It’s the start of a new month, and September is also the time when new terms and semesters start, where those of us outside of education start to wonder about decluttering ready for the winter, where many of us start to hunker down and pull out the warmer clothes. … More Super Seven Apps to Help with Wellbeing
I’m starting up a weekly blog all about ‘weekly reflections’, talking about subjects that inspire me, drive my thoughts and emotions, and hopefully give a place for others to reflect too. … More Weekly Reflections: A Note on Happiness
I’m not sure where this poem came from, but the words sort of dangled in front of me and I put the words on the screen like they were trembling things, waiting to be released. … More Poem of the Week: Live to Learn
This month is Mental Health Awareness month, and I chose this month’s word to live by based on that. So this month’s word is ‘Health’. There are many ways to be healthy, many ways to look after yourself. … More May 2021 Word of the Month: Health
This week marks ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ here in the UK, and as I suffer myself with my mental health, this is a subject dear to my heart – and mind. … More Top Three: Books for Mental Health Awareness Week
Yesterday marked the last full moon (called the Frost Moon) of winter, and while the effects of the full moon are felt for a few days, I certainly feel like spring is on the way. I’ve seen the signs for a few months already, with snowdrops appearing in January, and crocuses and daffodils peering up in early February. Nature all around us is waking up, and so too are we. … More Spring is Coming: Seasonal Goals
I tend to write each morning in a journal, releasing thoughts, feelings, the happenings of the previous day, plus any dreams I’ve remembered upon waking up. I completely believe this helps my mental health by doing so. … More How to Start: A Morning Journal
This post will be part of a new series of monthly blog posts, all about how creativity, across many different creative activities, can help with your mental health. This month I want to focus on sketchbook art – mainly because October is The Big Draw, and also known as Inktober, both of which are very well known in the social media sphere. … More Be Creative Series: Sketchbook Art for Mental Health
Mental health is as important as physical health. I know myself I sometimes struggle with both, and sometimes at the same time, but the thing is, they are also connected. Our physical health regime could be running or walking, but if we run or walk outside in parks or in natural places, we also help our mental health. … More World Mental Health Day
Sometimes things get a bit mixed up in my head – all thanks to fear really. My brain is just trying to protect me, because I’m doing something new and I’m afraid of being hurt or rejected by stepping out of my comfort zone and sharing my words with the world. Everyday I write my words, fight back by sharing my thoughts in the hope that they will inspire others, and today this poem is for all of us today – which happens to also be World Mental Health Day. … More Poem of the Day: The Winding Road
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