What is toxic positivity and why you need to keep it to yourself, or better still drop it as an entirely bad habit? Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how dire or difficult a situation is, people should maintain a positive mindset. It’s a “good vibes only” approach to life. And while there […]
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It’s no secret that I love my phone and I am very reliant on it for every day life management as well as communication but every now and then, I do a digital detox. Find out why? I use my phone for the usual things: E-mail, calls, messaging, photos, diary planning. I also use it […]
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*We are delighted to share about an app from Ailsa Frank that might be helpful for stress management and help you feel like you are more in control of life* Are you tired, anxious, worried or overwhelmed? Finding it difficult to deal with the impact of Corona virus on your life? Fearful of the future […]
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It is possible to have better mental health this Christmas or at least around Christmas. If you find Christmas challenging and stressful, you CAN make changes to look after yourself and it’s not wrong to want to feel ok around the season that everyone seems to think is endlessly jolly, but in fact for many […]
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*This is a collaborative post about the real you. What do you love about the real you?* If you were asked to talk about yourself, what makes you, YOU, what you love about you, to describe your self to someone else, what would you say. If you had to write a blurb about yourself for […]
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*We were kindly sent some Nipper Affirmation cards to review and share about* Life can be very challenging for children, and as a parent, it’s my job to help them learn to process life, and navigate it’s challenges as they grow up. Sometimes that can be quite hard, and often it is “learn on the […]
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Brain fog is something I have struggled with due to anxiety and sleep deprivation and this helpful post from Erica Hughes over at Nine to Three Thirty is full of ideas for how to help with that. Brain fog for me is when I can’t remember things to the point when it gets in the […]
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Lockdown has been good and bad for my mental health. Why? This post is a harder one for me to write. Talking about my mental health these days feels trickier. Partly because I am aware that people reading this space don’t always feel comfortable about what I share and also because to be honest, I […]
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*This is a review post. We were sent an item to share on our blog* As a family, we try to be positive and kind and to help our children (and the adults in the house) to be calm. Can-Do is a great little tool to help with that. What is Can-Do? Can-do was created […]
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How to Break the Stress-Sleep Cycle The UK has seen an overwhelming increase in the number of reported cases of adults affected by stress with 74% of the nation saying they have felt overwhelmed at some point in the past year, and 54% of people worrying about the impact it’s having on their health. Stress […]
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