Your Weekly Dose of Mental Sunshine

For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I want to challenge you. Can you go for a whole day with zero complaining? Not a single, teeny, tiny complaint, over the course of 24 hours Not even silently in your head, or under your breath Can you do it? So often we can get caught into a sort […]

Hi THG Orders! For this week’s Mental Sunshine I want to talk about the choices we make And the choice to be happy. I know you may read this and think, WHAT?! Happiness is not a choice! But bear with me. I’ve heard a few interviews recently with an author named Mo Gawdat – and […]

How often do you hear the word “awesome” being used? It’s become a word many people use on a daily basis Here’s your coffee – Awesome, thanks! But if we stop and think for a moment, what does that word actually mean? “Awesome” means something is daunting, or inspiring of awe. And it’s the idea […]

Have you ever noticed that when you’re feeling a bit low, the last thing you want to do is reach out to someone? When we feel good, we want to connect with the world around us But when we don’t feel good, we often tend to isolate ourselves. We might think we don’t want to […]

When was the last time you said “yes please” A quick disclaimer: saying “yes please” to your barista when you bought coffee this morning doesn’t count! What we’re talking about here is accepting help when you need it… and also when you don’t need it but it would be helpful anyway. So often we can […]

For this week’s Mental Sunshine I want to talk to you about contrast. I’m sure that if I asked you, you’d be sure that you want a happy life, free from any issues But we actually need some sad times in order to appreciate the good in our lives. If nothing “bad” had ever happened […]

For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I want to talk about serendipity. A couple of weeks ago, I sent out one of these emails about self-compassion, where I encouraged you to be kinder to yourself. I received several replies to that email from people letting me know the email had turned up at just the right […]

How is your January going so far? I send out these Mental Sunshine emails each week because I know that from time to time, we all find things a bit difficult. We all have days where the weather in our heads is a bit cloudy… or worse. The idea with these emails is to help […]

For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I want to talk about something I think we all struggle with – but it’s worth sticking with. It’s the idea of self-compassion Or just plain being kind to yourself. The last time you were clumsy, or forgot something, what did you say to yourself? If you’re anything like me, […]

I hope you had a peaceful break and managed to take some rest. New Year is traditionally the time of “New Year, New Me” – when we make big resolutions to change our lives, become a new person. Every January, millions of us, filled with chocolate and Christmas cake and feeling like we need to […]