As you will know if you follow this blog, I recently took up yoga. (Please click on this link if you would like to check out my post: A Yoga Beginning). I […]
Happiness is… Being Upside Down
The Self Awareness Questionnaire
I regularly write on this blog about confidence, self esteem and positivity, but one of the most important factors in building all of these is Self Awareness. Self awareness is not just about […]
How To Ask For What You Want
The concept of really asking for what I want, didn’t really hit me until I was in my 40’s. It had never occurred to me before then, that if I wanted something, […]
50 Things I Would Like To Tell My Younger Self
It’s my birthday next weekend, and I’m also coming up to my first year blogging anniversary. One of my favourite posts from this first year has been 52 Things I Have Learnt […]
50 Reasons To Be Happy☀️
I have recently returned from holiday and I think I’m probably suffering a bit from the “holiday blues.” It’s hard coming back to a demanding job after spending 2 weeks on a […]
Coping with Loss
Loss is an inherent part of all human existence and the experience of coping with it is very individual. Loss may mean the death of a loved one, but it can, as […]
Homelessness: Don’t Close Your Eyes.
Walking through town this morning and bracing myself against the cold (apparently the coldest day of the year today, and snow coming later this afternoon), I couldn’t help but notice how many […]
Dying to Fit in – Self Harm and Suicide in Young People
I couldn’t help but be moved by the heartbreaking story of the beautiful 14 year old girl who took her own life this week, purportedly due to the pressures of social media […]
A Fear of Flying
Last night I flew from Jersey to Southampton. It’s only a short 40 minute flight and I do it about 3 times a year. As we were coming into land, (and had […]
Gambling Addiction
Last night Andy and I were at a casino for the annual Christmas party. I have only been to a casino once before, probably in the early 1990’s, and I have never […]
