“I had to learn to ‘let it go’ last week. Sounds easy? Not for me. I like to see things through, get my point across etc and that often leaves me slightly fuming! Wishing I had said this or that, plotting my next move, not letting it go until I thought it was completed to […]
Self kindness also supports mental health as Emma Read pointed out to me over on LinkedIn. “I spent today in the sunshine shopping and having lunch out with my daughter. Taking time out makes such a difference to my mental health, and I can do a few hours work over the weekend if I want […]
Doing things that make us feel great are powerful acts of self kindness. Olivia shared that “Taking time to straighten my hair! It makes me feel like a million bucks.” Olivia absolutely deserves to feel like that, and so do you! What can you do today to make you feel amazing?
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. […]
My sister is currently working with a sleep psychologist because she has so much trouble sleeping. “The first few weeks of re-setting her sleep patterns involve having to stay up late and wake up early so her partner is attempting to stay up past 9pm to keep her company (he’s normally an early-to-bed sort.) He […]
I developed a kidney infection while in Germany when studying there aged 20. It was incredibly painful and I ended up having to go to a hospital to see a doctor there – he was called Dr Engel, which translates as Dr Angel! My new boyfriend (now my husband) was incredibly kind, looking after me, […]
For many, pets are family, so when a stable transported a patient’s beloved horse to St Luke’s Hospice, Plymouth, so the owner could see him one last time it truly was an act of kindness. Thank you to Paola for sharing such a touching story with me.
“At work I’ve been struggling with pain and inflammation, etc, from my autoimmune condition flaring up. I’m a disabled nurse who is on immunosuppressant meds which are failing at the moment. When chatting with 3 colleagues about it they were all so lovely. One told me “it’s not your fault, nobody thinks less of you. […]
“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 […]
