Let’s talk about something we don’t often like to admit: sometimes, caring gets exhausting. Whether it’s looking after kids who need you at every waking moment (and even the non-waking ones), taking care of loved ones, or working in a role where you’re constantly helping others, there comes a point where your emotional gas tank […]
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This isn’t our usual content but as someone who works alongside a domestic abuse charity as part of my job, as well as having seen what narcissistic abuse can do to someone, I thought I would share some basics on what a narcissist is and what abuse carried out by them can look like. The […]
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As someone who suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder, signs of spring and spring arriving, are a massive mental health release for me. I shared this video on our social media. Each year as the days grow shorter, and the nights show signs of coming in earlier, the weather gets colder and damper and winter begins […]
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Stress is an unavoidable part of life and can sometimes be beneficial. However, chronic or excessive stress can have detrimental effects on our physical and mental well-being. The impact of stress on the body is far-reaching, affecting everything from our hormonal balance to our immune system function. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms through which stress affects […]
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of mood disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of depression that occur at specific times of the year, typically during the fall and winter months when daylight hours are shorter. While less common, some individuals may also experience SAD during the spring and summer months, although this is rarer. […]
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Life is busy and hectic for me, as a home educating, whilst still working mum. I spend a lot of time working with other people both in real life and also online. I enjoy my job, and I do enjoy the noise of the world around me, but sometimes I need to switch that off […]
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Self care for mums can come in in many different forms, and as a busy working mum, with some mum experience under my belt, I can tell you three things: All mums, be they full time at work out of the home, part time working, working from home or full time at home, need self […]
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I have shared about my own struggles a little bit around Imposter Syndrome. This article by By Ian Child, author of ‘Your Own Personal Time Machine’ is really helpful and useful, and I hope it’s helpful if you are struggling or know someone who is. Imposter Syndrome is a persistent inability to believe that your […]
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Resilience is futile. Welcome yo part one of my series on resilience and why its a misused concept that does more damage than good. This post is NOT a cry for help or a cue for people to crawl out of the woodwork in pretend concern. We are fine, we always are, because that’s what […]
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When you have lived with imposter syndrome all of your life, but didn’t realise it is an actual “thing” the relief that you feel when it turns out it’s not just you, and that there are ways to combat it, is life changing. Impostor syndrome (IS) refers to an internal experience of believing that you […]
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