We’ve all been in that situation when we are aware a friend, a family member is struggling and we really want to be able to help but we don’t know how? We also know that sometimes we can’t help and we have to accept that too. It might be that Read more
With so many self-help books, so many podcasts about this subject, you’d think that we would have all mastered the art of “loving ourselves!” As Valentines Day approaches, it can stir up all sorts of emotions for many reasons (I’ve written lots of blogs on the subject in the past) Read more
“Everybody needs a plan” is something I regularly discuss with my clients and in many ways, I stick with that – I like a plan. However……as I have learned myself, sometimes concentrating on the present moment and focusing on what is actually in front of us can be much better Read more
When was the last time you looked through your address book or your phone contacts and updated them? How many of you have contacts in either of those places that you don’t see or hear from anymore? Accumulating people. It is inevitable in most people’s lives that as they grow Read more
I think we can safely say we’ve all had them, a Bridget Jones moment that is! Looking back over my teenage years I lived with a mum who believed in self- improvement in a big way, she read the books, she did the courses, she read more books and was Read more
I don’t know many people who look forward to the month of January. Yes, it can be a time for new beginning’s and change but personally, I’m not a supporter of that. In all honesty, January can feel pretty miserable. What do we do to survive it? These are all Read more
It’s by no coincidence that I am writing this post at a time of year where we can be pushed and pulled by so many different things. As we head towards the end of the year, we are already feeling a little weary and then to add another layer of Read more
No-one enjoys being ill and at this time of year as life speeds up and gets busier, it’s easy to feel run down or under the weather. Kids are at school and are passing around delightful little germs like a horrible game of pass the parcel. We all made a Read more
If you could do whatever you wanted this Christmas, how would it look for you? Would it be traditional? Would it be at home or away with friends and family? Are there others in your household that might fancy doing Christmas a different way? Changing the traditions of Christmas. It Read more
Here it comes again, some of us not wanting to think about it right now, some of us needing to feel organised and in control of the run up and event itself. What can you do to start getting organised? This doesn’t have to be a plan set in stone, Read more