Take care of your world. Take care of your mind. Pema Chödrön. I started to read about pollution and, as you’d expect, found articles about the types of things you see in the news: noise pollution, air pollution, light pollution and others, which contaminate our environment and are unhealthy, if not dangerous, for us. I thenContinueContinue reading “Ego-friendly: how toxic behaviour is bad for you and the environment”
Category Archives: Mental Health
Wellbeing and Mental Health
It’s okay not to be okay. When I first started working in mental health, (some 10 years ago now), I worked with women experiencing ante-natal depression – depression during pregnancy. They’d often start by telling me one of the hardest things was telling family and friends they felt depressed. Usually, the response they got was alongContinueContinue reading “Wellbeing and Mental Health”
The Elephant’s Rope: what’s holding you back?
A man was passing by a group of elephants when he noticed they were being held by nothing more than a small rope tied to their front leg. At anytime the elephants could break away but for some reason, they didn’t. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there, making no attempt to get away.ContinueContinue reading “The Elephant’s Rope: what’s holding you back?”
The Tortoise and the Hare: why winners aren’t always who you think
The story goes that the tortoise and the hare were in a race. The hare, a very confident and somewhat noisy fellow (so we’re told), decided he could sit back and wait until the last possible minute to cross the finish line. He felt, because the tortoise was so slow, there was no chance hisContinueContinue reading “The Tortoise and the Hare: why winners aren’t always who you think “
Stress – the (not so) silent enemy
Samantha went out to work one day, even though she didn’t feel so good. She’d already been to the doctors the week before (he’d said there was nothing wrong with her), but every day she felt more tired, sick, headachey and just…not really herself. Her friend told her she’d snapped a couple of times, although Samantha didn’tContinueContinue reading “Stress – the (not so) silent enemy”
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