Are you feeling nice and calm and relaxed? Today is National Stress Awareness Day so I thought it might be useful to talk a little about stress. We all feel stress, and to a certain extent it can be a good thing – if there was no stress, we would never get anything done. But […]

For this week’s Mental Sunshine tip, we are returning my positive word cloud. Today our word is Organised. You might think being organised has nothing to do with Mental Sunshine… but I believe the two are linked. When you feel disorganised, everything feels a bit chaotic. You can miss things, forget things, and generally feel like

Today’s Mental Sunshine is something really basic – And you might wonder what it has to do with feeling good, but bear with me. It’s a super simple tip: Make your bed as soon as you get up in the morning. Did you make your bed this morning? When we’re dragging ourselves up in these dark

How are you doing today? And when was the last time you had a drink of water? This week’s Mental Sunshine is about something you might not associate with feeling more mental sunshine; It’s all about Hydration. Seriously, when was the last time you had a drink of water? Do you think you’re hydrated now? Apparently, by the time we feel

Can you believe we are in October already? My birthday month… Today in-fact!!! I love those crisp autumn mornings – perfect for a long walk or spot of wild swimming! That brings me on to the subject of today’s mental sunshine word: Tranquil You might think of an early morning plunge into a cold lake as the exact

For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I want to make a suggestion that might make you gulp. This week’s suggestion is to give up alcohol. Not necessarily on a permanent basis; just to see how you feel without it. You see, today marks my 1000th day without alcohol – and I actually can’t say I’ve missed it. There was no particular

This week’s mental sunshine is all about being strong. I don’t mean physically strong; I mean the kind of mental strength we develop through doing hard things. Even the ones we “fail” at. When we’re faced with a challenge, something outside of our comfort zone, it’s really easy to feel daunted and worried: I can’t do that… This is too much… Perhaps

This week’s mental sunshine is all about being creative. I think everyone is creative in their own way, but many adults feel that they are not – perhaps you’re one of them? The thing is, being creative is not the same as being subjectively good at something. There’s a big difference between creating something, and being “good” at doing

I hope your week is going well. For this week’s Mental Sunshine my word is: Blessed You might read this and immediately think what have I got to be thankful for Life is busy and there are things going on that could easily make us feel doomed (one reason I do not watch or listen to the news…)

How are you feeling this morning? In this weeks dose of mental sunshine, I’d like to explore the word: Healthy How does feeling healthy affect one’s mental sunshine, you might be wondering… In recent years it has become much more widely accepted that our brains and our bodies are linked – and can affect each other. Our mental and physical health are not