Do you feel appreciated? Do you have conversations with people about NOT feeling appreciated? For you to feel appreciated, what must happen? I talk a lot about gratitude and being grateful for things/people in our lives as do many others, Read more
As our days seem to get busier, as we cram more and more into each day, we are all forever looking for ways to claw back time or alternatively, we feel worn out and stressed by the never ending to Read more
“gratitude” noun “The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” Last week, I had a conversation with a client about feeling grateful and how it was something that they wanted to a) continue feeling Read more
As women, we are particularly good at putting everyone else first and for some inexplicable reason, we feel guilty for taking time to look after ourselves. How many times have you gone to do something for yourself and then thought Read more
In a world so many are striving to be perfect, let’s be authentic! But what does it mean to be authentic? Well, the definition of authentic is “not false or copied; genuine; real.” To me, being authentic sounds a lot Read more
Small was feeling grim and dark Playing toss and fling and bang and crash, Break and snap and bash and batter…. “Good Grief” said Large, “What is the matter?” Small said “I’m grim and grumpy Little Small And nobody Read more
We see the first glimmer of some sunshine, a few spring flowers peeking through in the garden and suddenly we feel the optimism that seemed to have disappeared over the last few dark months It’s a time of year where Read more
Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah in simplistic terms) noun a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture). In essence, hygge means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying Read more
The first vision board I experienced was the one my mum created for me the year I was taking my O’levels. It was a cork board in our kitchen, and I came down one morning to find it adorned with Read more
We’ve all done it – chances are we still all do it – and that is worry unnecessarily about stuff! As a Practical Life Coach, I talk to lots of people who worry about a lot of stuff. Sometimes it’s Read more