How Best to Support our Own Wellbeing, both Now, and Going Forward (Part 5)

So, my vision: I would love this to be a time that we can look back on and recognise as a major turning point in our lives.  A time when we: went within and rediscovered ourselves and our values learnt how to ‘lean into’ these and to follow the deepest guidance of our hearts learnt…

How Best to Support our Own Wellbeing, both Now, and Going Forward (Part 4)

Connecting with others One of the biggest challenges of our current ‘lockdown’ situation is that it is lessening our ability to engage in face-to-face interaction with others.  Humans are social beings and we need to feel a sense of connection in order to experience full wellbeing. In the initial shock and fear of coronavirus the…

How Best to Support our Own Wellbeing, both Now, and Going Forward (Part 3)

Gratitude Gratitude has been scientifically shown to improve our physical and mental wellbeing.  When we take steps to include this in our daily practice it uplifts us and supports many of the other points that I’ve listed here.   What’s more, it’s so simple to do, doesn’t have to cost anything or take up any extra…

How Best to Support our Own Wellbeing, both Now, and Going Forward (Part 2)

If you’ve been following my blog, you might have seen an earlier post of mine where I explained that our inner  state of balance is not a static thing.  It’s just like keeping your balance on a bicycle, surf board, or anything else – it’s dynamic and responsive, requiring us to be fluid and flexible…

How Best to Support our Own Wellbeing, both Now, and Going Forward (Part 1)

One of the things that I’m finding most concerning at this time is that we seem to be so focused on fear and the things not to do, rather than things we can do to take care of ourselves and our wellbeing, both now and going forward into the new ‘normal’, whatever form that might…

Why the Pandemic of Fear is at Least as Worrying as Coronavirus – Part 4

Having looked at the impact that fear can have on our wellbeing, I’d like to encourage you to do all you can to address any feelings of anxiety, overwhelm, or panic around Coronavirus and its potential impact on your health, finances, businesses, travel, etc. or on that of those close to you.  There are many…

Coming Home to the Self

Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about why I do what I do, and why I love working with the people who come to me.  Basically, it’s because I was that person. Rewind a few years and I was very unhappy.  Initially I tried to tell myself that I was ‘fine’, or at least that…

Is Summer Feeling Like a Bit of a Wash-Out?

How is your summer going?  I hope you’re getting at least some sunshine, though the UK has been experiencing some very unseasonable weather this August!  This can make such a difference to our mood and motivation levels, particularly when we’ve been holding on for our summer holidays and counting on warm sunshine, only to find…

What is Guilt? Is it Healthy? Does it Serve any Useful Purpose?

According to some, having been raised an Irish Catholic, I should practically have a PhD in guilt!  Seriously though, seeing the effect that it has on people’s lives, I do ponder this feeling, and its consequences, from time to time. Recently I’ve been thinking about how strongly it relates to shame.  For most of us,…

A Challenging Week!

In my last post, I was excited as we’d finally been connected to the internet via a Minihub and I was at last able to catch up on some work that had been on hold since we moved here, 3 months ago.  But things went downhill from there!  My computer had been in for repairs…