We’re now more than 2/3rds through winter, which is good news for those who find the dark winter months heavy going. Often at this time of year, we can find we’re a bit more miserable and fed up with everything. A bit more moody, a little more short-tempered. This week’s Mental Sunshine is something to consider, and perhaps to practice
How has January been for you? It seems like this year lots of people have been experimenting with sobriety and Dry January This got me thinking about something I think can bring us all some Mental Sunshine. Quite often when we think about not drinking, we think of all the fun we might miss out on. All the parties, the drunken
January can seem like a long month to get through – both in terms of finances and mood. For this week’s Mental Sunshine I have something for you to try that is completely free, and will only take you a couple of minutes each day. This week, we’re going to try affirmations. An affirmation is a positive statement that you say to
I don’t know about you, but I can sometimes find these winter months hard going. With the dark mornings and dark evenings, it can feel like we go days without seeing the sun – and that can really affect our mood. This week’s Mental Sunshine is about something that really helped me to enjoy my Christmas Break. I
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? We’re not even 10 days into 2025 yet, but by this point I know a lot of people are already struggling to the lofty resolutions they set themselves. The problem is that we’re often setting these resolutions after a couple of weeks of disrupted routine, spent eating and drinking too much and generally lounging about. Don’t
Happy new year! I hope you had a wonderful break, filled with all the things you love, and without too much stress. Here we are at the beginning of a new year, a time when we often make resolutions and try to become a better version of ourselves. The thing is – and we all know this – hardly
Are you ready for Christmas? That seems to be the question we all ask each other at this time of year, doesn’t it? The other day I said this to someone, and she replied: I’m ready for a few days off! It made me think – Christmas seems to have become this massive festival of shopping, stress and social occasions
How has your 2024 been overall? I think for most of us, when we’re asked this question we’ll either default to “yeah, it’s been ok…” or we might list off some of the big things that have happened – usually the bad ones! Our brains are designed to look for threats to be avoided, in order to keep us alive. But
Advent has begun! Are you already stressed with all of the preparation and organising? The Christmas shopping, the parties, the school Nativities? Perhaps there are some family politics to navigate too? This time of year is supposed to be a time of “good will to all men” (and women, obviously) But often we’re so caught up in the stress of it all, we
As we’re almost in the season of “Quality Street for every meal” (I know it’s not just me), So I thought I’d share a really simple tip that can help to improve your mood. Ok, I was only joking (sort of!) about the Quality Street – but at this time of year we do seem to end up eating and drinking more.
