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
What are you grateful for this morning? I know, it’s an odd question – but it’s worth stopping for a moment to answer it. This weeks dose of mental sunshine is all about gratitude Feeling gratitude can help us to feel more positive emotions and to enjoy good experiences. It’s so easy to get into
This week’s mental sunshine is about creating something to help and inspire you during those less-inspiring times. How often do you read something in a book or article that really resonates with you… Do you turn the page and keep on reading and then try to remember it at a later date? This week’s tip is to actually
