#self-development practice

Dealing with Criticisms: The New Year’s Resolution

I used to make New Year’s Resolutions. Then I used to spend December reflecting and consolidating the year gone, ready to plan “thorough goals” for the new year. Then I stepped back, and chose a “Word for the Year” instead. Finally, I used a guiding word to ‘theme’ my goals for the year, broken into sections.

But equally, I see all this “Forget the new year, it’s meaningless.”

So I’m beginning…

How to Use Self-Care To Help The People You Love

In the UK, May 13-19 is Mental Health Awareness Week. I was working on this check-list already, and this ‘perfect time to share’ pushed me to finish it.

All the details below are included as an introduction to the check-list. The main 66-item list itself is in the pdf below: Click the bottom of the post to download it: no sign up or weird stuff required.

Will This Help You?

Ever feel like a…

12 Quick Resets to Improve Burnout when your Energy is Flagging

We all have moments, days or sometimes even weeks when we feel exhausted. Mentally, physically, or emotionally. Sometimes, all three. And in the current day and age, burnout is one of those words that gets thrown around quite a lot.

Remember when we used to get “stressed” and anxiety used to be call “worry”? Times have changed. Mental health symptoms, overall, haven’t.

Low energy is practically…

6 Vital Reasons Why Showing Up Matters Most

“FIND YOUR PATH. PLAN YOUR STEPS. SHOW UP. HALF-ARSE IT. PROGRESS.” ~ me ~

I’ve been thinking lately about Showing Up.

Whether we are seeking some deep inner truth about ourselves, trying to progress on our life mission, or trying to improve our physical and mental health by changing our diet… Showing Up is required.

There are a few different viewpoints with Showing Up, even form those of us who…

5 Curious Things You Didn’t Know About Yourself

I’ve always been that person who strives to understand. It’s a curiosity that I never questioned, it was so innate in my soul. I craved insights and understanding about myself.

We Curious Souls Are Not Alone

I’ve seen this curious nature labelled under various categories. INFJs from the Myers Briggs Personality Test. Virgos in star signs. Spiritual people. People who practise mindfulness.…

5 Myths Holding you Back from your True Success

Being a life designer and re-definer, I’ve come to learn that there are a lot of assumptions, stigmas and myths that stop people from actually making the changes that light them up.

Since they block us from making progress on our meant-for-more journey or quest, I thought I’d go through them one at a time. Let’s talk about the reality behind the commonly-held-beliefs that become a constant noise.

From Dreaming to Doing: The Tool Kit

Self-help books have always represented my most-used tools in my personal growth journey. Last year I read Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness, which appealed to my inner scholar without being too ‘academic’, as it were. In an interview about the book, Brené made a comment that really struck me.

“If the only two tools that you have in our tool bag are shame or coddle, that’s a sorry-ass tool…

20 Simple Ways to Manage your Inner Strength

Resilience is one of those buzz words going around.

In essence, Resilience is our innate inner strength: that drive which keeps us from giving up on the things we truly want.

And in the stress of our modern environment, we are tight for time and low on energy. Therefore, by the time we realise we need to change the way we’re coping, making a change feels too hard.

Recognise that your Strength…