Looking up – a shortcut to calm
A couple of months ago I went with Dan on the train somewhere (London, possibly). At the station we were both a little tense after some words of frustration were shared (about what, I can’t recall). As I sat, waiting for our train, I looked up. The sky was bright blue and the clouds were fluffy, white, perfect. A small breeze was pushing the clouds around in the sky, morphing…
It’s OK to fall apart
This is more of a pep talk and a reminder than anything else, but it’s something I’ve found myself saying a lot recently, to myself and to other people and wanted to say it again, here. It is OK to have moments, hours, day, weeks, even months, where you fall apart. We all know the feeling. We’re doing our absolute best to hold everything together, but we’re coming apart at…
Questions to ask yourself when you’re overwhelmed
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 something I tend to struggle with. The time it hit me worst was probably last…
The beauty of escapism
I’m typing this at Zurich airport, with a coffee in hand as I wait for my friend Zoe to finish teaching a yoga class and come meet me. We’ve got a weekend together catching up, yoga-ing, brunching, relaxing and – well, escaping real life for a little bit. I don’t have to think about my to-do list at work. There’s no “What shall we have for dinner?” debates with my…
10 ways to find calm in your day
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 need to do is find calm in our day. It sounds kind of easy and…
When stress is a good thing
How stressed do you feel right this second? I’d like to think you aren’t feeling too stressed, I hope you’re settled down with a cup of something delicious feeling relaxed and excited to read this incredible post… OK, I’m probably being a little ambitious there, but hey. However stressed you’re feeling, chances are you’ve encountered stress recently. Sadly a lot of us are anxious and stressed these days, and while…