How many people do you trust? As we get older, it’s often said that your circle gets smaller. You start to realise who you can count on. Who “gets” you. Who you would turn to when things go a bit pear-shaped. But as we age, it’s also harder to make friends. At school we’d maybe justContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Know Your People”
Category Archives: Mental Health
How to help someone you’re worried about
When someone you love is struggling with their mental health, it can be hard to know what to say and do. Sometimes we can feel concerned if our efforts to help someone don’t seem to be working, or frustrated if they say they don’t want or need our help. There are a number of waysContinueContinue reading “How to help someone you’re worried about”
Monday Mojo – Tap into Wisdom
How’s your intuition these days? Your spidey-sense. Your inner wisdom. Your gut.. ..and what’s it telling you? We are built to be “in tune” with our environment. Our body was designed to know when it’s time to go to sleep (before technology did its best to put a stop to that). It’s how we canContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Tap into Wisdom”
Understanding bereavement: why society needs to learn about grief
In 2019, Prince William surprised well-wishers outside Kensington Palace on what would have been his mother’s birthday, and it sparked a discussion on social media about the “right” way to grieve. “Shouldn’t people be “over it” by now?” ITV’s Loose Women joined in the conversation asking their followers how they mark the anniversary of theContinueContinue reading “Understanding bereavement: why society needs to learn about grief”
Monday Mojo – Set the Tone
Do you ever feel like people just don’t listen? Like you’re talking to a brick wall. That what you say falls on ‘deaf ears’. As if you’re talking another language. When we feel misunderstood it’s easy to raise our voice in anger. To shout out, have a knee-jerk reaction and say something we didn’t actuallyContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Set the Tone”