Welcoming in 2022 and my guiding word
Happy New Year! I’m feeling so grateful to be welcoming in another New Year. Over the chaos of our Yule time celebrations, I managed to carve out a little time...
Category: * Self care and Growth *
Listening to my body
All week long I’ve had a migraine. Not a really bad one, thankfully, just a little one niggling in the background. Finally today, I think {HOPE} that it has finally...
Why Traveling Alone is Refreshing for Your Soul
When most people think about going on vacation, they likely envision doing so with their friends or family. Sharing a travel experience with loved ones is, of course, a wonderful...
Ways to Feel Good About Yourself and Your Body
Most people struggle with body image and self-esteem. It can be hard to feel good about yourself when surrounded by images of perfect bodies on social media, television, and magazines....
6 of my favourite self-help books
Four years ago, when I was in the midst of the darkest period of my life, when life was hard, and I could see no way out, I started reading...
Learning to set Boundaries
I’ll preface this post with saying that I’ve never been good at setting boundaries. Lack of self-confidence meant that I’ve let others walk all over me for most of my...
Managing a Restless Mind
Many emotions and repressed feelings tend to surface when you begin to meditate. A restless mind can usually be dealt with in much the same way as you would deal...
Anxiety – how I fought back control
Anxiety. I had it for years before I really even knew that I did. For as long as I can remember, there has been that knot in my stomach, the...
Self-soothing – 5 techniques to help
Self-soothing. This is one thing that made a HUGE difference to me when my anxiety and depression were crippling. Learning methods that I could use when I was upset, anxious,...
Mental Health Awareness Week
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a week to talk about Mental Health. A timt to bring it into everyday conversation and to help to remove the stigma that...
Natural Deodorant – a DIY recipe
I stopped using ‘normal’ deodorant years ago, there are a lot of health concerns over regular deodorants, and I try to use as much natural product as I can. I’ve...
Surprising Ways to Boost Your Mental Health
Many of us are struggling with our mental health right now. If you’re feeling a bit blue, there are lots of things you can do to boost your mental health,...
On living without regrets
“I don’t do regrets. Regrets are pointless. It’s too late for regrets. You’ve already done it, haven’t you? You’ve lived your life. No point wishing you could change it.” Lemmy...
Like a swan on water
Bear with me here…. think of the swan we see, gracefuly gliding across the water, a picture of grace and ease. What we don’t see is what is hidden below...
Knowing when to rest
My to-do list is usually a mile long, and it’s seemingly impossible to find the end. There was a time when I’d work and work, never stopping. I realise now...