01/18/2019 Self Care during challenging times Self Care during challenging times Hello and a warm welcome back to my blog. This is the first blog post of 2019 and I wanted to share some self-care ideas, which may be of use to you if you are going through a hard/challenging time. I believe self-care is a necessity every day and it is most crucial during the days when you are experiencing stress, sadness, depression, grief etc. Don’t filter feelings My first tip is to acknowledge how you are feeling. It can be so easy to put on a façade
Self Care during challenging times Hello and a warm welcome back to my blog. This is the first blog post of 2019 and I wanted to share some self-care ideas, which may be of use to you if you are going through a hard/challenging time. I believe self-care is a necessity every day and it is most crucial during the days when you are experiencing stress, sadness, depression, grief etc. Don’t filter feelings My first tip is to acknowledge how you are feeling. It can be so easy to put on a façade
12/31/2018 #365DaysOfSelfCare #365DaysOfSelfCare | A 2018 Review Hello & a warm welcome back to the last blog post of 2018! This year has flown by and I thought the perfect blog post to end the year with is all about my experience of the #365DaysOfSelfCare challenge on Twitter. When I was training to be a therapist, we were always reminded of the importance of 'self-care’. I had not heard of the term ‘self-care’ before training so this was a relatively new concept to me. The ‘365 Days of Self Care’ challenge was created
#365DaysOfSelfCare | A 2018 Review Hello & a warm welcome back to the last blog post of 2018! This year has flown by and I thought the perfect blog post to end the year with is all about my experience of the #365DaysOfSelfCare challenge on Twitter. When I was training to be a therapist, we were always reminded of the importance of 'self-care’. I had not heard of the term ‘self-care’ before training so this was a relatively new concept to me. The ‘365 Days of Self Care’ challenge was created
10/14/2018 The Juggle Struggle The Juggle Struggle Hello and a warm welcome back to my blog. It has been some time since I have written a blog post and the reason why relates to the title of this post. “The juggle struggle”… as much as I hate to admit it, I fell into the trap of thinking I was superwoman and I could write blog posts every week, as well as work, run my own therapy practice and everything in between. I do believe that as humans, we can put a lot of pressure on ourselves to show the world that we can do
The Juggle Struggle Hello and a warm welcome back to my blog. It has been some time since I have written a blog post and the reason why relates to the title of this post. “The juggle struggle”… as much as I hate to admit it, I fell into the trap of thinking I was superwoman and I could write blog posts every week, as well as work, run my own therapy practice and everything in between. I do believe that as humans, we can put a lot of pressure on ourselves to show the world that we can do
08/19/2018 The "Green Eyed Monster" The Green Eyed Monster Hello and a warm welcome back to my website. Today is a little bit of a different post but one I’m sure many may be able to relate to. You may have heard the saying; “you can’t live your best life if you’re too busy wishing you have some else’s.” I didn’t realise how true that saying was until way back when, I experienced pangs of jealousy myself and I’m not ashamed to admit that, as jealousy is an emotion after all, even if it is one we would rather not experience. We
The Green Eyed Monster Hello and a warm welcome back to my website. Today is a little bit of a different post but one I’m sure many may be able to relate to. You may have heard the saying; “you can’t live your best life if you’re too busy wishing you have some else’s.” I didn’t realise how true that saying was until way back when, I experienced pangs of jealousy myself and I’m not ashamed to admit that, as jealousy is an emotion after all, even if it is one we would rather not experience. We
07/27/2018 6 Ways To Stay Motivated! 6 Ways To Stay Motivated! Hello and a warm welcome back to my blog. Today I am sharing my 6 top tips to help you stay motivated in any aspect of your life. Positive self-talk You may see this phrase more than once in my posts. But this is something new I have implemented in my everyday life. It’s so important to remember to speak kindly to ourselves, it can be such a powerful tool and help to increase our confidence, in turn keeping us motivated. Make a vision board I recently made a vision
6 Ways To Stay Motivated! Hello and a warm welcome back to my blog. Today I am sharing my 6 top tips to help you stay motivated in any aspect of your life. Positive self-talk You may see this phrase more than once in my posts. But this is something new I have implemented in my everyday life. It’s so important to remember to speak kindly to ourselves, it can be such a powerful tool and help to increase our confidence, in turn keeping us motivated. Make a vision board I recently made a vision
07/07/2018 The Stigma is Real Mental Illness Stigma; my recent experience! Hello and a warm welcome back to my blog. Today’s post is one I didn’t think I would have to write, but I’m hoping it will be educational to some and provide some support/well wishes to those who need it. Recently, I was talking to someone explaining what I do as a therapist and how I work in the mental health field. This person was very blunt regarding the topic of mental health and said they didn’t believe in it and the “depression” is an excuse.
Mental Illness Stigma; my recent experience! Hello and a warm welcome back to my blog. Today’s post is one I didn’t think I would have to write, but I’m hoping it will be educational to some and provide some support/well wishes to those who need it. Recently, I was talking to someone explaining what I do as a therapist and how I work in the mental health field. This person was very blunt regarding the topic of mental health and said they didn’t believe in it and the “depression” is an excuse.