This week’s Mental Sunshine is about your mobile phone. Mobile phones are great. When I was young it would have been difficult to believe that I would have access to all of the world’s knowledge, be able to take photos, access my bank account and chat to people all over the world – all from
How is your week going so far? This week’s mental sunshine is really simple, and one that most of us can try – it just might take a bit of courage. This week, I want you to challenge yourself to connect with a stranger. Make eye contact; smile; perhaps even offer a compliment or simply
How connected are you feeling today? In these post-pandemic days, where some are still a little wary of being too physically close to each other, it’s easy to feel a little lonely. And to be fair, even before the pandemic, things like emails and WhatsApp messages were replacing face-to-face conversations for many people. This week’s
This week’s Mental Sunshine is all about gut health, and taking care of the bugs in your belly. Did you know that the lining of your gut is made up of trillions of tiny bacteria, fungi and other microbes? In fact, our bodies actually contain more bacteria cells than human cells. These bugs make up
Are you feeling happy today? Today’s mental sunshine is an invitation for you to ponder the idea of happiness. What is happiness? Happiness is a state of mind, and so you can create that state of mind any time you want. Think for a moment of something that makes you happy… That’s a good feeling,
How is your week going so far? I don’t know about you, but after a disruption to my schedule like a long weekend, I find it hard to get back into my proper sleeping/waking routine. That first morning when the alarm goes off can feel awful! This week’s mental sunshine is something really simple that
Do you have plans for the Jubilee weekend? Many of us have four days off this weekend to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee… How often do we get four days in a row where we don’t need to be working, doing school runs or otherwise running around? Usually only at Easter and Christmas, right? There
This week’s Mental Sunshine might sound a bit lazy, but bear with me! People are forever striving and fretting over getting things 100% perfect – but often 80% is perfectly good enough Especially when it’s your first version of something. That doesn’t mean not making an effort. Rather, it means doing the best you can,
How are you today? This week’s dose of mental sunshine is all about visualising and I’d like to start with this quote: “Picture yourself vividly as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible. Picture yourself vividly as winning and that alone with contribute immeasurably to success. Great living starts with a picture, held in
How is your week going so far? If things have been less than brilliant, don’t worry – that’s what this email is for! Each week I try to bring you a simple thing you can do to try and bring some mental sunshine into your life. This week’s suggestion is to aim for 10,000 steps
