Throughout the pandemic I have been working on surrendering to the experience, and trying to stay present and be self-caring from one day to the next. I have not always succeeded at this for sure, I am still very much learning. More recently I realised one of the things I was struggling …
Every so often Baz Lurhman’s ‘Sunscreen’ comes on the radio and I have to stop everything I am doing, turn up the volume and feel the joy of the song. I love what he says about advice: ‘Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it Advice …
For today’s blog I wanted to share a poem, I tapped ‘poems on resilience’ into google for some inspiration, and immediately my eyes were drawn to an incredible piece that I’d been introduced to back when I was working in the not-for-profit sector. We had been pulling together resources to inspire women …
One of my values is aliveness. I love experiencing new things, people and places. For me it’s what life is about and when lockdown began I became aware pretty quickly that I’d have to re-evaluate my approach to this value in order to keep honouring it. So instead of going out to …
Over the past year I have felt many things. I had a difficult personal period up until about February this year, and then, as things were feeling better and more positive, the pandemic hit and like everyone, I was sent into emotional disarray. I have learnt lots of things about myself and …
At points this week I’ve felt incredibly fed up of lockdown. The feeling ebbs and flows but overall I have experienced an underlying rumble of ‘enough now’ and at times it has felt a little unbearable. A few years ago I was given a beautiful book called ‘The Poetry Pharmacy’ by William …
This week we have a beautiful guest post from someone Bird has worked with to support a number of the staff in her organisation. As a people-first, task second advocate, Sarah Spencer is passionate about supporting people’s personal development, wellbeing and happiness. Working in the world of leadership & learning development, she is …
The vagus nerve is the nerve that connects the mind to the body. Research has found that when we have a high ‘vagal tone’ we are better able to recover from stressful situations quickly. Having a higher vagal tone also helps to improve a variety of physical health conditions including inflammation and …
When we’re faced with uncertainty we naturally spring into high alert / fight or flight. I imagine for many of us right now we are in that space, looking out for the next change or impact of the current global situation. You know you are in fight or flight when your chest …
How are you getting on? We are into week three of isolation here in the UK and I notice things changing both in myself and in my local area. I make use of our permitted daily exercise allowance and have been walking or running. It has been massively helpful to move my …
