At Bird we talk about VUCA times. Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous times. We are living in such times, the world around us is very VUCA, and will continue to be into the future. When we share this idea in workshops people sometimes baulk, and feel very pessimistic. However, we think VUCA …
We spend so much of our lives with our heads down cracking through to-do lists. The cultural system we operate within bizarrely celebrates ‘busy-ness’; we are encouraged to spin lots of plates and keep lots of balls up in the air. Self-care can even become part of the to-do list. Doing meditation, …
This week, our amazing associate Jo Goodbody has written a piece about the mental health benefits of walking. Jo is a trainer-facilitator with over 14 years’ experience in the not-for-profit sector. She has worked on the frontline, as a manager and as a trainer in the homelessness, violence against women and social …
Humans are tribes folk. We thrive when we have ‘our people’ around us. Historically we would help each other raise the children, we’d tend the land for the benefit of the community. We’d be supported and held as part of a collective. Of course, there were some costs to such a model, …
As I write today I am sitting in a lovely little apartment in Lisbon. I made the decision to try out digital nomadding and Lisbon is a place I’ve wanted to come for years. So here I am with my amazing friend (and Bird associate!) Elloa. We plan to work and explore …
When we prioritise self-care and wellbeing practices we feel good. When we feel good we have better connections with others, better ideas about problems and we are more productive. We also just feel better emotionally; life feels easier and clearer. When we talk about self-care and wellbeing we are of course talking …
As most of us are packing up for Christmas I thought I’d keep this week’s blog short and sweet. Let’s be grateful. As Ruby Wax taught me, our brains cannot feel worried or overwhelmed or busy at the same time as feeling grateful. Taking the time to pick things from the past …
Humans ebb and flow. Sometimes we feel joyous, energised, optimistic, sometimes we feel lethargic and hopeless. Sometimes we don’t know how we feel, we feel numb, or lost, or just ok. We are emotional and chemical organisms. We change, we feel different from one day to the next, we feel different from …
Well, it’s that time of year again. Can you believe it’s December in a few days? Personally, I’m struggling with the long dark nights, but am working on embracing the cosiness of candles and blankets and reading good books. I am a summer girl at heart, but I think there is much …
It’s no secret we live busy, chaotic lives. Most of us experience stress on a regular basis, and it can feel hard to find peace and stillness. In workshops and 1:1 work I talk regularly about taming self-sabotage, being compassionate to ourselves, and being with our emotions in order to work through …
