If you don’t get on with meditation, try mindfulness – the simple act of paying attention to right now. In your garden or a public green space is great place to start because there’s so much to pay attention to; wildlife, flowers, trees, maybe other people, and you get the benefits of being out in […]
Kindness to self is often forgotten about so here’s 5 ways you can start being kind to yourself right now. Share your own tips in the comments. 1) Learn about YOUR body. Knowing how your body (and brain) work and what quirks you have can help you notice problems sooner and find more effective ways
After a fairly gloomy couple of days, I made time to do an on demand Zumba class from my aerobics teacher Fitness Together this evening. It was awesome! I’m really buzzing and much more cheerful than before I started. Sometimes squeezing in time for exercise can feel selfish but it really isn’t. The benefits of
An inspiring story of kindness and bravery from Sarah Goddard – thank you for sharing this. “I know we know this but – nurses really are the best types of human in the world aren’t they? I have a very severe needle phobia which has so far stopped me being vaxxed (despite desperately wanting it.
“How do I make sure that people read my newsletter?”“How do I make people look at my website?”“How do I make sure that people listen to me?” These are questions which I regularly hear from my clients. And I usually have to answer with another question – how sure are you that you need a
Many organisations are currently looking at their post-pandemic ways of working. One element of success will undoubtedly be how well teams and individuals can collaborate. In this blog I write about the time when I helped my daughter to refresh the posters on her bedroom wall and what that taught me about working together. For
“I wrote to our IVF clinic at the end of our journey with them to thank them for the support and kindness they had shown us over the years. I particularly mentioned our nurse who had been with us for the last 3 years of our time with them.Unbeknown to us she was leaving the
A friend of mine shared a story after a fairly minor procedure on their ear at Rotherham hospital. “It went fine but it made me really dizzy so I wasn’t able to get off the bed for a while. I was the last patient of the day and by the time I was fit to
A 15-year-old Autistic lad I know took part in an interview skills day at school this week. At the end of the day, the interviewer (an external business person) sought out his head of year to say how impressed they had been with him, especially with how well prepared he was. They had chosen him
Supporting people who are earlier on in their work is a wonderful act of kindness as Talia Loderick explains. “I’m a Money Coach, based in Cardiff. I work with 121 clients and I’ve recently started delivering financial wellbeing talks to employees at corporate organisations. I was pleased to start 2022 with a booking to deliver
