mental health - Polly Jemima

Mental Health Awareness Week

May 17, 2024

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a week to talk about Mental Health. A time to bring it into everyday conversation and to help to remove the stigma that still hovers over mental health issues. It is also a week to highlight ways to support your own mental health and to help support those who...

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Embrace Serenity

March 13, 2024

In the hustle and bustle of life, it’s easy to get lost in the chaos. Amidst the noise, don’t forget to nurture your inner peace. Here are a few simple ways to reduce stress and invite tranquility into your day: Remember, stress is inevitable, but how you respond to it is within your control. Choose...

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Marching to the Beat of Radical Self-Care: Embracing a Month of Wellness

March 8, 2024

I hit a wall at the end of February. I’ve been feeling increasingly burnt out since the start of the year, and I’ve reached a point when I just can’t keep pretending {to myself as well as the world} that everything is OK. The last few years have been a lot, so much unprocessed trauma...

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6 Reasons Why Journaling is a Great Idea for Teenagers

November 6, 2023

Journaling is something people have done for decades. It’s a great way to jot down your thoughts and feelings, and for adults, it can help you process your day. Journaling isn’t just good for grownups. It can also be a useful tool for children and teenagers. Keeping a journal can be really helpful for teenagers...

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Creating space

July 4, 2023

Life is so full and busy, that often there is no room to think – no breathing space. I’ve been feeling the overwhelm lately. Trying to keep all the many plates spinning – parenting, house, work, money, home ed, etc etc Feeling increasingly stressed, I realised I needed to create some space. To put down...

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30 little goals To make you healthier and happier this year

April 8, 2023

Spring is here. After the cold, dark days of winter, we’re slowly coming out of hibernation. It’s the perfect time to set some goals, to shake off the last traces of the old and welcome in new life. Goals are dreams with a plan. Goals will get you to where you want to be, rather...

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5 tips to turn around a ‘down day’

March 1, 2023

We all have ‘those days’ – the ones when nothing seems to go right, when you are overwhelmed and overwrought, when you wake up with a serious case of the ‘mehs’. For years I’d let them control me, I’d see them as a sign that my depression/anxiety were ramping back up, I’d give in to...

Winter Self Care Tips

January 23, 2023

The long, dark nights and freezing cold days of winter make me yearn to curl up in my bed and stay there until spring! If it wasn’t for the fact the kiddos would get cabin fever {and possibly I would too} I’d actually consider just not leaving the house for a few month from now....

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