I don't know how everyone else is feeling, but to me, it seems like a stressful time. We need to focus on our wellbeing during stressful times, therefore I am dedicating 31 days to wellbeing and setting one activity per day to alleviate stress and bring a little happiness into each day. Some is physical, … Continue reading 31 Days of Wellbeing
Don't underestimate the importance of taking care of yourself. I read a quote on Positivity Blog: “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer You can only truly begin to offer to others once … Continue reading Five self care tips for the working week
I love Gemma Correll's work, which actually makes you smile at the darker issues some of us go through. I know the last thing we feel like doing is laughing when feeling low, but if you can find a little humour from time to time, it really helps. I'd say my 'funniest' moment when I … Continue reading Seeing humour
Over the next few weeks, I am looking at common thoughts that people with low self-esteem have, found within this Buzzfeed article, and how we can possibly address them. For the full list, click here. Unfortunately this one sounds familiar!! Having low self-esteem can lead to sabotaging your own good fortune, including relationships with family, … Continue reading Issue #12: Self-sabotage
Although going through a rough time mentally is unpleasant and unwanted, there are positives that come out of being lost. When depression and/or anxiety hit, this forces you to understand yourself better and you have no choice but to learn how to cope with your issues to move forwards. Whatever you end up doing to … Continue reading Boost of the Day: Understanding yourself
It's so easy to get annoyed by trivial things, for example, I recently got annoyed by such things as changes in flight times, picking out a (slightly) bad tasting bottle of wine, forgetting my lunch...! I could go on but it gets quite embarrassing to list these trivialities because I should consider myself so so … Continue reading Boost of the Day
Comparison is truly the bloody thief of joy! I, amongst many others, am terrible for this. Only yesterday, I was running further than I have gone in months (rather slowly mind!), and I was beating myself up because other people were overtaking me. Why wasn't I praising myself for running further than usual instead? It got me … Continue reading Boost of the Day
Love this quote from the really inspiring Davina McCall's new book 'Lessons I've Learned' - making me very tempted to buy the whole book and she clearly has a lot of wisdom to share! Setting yourself overly high standards is one thing that can be destructive to your wellbeing, expecting other people in your life … Continue reading Boost of the Day
I saw these two gorgeous ones yesterday and they always will put a big smile on my face and boost my mood. If you cannot have one yourself (like me in my small flat, boohoo!), do know any friends or family with pets? If so, ask to spend some time walking, stroking, playing (or better, … Continue reading Self-Esteem Boost: Pets!
I went for a run tonight as I am training for a 10k race in a couple of weeks, and I beat my personal 5k record. What a great feeling when you beat yourself! If you struggle with self-esteem, I would highly recommend that you set yourself a fitness goal, one that is a challenge … Continue reading Self-Esteem Boost: Goals
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