In her Book The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown talks about cultivating play, laughter, song and dance as a way to feel authentic. Feeling authentic is one avenue through which we can feel resilient and well. When we aren’t fully ourselves we are likely to burn out. Yesterday, four Birds were out …
Happy Thursday, I hope the sun is breaking through for you as it is here in Brighton and Hove. We came across a really interesting new TED talk by Johann Hari recently. The presentation explores some of the ideas from his book Lost Connections, which as you will probably know we recommend here at Bird for …
In his book ‘Lost Connections‘ Johann Hari talks about the importance of connection in tackling depression and anxiety. He talks about connection to nature and connection to each other, and how both can help us to feel held and safe and supported. It can be hard, as grown ups, to find the …
Well, here we are, 2020. I for one am excited to be entering a new decade, it feels like an opportunity to think about a nice big chunk of time, and consider all that I’d like to achieve before 2030. I sometimes think we overestimate what we can do in a year, …
Happy festivities. I hope your intentions for December are materialising. It can be a super intense part of the year, where people feel tired out, low because of the weather, and burning the candle at both ends with parties and celebrations a-plenty. So my first note this week is a reminder to …
At Bird, we are of course all about self-care practices. We absolutely advocate prioritising actions that take us away from ‘fight or flight’ and towards relaxation, rest and repair. However, we know that sometimes, without us really noticing until much further down the line, it’s possible for those self-care practices to turn …
For the past few weeks now I’ve been acutely aware that we’re coming to the end of 2019. I’ve had ambitions to fill these last few weeks with lots of actions that would bring me to a greater sense of peace, fulfilment, financial security, health and joy. Each time I’ve thought about …
I recently came across a project carried out by a US based company called The Energy Project looking at how to retain staff through busy periods. They worked with a team at Earnst and Young (a very different organisation to not-for-profits but I feel still worth exploring as a case study), who …
I’ve worked in a number of organisations in the past that haven’t felt all that safe. I’ve been in meetings where I’ve felt scared to speak up for fear of seeming incompetent or sounding like a fool. I chalked most of those feelings up to my own internal self-doubt, and my introversion …
This week we have the pleasure of our wonderful associate Michaela writing for us again. Michaela talks about how self-care can be built in community with others, an idea that keeps circling itself back to Bird through conversations in workshops and with 1:1 clients. Enjoy Michaela’s story… ‘Back in the day, when …
