Learning to live in lock down. As the days continue long and without end before us, we need balance. When the constraints to our freedom, even if we know we are playing our part, weigh heavy on us, we need space to restore.. When our people at work and in our families suffer to one degree or another, we must find new ways to manage. All in the balance The 1984 film ‘Karate kid’, is about a young boy, Daniel, who…
These are unfamiliar times. In these unprecedented times it is to be expected that we will become anxious and afraid sometimes. Uncertainty for the future will unleash all sort of worries. Some real and some not. The question is: How do we manage our thoughts? Last week I decided to try out my husband’s blood pressure machine. It told me that I had raised blood pressure. So I bought a new machine which arrived yesterday! You can image how I…
What are you thinking about? Two weeks ago, I developed a cold and it launched me into an anxiety dive as I trawled the internet for symptoms of Covid 19. I wasn’t happy with one site, however professional, telling me I was safe, I trawled through the internet for days. Finally, I believed I was in the clear. Of course, I kept away from people because I did not want to give them something additional to deal with. But it…
In this age of uncertainty, with Brexit, wars on people groups and leaders appearing to change their minds as often as they change their shirts, it is vital that we learn to be still and restore. This article penned for an online magazine in Australia offers a few suggestions. For more information, please contact Susie The Bespoke Coach to discuss
I have watched the programmes screened over the past few weeks,discussing mental health and am amazed by the difference well-known people are making: shining a light on mental illness and diminishing its power. Like most troublesome issues, mental illness thrives in the darkness where it likes to gain control and change how we live. Nadiya Hussain bravely faced her anxiety and spoke out in the most honest and raw fashion. Cameras entered the sanctity of the therapy room as…
Will you start drinking again in January? At the beginning of the year so many of us go on a health initiative. Whether it is joining a gym, doing the couch to 5k, or giving up alcohol. The aim is usually about mitigating the damage of overindulgence during the holiday period. So, what happens in February and how was January? I have been unable to attend my usual two classes a week down my gym, due to contracting the viruses…
