My anxiety returned this weekend with a vengeance. I’ve been quite lucky that throughout the pandemic I’ve had a routine, regular work and I’ve been healthy as have my family. But everything feels a bit more uncertain now; I’m feeling anxious due to some news we had last week at work. When I feel anxious […]
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When you’re a kid, you have this vision of your life. It’s quite a simple, generic vision that probably looks similar to your parent’s milestones in their twenties. For me that was go to university, meet the love of your life, move in, get a stable job, buy a house, have kids. There may have […]
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I’ve often wondered if you can ever fully overcome depression. At the age of 19 I was formally diagnosed with depression and told I’d been depressed for around four years. It wasn’t a surprise, it was reassuring in all honesty, as it confirmed that there wasn’t anything inherently wrong with me. I was depressed and […]
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We often have a Monica Gellar tendency to be in competition with ourselves as well as other people – to look back and compare where we are now to where we were last year, two years ago or even worse, where we thought we’d be. I personally do think about where I was a year […]
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My friend sent me a TED talk the other day where career coach Emilie Wapnick explains Why some of us don’t have one calling or as I’d put, why some of us won’t ever pick just one thing that we want to do. It will probably come as no surprise to you that I was […]
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I don’t know about you, but when someone tells me ‘I’m moving home’ it’s never really said in a positive way. Even though, they might absolutely love the humans they share that home with, it’s still I’m having to move back (emphasis on the back) home. I don’t know when, but somewhere along the line […]
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There’s been a surge of posts recently about bodies online, especially on Instagram, which I am all for, but I have to admit that I don’t like my body everyday and I think that’s normal. Most discussions online promote being body positive. The body positivity movement has roots in the fat acceptance movement in the […]
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I think I’d describe myself as a recovering perfectionist, as for as long as I can remember I wanted to be perfect. I’d read articles as a teenager about what celebrities like Jennifer Aniston ate and drank to try and copy what they did and become perfect. Obviously Jen was my icon as I watched […]
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I love to discover life changing self help books. Despite the hefty section of self development books in bookshops, it’s actually very rare to find one that helps. I’m always looking to improve my life, mindset, achieve my goals and live as happily and as stress-free as possible. I actively seek out self-help books even […]
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