the only way it could that I was pushing it too hard, and I burnt out... twice! […] Here is how I now prepare myself (and my business) before some well-deserved resting time…
Lonely and ashamed…
I have had my fair share of battles with mental ill health from depression to anxiety and burnout, but something that I perhaps talk less about is LONELINESS. After the break-up of my marriage, my life situation changed radically…
A good night’s sleep.
On World Sleep Day and before the weekend, I am sharing a few simple tips to improve your sleep and make you feel more energetic and productive during the day.
Ready for a digital detox?
Over the last few years, like many of us, I have noticed an increase in my use of technology – screens, and electronic devices – and in my need to be always connected. From the video conferences now ….
Thinking of hiring a coach?
Since it’s hard to explain what coaching is and how you can benefit, this post summarises the benefits of being coached.
My values - #6 Joie de vivre.
Core values act as a GPS system for our life, supporting our decision-making process, and allowing us to distinguish wrong from right. Previously I have talked about …
Check Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology often depicted as a five-tier model of human needs within a pyramid. Maslow stated that …
You don’t know how to relax!
My partner is someone pretty chilled. We get on well as I am the complete opposite and opposites attract, right? He often tells me that “I don’t know how to relax”. He has a …
On motherhood and business.
I am a mum of 3. I have 3 wonderful kids, my eldest son is 21, my daughter 19 and my youngest is 13. Lots of people have commented that I look too young to have adult children, but I started my family rather early. In fact…
Who are you?
Are you clear on who you are, on how you want to show up in your life, as a partner, a parent, a son/daughter, a sibling, or a friend? What about in your work life?
What brings you joy?
For years, as a scientist, I did not consider myself to be the creative type. I have a logical and rational mind, so how could I?! I thought creativity required some qualities I did not have... I would dabble into a bit of DIY…
Eat the rainbow.
Over the years, I have realised that to keep my mental health in check, I needed to be quite vigilant and to look after myself (body and mind) better. That means…
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