OK, hands up who else is officially ready for a festive break? *puts up own hand* This year has been pretty great, but I am so ready to slow down. And with this in mind, I’ve decided to slow things down here on the blog too. When I thought about the things I have planned … Continue reading Monthly mindscape – dizzy
Recently on Instagram I posted about being overwhelmed and it was one of my most liked posts… ever. It could have been down to the pretty picture of my hands holding a coffee cup, but I think it was the caption’s topic that got people’s attention. Overwhelm is a topic I talk about because it’s … Continue reading Questions to ask yourself when you’re overwhelmed
I’ve mentioned meditation from time to time here, but I realised recently that I haven’t actually dedicated a whole post to it yet - which is pretty surprising, because it's a practice I love. I thought I’d share with you what I get out of it and offer some advice on how to build your … Continue reading Building a meditation practice
On a lunch break this week I was juggling a tuna melt panini in one hand and my book in the other. Crumbs were falling all over the place and I was dangerously close to dropping melted cheese down myself. I took a breath, put my book down and told myself to just eat the … Continue reading How to calm a busy mind
I’ll be honest, I kind of hate the word networking - what I really mean here is attending events and meeting strangers. But ‘An anxious gal's guide to attending events and meeting strangers’ didn’t work so well as a title. You all know the events I mean though. Perhaps they are work events, maybe you’re … Continue reading An anxious gal’s guide to networking
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 … Continue reading How to handle Sunday night anxiety
OK, full disclosure guys. This is not the post I was planning to write this evening, but I’m feeling anxious about something and to be honest, I’m struggling to think of anything else. So, I thought I could kill two birds with one stone (and maybe shed a little light on anxiety) by writing about … Continue reading The running thoughts of an anxious gal
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 … Continue reading How to cope with anxiety at work
Life is stressful. Like, really bloody stressful. Even when you think you’ve got your shit together, things crop up, knock you sideways and leave you feeling like a computer with too many tabs open - frozen. Sometimes this overwhelms us and we need professional support to come out the other side. Other times all we … Continue reading 10 ways to find calm in your day
Fear is like that overprotective, overbearing relative. It tells you it has your best interests at heart, but its methods are a little OTT. It tells you all the things that could go wrong and advises you to just steer clear. It’s one of the most human emotions, fear, and it could actually be pretty … Continue reading Facing your fears
