A cup of calm - what happened when I reduced my caffeine intake
*This post contains gifted products* For the longest time I’ve been telling myself and others around me that one day, I’m going to cut back on caffeine. Just when I thought that day was never actually going to come, Adagio teas got in touch asking if I would like to try some of their teas and write about them. Perfect. I’ve never seen myself as a true ‘caffeine addict’ who…
Seedling ep 5. understanding the negativity bias
I was really keen to cover the topic of negativity and specifically our brain’s negativity bias on the podcast because there are so many unhelpful articles out in the world that enter #positivevibesonly territory. I believe it’s more helpful for us to raise our awareness and understand what the negativity bias is, how we can tilt the balance and what we can do when negativity shows up instead of just…
Five ways to boost SEO on popular blog posts
This isn’t my usual style of blog post here on Blue Jay of Happiness, but every now and then I really like sharing tips about blogging. I know quite a few of you reading run your own blogs and I personally love reading these types of posts, so I thought - why not? I wanted to tell you about something I did a couple of months ago when I had…
Seedling ep 4. finding your motivation for self-care
This week on the podcast I’m delving into the topic of self-care and specifically how we can find our motivation to practice self-care. In this episode I break down what self-care really is and share my journey with self-care. I talk about the way self-care impacts those around us and our work-life. Then I share an exercise to help you uncover your self-care motivators, because, without that interior motive, creating…
Monthly mindscape - storm
Well, October just flew by didn’t it? I probably feel that way because I had a lovely break at the start of this month, so I had to squish some work into the remaining weeks. It’s been a month of connection, that’s for sure. Lots of meetings, dinners and talking which has been pretty wonderful. Now though, it’s my favourite time of the month - the time I get to…
Seedling ep 3. building self-awareness
When it comes to personal development and growth, I consider self-awareness the gateway drug. It really is so necessary for all the other work we do in this area. In this week’s episode of the podcast I’m telling you about an experience I had when I lost touch with my sense of self-awareness and how that impacted my mental health. I’m also sharing some of the self-awareness tools I now…
What I do on social media free Saturdays
Earlier this year I took a glorious five days away from social media - which may not sound like much, but for someone who spends almost every day without fail on social media (for work and pleasure), it felt revolutionary. I took a break from everything that week, including work, and it really helped to refuel me. It also sparked a change in my social media habits and I decided…
Seedling Ep 2. Understanding self-worth and its impact
This week’s episode is a deep dive into self-worth. Obviously as a self-worth coach, I have a lot of thoughts on this topic! I’ve also experienced first hand the incredible impact being aware of your worthiness can have on your wellbeing. I start with an explanation of what self-worth actually is, how it impacts us when we lack it and how it impact us when we have a strong sense…
Picking yourself up after a fall
Last month I wrote about some mistakes I made when I first started coaching, sharing the lessons I learnt along the way. Today I want to take a broader look at that situation and talk about how we can cope when something doesn’t go the way we thought it would. Maybe you’re a business owner and your latest offering didn’t do as well as you hoped. Maybe you made a…
Seedling Ep 1. Introduction
I should probably start thinking of snappier episode titles shouldn’t I? But the truth is, today’s episode is exactly this - an introduction. In it I give you some background on experiences I had in my teen years that lead to my passion for self-worth development and a little more about the work I do, and how I got to where I am today. I also explain why the podcast…