Is Optimism the Way Forward?
You don't have to be an optimist to think optimistically, and there are many reasons we it is worth our consideration.
Toxic Behaviour is Infectious – Help Stamp It Out
We should discourage toxic behaviour at work (or in any group we are part of, for that matter), so that it can't spread.
Is Happiness a Holy Grail?
Despite a multitude of books on the subject trying to be happy doesn't work. Achieving happiness is like the Holy Grail of personal development.
Dodgy Thinking and Allergic Reactions to Life
Food intolerance is widespread and we are increasingly well informed about what we eat. We take great care to ensure we don’t ingest things that are toxic to our bodies. But we totally ignore the list of things that do us harm mentally. We happily and ignorantly indulge in daily habits that, to us a technical term “do our heads in." If we can spot the common allergens we can do something about them and make wiser choices.
Making Things Shapes… All Sorts of Things
When lost in a quandary or struggling in a crisis how do you respond? I don't mean the day-to-day stuff, I mean real, critical, mid-life, existential, where-to-from-here-I'm-in-a-total-panic-because-I-feel-lost sort of crisis.
Use This Stress Buster to Nudge You to Healthier Habits
Use stress buster infographic to remind yourself of the simple things you can do each day to keep your life on an even keel and build your resilience.
Therapy Myths – Good Reasons for Avoiding Therapy?
If you have ever given half a thought to getting professional help with something that is affecting your wellbeing, but decided against it, it may be time to do something different now. Remember that sometimes the best idea is the first idea, not the ones that come along later, especially if they keep you stuck where you are.
More Cake, Less Time to Eat It
There's much more cake out there than we can ever eat, and the more there is, it seems the less time we have to enjoy it.
DIY Mental Health – Real Value for Us All
A core idea driving this blog is that we reclaim our psychological and spiritual wellbeing. To do this we normalise much of what has been seen as ‘mental health issues’, accepting that unhappiness and its derivatives are part of life, and relearn the tolerance and skills that will help us through them. This is a big subject, and one which affects us all. There is much we can do for ourselves.
How to Have a Harmonious Life
The trouble with aspirations is that they can seem out of reach. But that's the way they should be isn't it? If they were attainable, we'd either have them, or we'd know that we've almost got them. They wouldn't be aspirations, they'd be something else. Aspirations can act like a guiding star, they tell us which way to go, where to direct our efforts. They are also abstract; things like happiness, wealth, wellbeing... and harmony. Aspirations shape our thought and actions, so they are about how we think and act,...
