Well, here we are in February after what felt like an exceptionally long January! That in itself is bringing me some Mental Sunshine this morning! The days are slowly getting longer; spring is on its way! This week’s Mental Sunshine is about talking. Today is Time to Talk Day, an awareness day set up by the […]

What was the best part of your day yesterday? I’m not just asking to be nosey; this question is today’s Mental Sunshine! I love to ask this question, rather than the usual “how are you” At the end of a long day, asking someone “what was the best part of your day” invariably elicits a

How is your January treating you? This time of year can make you feel a little grey. You don’t need to have Seasonal Affective Disorder to just not want to get out of bed. With the darker mornings and evenings still here, it can feel like we never even see the sun! So this week’s

Happy Thursday! Did you know that next Monday (15th January) is so-called “Blue Monday?” When you open your social media and emails on Monday morning, prepare to be told all about how Blue Monday is the most miserable, depressing day of the year. Now, starting your day by being told it’s the most depressing day

I hope you had a wonderful festive season and managed to take some time to rest and chill out. I certainly did… For many of us it’s back to work and real life. This time of year however can be a struggle – with no more breaks to look forward to for a while. it’s

This week’s Mental Sunshine is a really important one, and something it’s often easy for us to overlook as we rush through our lives. With Christmas week coming up, this is the perfect opportunity to take a break. This time before Christmas can easily become a mad rush of organising, shopping, posting, wrapping, clearing down the

My aim with these emails is to bring you a simple idea each week that you can use to try and add a little more mental sunshine into your life. This week’s tip is something you might enjoy Or it might be something that makes you cringe when you first think of it. This week,

How is your mental sunshine lately? If it’s been a little cloudy, today’s mental sunshine could be just what you need to bring the sun back out. This week’s blog is all about challenging yourself. Yes, I am aware that at this time of year even getting out of bed for work can feel like

Are you feeling connected today? This week’s Mental Sunshine is about being Connected. How connected do you feel to the world around you? Loneliness is a real problem in the modern world. It’s easy to feel that we’re surrounded by people on a crowded street, or with a smartphone full of social media contacts – But

How are you doing today? This time of year can be fairly difficult for some. Here in the UK, the weather is changing, It’s darker in the mornings and evenings, And (dare I say it) Christmas is looming… This is why I think doing more to improve our Mental Sunshine becomes all the more important. This week’s