The massage that changed my perspective on massages
*This post contains a gifted experience* I didn’t realise quite how much I needed a massage until I was kindly gifted one by The Massage Company in Camberley. The last couple of years have been a lot (globally), and the last couple of months have been quite a lot too (personally). There’s been stress seeping in from every angle and something I’ve learnt over the years is that my body…
Episode 46. Self-care and detaching our sense of worth from productivity with Madeleine Onstwedder
The season 4 interview is here! And I’m so pleased to be joined by the wonderful Madeleine Onstwedder. In this episode we talk about the radical roots of self-care, how we can start to disentangle our sense of worth from our productivity and how somatic work can support our personal growth. I so loved this conversation and can’t wait to hear what you think. Search for Seedling wherever you get…
Seedling Ep 39. Self-care for activists
Today on the podcast I want to share some thoughts and ideas around self-care for activists. Whether you consider yourself an activist, advocate or simply discuss highly-charged topics, this episode is for you. As well as sharing self-care tips I also discuss coping in an unjust world and share another podcast recommendation to take this work deeper. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further…
Seasonal self-care with Madeleine Onstwedder
I talk about self-care a lot here, but something I’ve truly never given much thought to is seasonal self-care. Taking some time as seasons change to check in with my self-care routine and adjusting where needed. A recent Instagram post from Madeleine Onstwedder sparked a conversation and I realised it was something I wanted to learn more about and share with you. So I asked Madeleine some questions to help…
Taking a break from Blue Jay
A couple of week ago I published a blog about wanting to quit. At the time of writing, I really believed I was past the feeling. The day after the post went live however, I was hit by a wall of exhaustion and the feeling came back stronger than ever. I go into more detail in the video below, but essentially it was like the culmination of blogging and sharing…
Seedling Ep 20. It’s OK to go slow
In this episode I want to talk about feeling as if you’re wading through treacle when everyone else seems to be running past you effortlessly. I want to encourage you to get to know your brands of treacle and, if you can’t change them – accept them – and if you can change them, wash it off. So if you find you’re constantly comparing yourself to others and feel like…
Self-care for activists
The word activist can be pretty loaded and some of us don’t feel entirely comfortable with it. Even if the word activist doesn’t ring true for you, if you consider yourself an advocate or you discuss highly charged topics like social justice or mental health regularly, then this post is for you. While I don’t think of myself as an activist, I do feel like an advocate and try to…
Easing work-related stress
I’ve written about stress here before about how in some situations and in moderation, it can be good for us. It can give us the boost we need to get things done. The key word here though is moderation. For many of us, stress comes at us like a tidal wave, overwhelming us. Stress can come from lots of different places, but here I want to focus on work-related stress.…
Seedling Ep 11. How to cope with overwhelm
As we’re getting closer and closer to Christmas I really wanted to dive into the topic of overwhelm on the podcast. So, this week I’m talking about a recent experience I had, some steps you can use to cope and finally when to seek help because overwhelm can quickly spiral into burnout. I hope the pointers in this week’s episode are helpful, I’d love to hear your thoughts over on…
Seedling Ep 10. Creativity as an act of self-care
On the podcast this week I’m talking about creativity – how it benefits our mental health and how it can become part of our self-care routine. I share some science behind why creativity is good for us, how it can get tricky when your job involves being creative and how to make creativity a bigger part of your life. If you always struggle to make time for creativity or don’t…