Today’s mental sunshine is based on another word from my word cloud And that word is inquisitive. Why will being inquisitive help to bring mental sunshine into your life? Well, studies have shown that being more curious is associated with more positive emotions.lower anxiety levels and more life satisfaction and general well-being. If you can get […]

How are you today? For this week’s Mental Sunshine, we’re returning to my word cloud. This week’s word is present. We’ve just come back from Glastonbury Festival, where my daughter and I had a truly brilliant time. This truly was a new experience for me, and I really wanted to make sure I was fully

Good morning from sunny Glastonbury… Yes, you read that right – I am currently at the Glastonbury Festival. My very first time at the festival. And it’s even more special as I am with my lovely daughter Ruby… This week’s Mental Sunshine is all about having a bucket list – or as my friend Emily

I hope you’re having a good week and managing to stay comfortable in this hot weather! For this week’s Mental Sunshine I thought we’d return to my word cloud. This is a collection of words I keep by my desk to remind me of all the adjectives I want to associate with myself. This week’s

I hope you’re having a great week and enjoying some sunshine! This week’s Mental Sunshine is all about something that sounds counterintuitive – But it never fails to make my day a little brighter. This week my tip for brightening your day is to help someone else. You might think that being on the receiving

This week I want to talk to you about the extremes we often feel in our day-to-day life. These days feeling overwhelmed can easily become a daily occurrence. There are family commitments, housework commitments, work commitments, social media, emails… the list goes on and on and I’m betting you’ve often felt like it’s all just

How are you feeling this morning? For this week’s Mental Sunshine I thought we’d continue with the theme of breathing. Last week we talked about mouth taping – but why is taping your mouth to breathe through your nose so beneficial? Let’s try a little experiment. First, take five or six breaths through your mouth…

I hope your week is going well. This week’s Weekly Dose of Mental Sunshine may seem a little odd to you. But bear with me! This week I’m suggesting you try taping your mouth when you go to bed. Yes, I know you’ve probably just imagined a scene from a movie, our hero held captive

It’s Thursday again already – are you finding it hard to keep track of the days with all these bank holidays? With the weather beginning to warm up a little, we can all get outside in the fresh air a bit more. That fits perfectly with this week’s mental sunshine, which is another word from

How are you feeling today? May is the month of bank holidays (three this year!), and of spring doing its thing. We should be seeing more of the sun, and the world around us will spring into life. When was the last time you felt really alive? I mean, obviously, we’re all alive – but