About a month ago, I started meditating daily. I chose to return the Headspace app I have, which had been gathering dust, neglected in the corner of my life but has now found a renewed sense of purpose. Headspace focuses on mindfulness meditation, helping you cultivate an awareness of your thoughts and feelings, but then... Continue Reading →
Life comes in seasons and currently I feel like I am in a low one. I’ve been feeling an overwhelming sense of nostalgia this week for a time in the past when I felt things were going better, there were more opportunities, there was more growth and just more overall enjoyment. However… I do feel... Continue Reading →
On Thursday 26th June, I volunteered to help Rise Up on the first day of their Building Aspirations programme in partnership with EY Foundation. Who are Rise Up and EY Foundation? I hear you asking. Rise Up is a UK youth unemployment charity that focuses on helping young people aged 16-30 find career related opportunities, by offering mentoring, workshops and helping to facilitate... Continue Reading →
The world can be a busy and unrelenting place and I have definitely experienced times when I was swept off my feet by uncertainty and stress and I didn’t land in the best of places. Irritable, tired, racing thoughts etc…. Coming to a place of ‘grounding’ just means returning back to yourself in the present... Continue Reading →
Over the weekend I went to see the newest addition to the MCU’s roster of Blockbuster films, Thunderbolts*. This is the 36th film they have made. I’m from the generation who grew up with Phase 1 films like the first Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America, and I followed the whole 10-year saga as it concluded with Avengers: End Game. That’s... Continue Reading →
We can talk about huge moments which bring us happiness – travelling to other countries, starting your dream job, a retreat away to a spa, your favourite team scores the winning point – and I definitely have a few of those my own. But how often do we think about the little moments in everyday... Continue Reading →
Last week was a week of anxious moments… and it can be very exhausting and sometimes paralysing. We all have anxious moments, moments of doubt, ruminating… everyone will experience them because we are all human with a massive capacity to feel. They key is to not linger too long in those moments. By all means,... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since I have sat down and even thought about writing anything. The inner perfectionist in me is panicking, wanting to write a literary masterpiece with witty lines which seamlessly weave a commentary on society, with my personal journey, but the more self-compassionate side of myself knows that level of creativity... Continue Reading →
Featured photo credit: Photo by Madison Inouye from Pexels We are coming to the end of Mental Health Awareness Month and I thought I would write a little bit about some things that help maintain my mental wellness. I am a living, breathing human in this world and I experience a spectrum of emotions that affect my day... Continue Reading →
By now I hope we all understand that it’s beneficial for our mental health that we express our feelings and thoughts, however intense they may be. We all need some kind of healthy outlet to blow off steam. I’m trying something new by starting these ‘Diary Entries’. A diary is a personal form of journaling... Continue Reading →
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