When you’re working full time, it’s so easy to work yourself into a burnout. Stress can get on top of you, and before you know it you’re worrying about work even when you’re not there. Levels of stress reaching this extreme can be very damaging to your emotional health, and if you’re not careful, can… Read More Easy Ways To Practice Self-Care At Work
Reading is one of my favourite ways to wind down and relax. I find that it takes you into a whole new mindset, and allows you to escape reality a little bit. Typically, I read the stereotypical ‘boy meets girl’, ‘predictable’ sort of genre, because it’s an easy read, it’s happy and cheerful [mostly] and… Read More Book Review: It Started With a Tweet
Welcome to my first post of 2018! [I’m only 4 months late, oops!] I vowed to myself that this year, my new years resolution wouldn’t be to change the way I look with some form of fad diet or gym routine that I know for sure I wouldn’t stick to; but instead to change the… Read More Putting Yourself First, and Why It Matters
We’ve all heard about the possible improvements that different types of tea can have on our physical health, but how true are they, really? There have been numerous articles and studies about the implications of green tea on our health, some good news, and some bad news. So, how good is it really, and are… Read More Health Benefits of Green Tea
It is easy to wake up in the morning and get out of the totally wrong side of the bed, and it is normal to wake up some mornings and feel defeated and deflated before the day has even begun. However, the process that we use to deal with this original thought is what determines… Read More Daily Affirmations
The secret to having it all is knowing that you already do. Having gratitude for everything in your life is a choice, a practice, and an attitude. Although it is true that gratitude is the simple notion of being appreciative for those around us, it can be so much more than that. Scientists argue that… Read More Operation Gratitude: A Life-Changing Attitude
We’ve all been in situations where we’re waiting around for an apology, that deep down we know is never going to come. It is one of the most difficult things to have to deal with, because you end up blaming yourself, and beating yourself up over the fact that you never got an apology that… Read More How to Forgive Someone Who Isn’t Sorry
Just because meditation works for me, that doesn’t mean it’s going to work for everyone. The beauty of the human race is that we are all different, and unique in our own ways. What one person loves, another hates. What one person values, another sees it as irrelevant. We will come across situations where people’s… Read More How to Meditate (Without Actually Meditating)
For me, keeping fit and active is a huge contributor to my wellbeing. When my low mood gets the better of me, and all I want to do is curl up in a ball in my cosy place and read a book, I try to tell myself that being active will have a hugely positive… Read More FitBit Alta Review: Keeping Active for Mental Health
For me, creating my own space is essential for my self care. A space full of just girly things, where I can put my mind to rest and feel calm and less stressed about life and what’s going on around me. This place is usually where I go when I want to read, journal, blog,… Read More Just Girly Things