Whenever I go through patches where life feels like it’s creeping up on me, or I’m swimming a bit harder than usual against the current, I come back to the things that are in my control to do something about. The Circle of Control is a simple diagram in Psychology that you can use to … Continue reading How I Improve My Wellbeing with the Circle of Control
Have you been in a position at work where a 'wellbeing' initiative has been implemented and it fell flat, not quite meeting the needs of staff? It’s not uncommon and the solution is a simple but powerful one: co-creation for wellbeing. Essentially initiating a co-produced design that involves the implementation of what staff need, rather … Continue reading Saunas and Ukraine: Co-Created Wellbeing
I wrote the first half of this blog a couple of months ago. It sat in my drafts for a little while and then, when I went back to it, my opinion had changed. I have added to it and it is now an arc of the developing relationship between my work and myself. After … Continue reading The Importance of My Job Reflecting Myself
There are so many snippets of time throughout our day when we are alone with our thoughts, but what is the quality of our thinking? Since having this question posed during a team meeting, I have reflected and thought about how I can be more conscious and purposeful with my mind. I’m an early bird so … Continue reading The Quality of My Thoughts
Reading was very much a part of my life when I was a child – bedtime stories, targets set by school – but, in my teen years, I pretty much stopped. As the routine of reading dropped away and I was no longer being held accountable for not getting through a book every few weeks, … Continue reading Why I Stopped Reading…And Then Started Again
Sometimes I feel an expectation to choose my path and stick to it. There are things that I categorically know about myself – I have great certainty that particular elements of my personality will never change, I will be a homeowner within the next few years and I will never have anything other than a … Continue reading I’m Not Who I Used to Be
Why I love my office job I have noticed – on social media and in conversation with people – a considerable pressure to live the most exciting and unconventional life you can. For a little while now, chasing experiences and being able to recount stories of everything out-of-the-box you have ever done seem to be … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Live Outside the Box to be Happy
*Free Resource Included!* There’s a difference between being alone and feeling lonely. This is the idea that loneliness is an experience, not a circumstance. Let that concept sit with you for a minute. What are your reactions to it? How interlinked are solitude and loneliness in your life? What causes loneliness and what this term … Continue reading The Experience of Loneliness – Mental Health Awareness Week
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