Please take a few minutes to watch this Nature and Mental Health video. UK Mental Health Awareness Week, 10-16 May 2021 We all have mental health and it can be easily forgotten until we feel the adverse effects. This year, UK Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, is focussing on nature as a way to help […]
We’ve all been marked and stretched by the events of 2020. I feel that it would be better if we didn’t rush to live as we did before. It won’t fit and it will feel strange if we do. Covid-19 and 2020 are more than a once in a lifetime wake up call. I’d really […]
TIME FOR REFLECTION AS WE EMERGE FROM COVID-19 It is 100 days since lockdown began and we are heading into July 2020. The world is emerging from Covid-19 ever-so cautiously (I hope) and oh-so changed. Since March the virus and the reality of living through lockdown have challenged every aspect of our lives. It […]
This year spring-time reflection and new beginnings feel so poignant. During this time of Covid induced distancing we may have an extraordinary opportunity to commemorate and reflect. We could be in a new defining era. Defining a new and better normal. Let’s hope so. Sending much love. RELATED COVID-19 | 100 Days Later | Time […]
Here is an excellently delivered, enjoyable and informative 12 min TEDTalk . Even during lockdown we are being encouraged to exercise. Why is this talk so good? Because even a renowned neuroscientist only learnt the difference taking exercise makes when she went through the experience herself. Knowing the data was fine. Walking the talk made all […]
Things didn’t change over a year, month or a week. Despite international news coverage of Covid-19, everything changed in a day. It’s now week 2 of self-isolation which has evolved into a lockdown (in all but name). We can only leave our homes for 1 hour of exercise or shopping. My 1 hour of state […]
When I originally wrote “Resilience and Endurance | What are they?” on 2nd March 2020, little did any of us know how quickly the world would change because of Coronavirus. There is absolutely no doubt that this sudden disruption will have an effect on every aspect of life. The last week has shown shock, disbelief and responses by […]
IKIGAI is the Japanese concept of finding purpose. It’s likely you will have seen an illustration similar to this before. WHY I LIKE THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE CONCEPT Ikigai is often simply illustrated with a Venn-style diagram.Venn diagrams have a way of visualising segmentation and cross-over elegantly. Ikigai, or purpose, is positioned at […]
Whether you do this regularly, or perhaps this is your first time, this year’s annual reflection has arrived! You can download it from the image link below. I find it valuable to take a little time and to re-cap in this way. Whether we’ve had a “good year” or a “bad year” an exercise like this […]
This week, 18-24 November 2019, is Self-Care Week. Self-care is deeply subjective and highly personal. We all need to consider what we need to do in order to maintain our levels of mental, physical and overall well-being. Ditch thinking it’s selfish. Self-Care is essential. SELF-CARE IS EMPOWERMENT The key is to understand that self-care […]