At the school gates recently, a few of my mum friends and I gathered to collect our children. One of the many things I adore about women, is our ability to cut through the BS and say things as they really are. Within moments our conversation quickly delved beneath the pleasantries and straight to how we were actually feeling. All …
Find a friend, lose the cactus
I have now completed the Discover Wellbeing course run by the amazing people at Retina UK. I opted for a supported journey so every week I would complete a module and then talk it through with a volunteer, who had been matched with me, to go through the material. It was a great and very therapeutic experience and after the …
Can We Talk
March has been a big month for me. Mentally, emotionally and physically. My therapy got off to a rocky start. The first session, where I divulged a great deal about my life and what ultimately led me to seek counselling, was heavy and left me a jittery wreck for days. The night after my session, I just couldn’t sleep at …
Zoom Therapy
Happy 3rd Anniversary RP! You are with me daily, always irritatingly right in front of me. You never take a day off. Your persistence is matched only by your brutal capacity, to mercilessly rob me of my ability to see clearly. You are an arsehole and just in case you were wondering, I didn’t buy you a gift! Had my …
The Lion, The Weight and the Winter Coat
I wish I was the kind of person that hit the gym when stressed, meal prepped on weekends and meditated on days off but just don’t. I might reach the staggering heights of 5000 steps a day. Maybe get to noon before I ransack the cupboard for anything that will fall out of a packet and into my face! As …
Journey to 10,000
Thursday 5th November saw the start of Lockdown 2.0. Back indoors we go. Coronavirus cases and the subsequent heartbreaking deaths, are on the increase once again and a short sharp pause in our way of life, was deemed the only way to stop it reaching the catastrophic state the disease achieved last time. I guess this time around we all …
Switch Off
This week I finished reading a book. I have been reading this book for 2 years. It was not a big book. It wasn’t complicated or in any way taxing but it still took me and my brain 2 years to read it. 2 YEARS! I’m a far cry from the girl who would read a book in a …
7 Weeks
That’s right, 7 weeks I have been working out 5 – 6 times per week. Anywhere from 25 minutes to 60 minutes per time. My workouts include cardiovascular, strength training and stretches. I’m not bragging. There is zero to brag about. I’m proud of myself but I could really do with seeing actual results. I started doing this to improve …
Mind v Meditation
I have finally started my meditation journey. I have always been curious about it and as many people turn to practicing mindfulness, for various reasons, I also took the leap. I quite fancy shutting the world out. Having the ability to quiet my mind. I have an inner monologue that is permanently mulling things over. My brain is constantly absorbing …
Diet Zone
Remember the good old days of eating in moderation? Following a low calorie diet? Skipping the crisps, sweets and cakes and carrying on? I grew up with a mother always on a diet. Whether it was Slim Fast, Weight Watchers, The Cambridge Diet, The Hay Diet, Atkins and most recently Lighter Life. Measuring cups, scales, shakes and tiny cereal bars, …