Your Weekly Dose of Mental Sunshine

For this week’s Mental Sunshine I want to highlight something I heard from Fearne Cotton a couple of weeks ago at an event. She said that we should all “do things that make you feel well” Her core philosophy centres around doing small, daily things that help her to feel balanced, grounded and at peace […]

When was the last time you made a decision? You might be racking your brains to think about the last time you decided on a big purchase or a holiday But actually, your last decision was probably a few minutes ago. You decided to open your emails And then you decided to read this one […]

For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I wanted to share this photo of a print I saw in a coffee shop recently I often see these quotes when out and about – particularly in coffee shops. It’s easy to say “oh, there’s one of those inspirational print things” and ignore it. But how often do you […]

I hope you’ve been enjoying the lovely weather – and managing to stay cool! For this week’s Mental Sunshine I wanted to show you this stone I found recently in the Lake District. This is a really sad story of a young mum dying – but I really love the way her sister has tried […]

I was in Manchester recently and came across some pavement poetry that made me stop and reflect. Someone had written, simply: Don’t let your struggles define you You’re about to walk into your best chapter yet! What I love about this is that it’s so positive. We all have struggles, and it’s so easy to […]

We’re halfway through May already, can you believe it! Time seems to move so quickly these days; suddenly, we’re already five months into 2026. Everything moves quickly these days. The news used to be in the newspaper once a day, and perhaps on TV in the evening; now you might get three or four different […]

For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I want us all to try something that may sound completely revolutionary, off the wall and bonkers… Let’s all do nothing! When was the last time you did nothing? I mean nothing at all No TV to watch or radio to listen to Not reading something No phone in your […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve really been enjoying the sunshine we’ve had in the UK lately. For this week’s Mental Sunshine I want to take full advantage of the lighter evenings and better weather as we head towards summer. This week we’re going to talk about going for a walk after dinner. Be […]

I hope you’re enjoying your week so far! The physical sunshine we’ve had over the past few days makes all the difference For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I want to talk about the difference between internal and external validation. We all love it when someone gives us a pat on the back for our work, […]

For this week’s Mental Sunshine, I want to suggest something that might seem a bit counterintuitive I want to suggest that you embrace discomfort in your life. Yes, I know this sounds like the opposite of Mental Sunshine! But bear with me. These days, our lives have become pretty comfortable Compare your life with your […]