Night-time anxiety: tools to quieten your mind
When I’m feeling anxious, one of the first things to be affected is my sleep. My body will be tired, but my mind stays wide awake, turning over worries about the future and ruminations of the past. Conversations from the day will play on repeat as I question what I should have said instead. I’ll toss and turn, wrestling with my bed sheets, feeling irritated by every noise and sensation…
Dealing with anxiety and depression in relationships
A while ago I asked my Instagram followers if there was anything they wanted to see here on Blue Jay of Happiness. One of the ideas that came through was ‘how to deal with anxiety and depression in relationships’, something I’d had in the back of my mind to write about. I took this as the sign to get on and write it, but realised in order to do this,…
How to handle Sunday night anxiety
Last weekend Dan and I had the loveliest weekend. We had zero commitments and zero plans which meant we could do anything we wanted. We filled our time with trips to town, getting coffee, getting breakfast, him drawing, me writing. It was exactly what I pictured our weekends looking like when we decided to move in together. After such a lovely couple of days, it’s perhaps unsurprising that I felt…
How to cope with anxiety at work
If you struggle with anxiety, you’ll know how difficult it can be to manage everyday tasks, including showing up and going to work. Getting past the fear that makes you want to stay in bed all day, getting out into the ‘real world’, talking to co-workers and you know, actually getting work done can feel almost impossible, I know. And in some cases, work itself can trigger anxiety. When I…
CBT for anxiety - what I learned
If you’ve been following me here or on social media for a while, you may know that in August I started struggling with stress and anxiety. It was particularly the physical symptoms that got to me, they were so bad one day I had to leave work. That prompted me to go to the doctors who gave me a number to call so I could self-refer myself for cognitive behavioural…
Anxiety - what I didn’t know
If you follow me on social media, you may have seen that recently I’ve been struggling a bit with anxiety. I’ve talked about previous brushes with anxiety on the blog before, talking about what helps me cope when I have racing thoughts, nightmares and generally feel worried about things. This time however, things have been different. I’ve never experienced anxiety symptoms quite like this before and while I write about…
How to ease anxiety
Anxiety feels a bit like a buzzword these days. It seems like every Hollywood actor suffers from it and every other news article is about how stress/anxiety is affecting the nation. But, why is this? Is it just the media focussing on a buzzword? Or is it simply that people are more anxious? I think it’s the latter. I think fast living, social media and social pressures are making us…
Seedling Ep. 53 - How to get more comfortable with public speaking
If your palms got sweaty just reading the title of this podcast episode, it’s one for you! In this episode I share more about my own public speaking journey and share some techniques I use before, during and after speaking to help me feel more confident. So if you want to start putting yourself out there more, whether it’s being interviewed on podcasts, hosting your own workshops or speaking at…
Seedling Ep. 49 - Feeling safe and the role of self-compassion
I had a long weekend off work recently and I faced a few fears during that break. I also had an ah-ha moment in regards to self-compassion and its role in helping us feel safe. In today’s podcast episode I’m diving deeper into this and sharing some learnings from a book I’ve been reading and loving. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further reading For an…
Speaking
Speaking I love any opportunity to talk about topics I’m passionate about and share my learnings with others. If you’d like me to speak, whether it’s speaking at an event, hosting a workshop for your membership or being a guest on your podcast, please do get in touch: kat {at} bluejayofhappiness.com Below are some examples of what I’ve done recently - my areas of expertise are: helping creatives build confidence,…