Tomorrow, 10th Oct, is World Mental Health Day A day for raising awareness of mental health around the world. I think this is a really important day, because just as we all have physical health, we also have mental health. And just like with our physical health, it’s not a set thing. It can go […]

How is your week going? No – how is your week going, really? A few weeks ago, motivational speaker Philip Hesketh sent out an email about this very thing – and it got me thinking. Philip’s email was about male mental health, and how adding that simple word “really” onto the end of a question

This week’s Mental Sunshine is about music – and using it to your advantage! We’ve all had that experience of music making us want to tap our feet – or even get up and dance! But music can also help us to calm down, to relax, or to focus. We’ve all had one of those

Have you ever spent a week away in your own company? I know – in these emails I’m usually telling you to reach out and connect with the world around you – but it’s also important to spend intentional time alone. There’s a difference between loneliness – being on your own and wishing you weren’t,

Are you checking your emails on your phone, whilst also half-listening to a conversation and trying to plan tonight’s dinner? Honestly – how many things are you trying to do at the same time right now? Something I heard on a podcast the other day that really struck a chord with me: “Multitasking” is for

Usually for these Mental Sunshine emails I suggest something you could start in order to bring some sunshine into your life. This week, I want to talk about something to give up. It’s the beginning of September, and a couple of people I know are having a go at “Sober September” So I thought that

We’ve reached the tail end of August; things are beginning to feel very autumnal! I’m looking forward to the cooler weather, the beautiful colours of nature in autumn – and that feeling of new beginnings that comes with all the schools and colleges returning. Even if you don’t have kids, it’s hard to miss that

With these weekly emails, I try to send you a little tip or idea you can use to bring a little more Mental Sunshine into your life… something to brighten your mood a bit. Today’s tip though – it might fall more under the heading of “removing mental clouds” How is your email inbox looking?

For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I want to talk about something that will help you to lay the foundation for plenty of Mental Sunshine in the future. Have you heard of the vagus nerve? It’s the longest cranial nerve in your body, and is the main pathway for your parasympathetic nervous system. The system that

This week’s email follows on from last week’s, which was about grief. The other side of this is that since everyone dies, and everyone experiences grief – we will all also go through a situation where someone we are close to has lost a loved one. It can feel really uncomfortable to see a friend