3 Tips for Self-Compassion

A popular quote on social media is “Learn to love yourself” – but what does that really mean? We may align this with self-care because we know it’s important for our well-being, particularly on bad days. But it can feel trite to talk about self-love as if it’s something we can just add to ourContinue reading “3 Tips for Self-Compassion”

3 Ways to Respond With Empathy When Someone’s Not Ok

Someone discloses they’re having a rough time or they’ve had some bad news. How do some people normally respond? Maybe we’ve all done that at some point. But is that really the best way to help? Sometimes we shy away from difficult conversations, perhaps because we don’t know what to say, or are tempted toContinue reading “3 Ways to Respond With Empathy When Someone’s Not Ok”

5 Tips to Boost Your Mojo

In a world that feels like it’s moving faster than ever, it makes sense if you’re feeling over whelmed right now. Life events, like bereavement, or money worries can take their toll and before too long we might find we’ve lost some of our mojo – our energy, motivation or sense of purpose. There areContinue reading “5 Tips to Boost Your Mojo”

Monday Mojo – Let It Fall

Well it’s all been a bit intense here in the UK. If you’ve been watching the news (and I totally understand if you haven’t) I think it’s safe to say the word that best summarises the events of last week is “drama”. Beth Rigby, a journalist for Sky News, said she’d never known a weekContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Let It Fall”

Monday Mojo – Believe In You

Have you ever heard the phrase “fake it until you make it”? It famously became popular from a TED talk by Amy Cuddy, where she describes how our body language doesn’t just influence how other people receive us, but how we feel about ourselves.   Cuddy identified that things like adopting a power pose (think Wonder Woman)Continue reading “Monday Mojo – Believe In You”