This week Elloa, one of our fabulous Bird associate facilitators, has written a piece on sleep. Sleep is such an important, and often overlooked, part of self-care. Read on for Elloa’s insights into why. ‘I’ve always loved sleep — my body would happily soak up 8-10 hours a night whenever possible — but …
January traditionally is a time for resolutions and hopes for a successful, productive year. Most of us start off with really good intentions, that unfortunately, as life gets in the way, seem to wane over time. This year I haven’t made any resolutions. The only intentions I do have are to continue …
As the year draws to a close it’s important to reflect on what we’ve achieved and learned through the year. For me it has been a year of newness – new camper-van and a new home. It’s been a year of silver linings – getting into yoga properly because of a running …
A few weeks ago I was invited to deliver a session in partnership with the amazing Work Well Being. The session looked at Mastering Self Care, and in developing the session I was drawn to look into the power of nature. People around me, including my own coach, have promoted the benefits …
I hope you are having a fulfilling week so far. I’m noticing a collective sense of action at the moment – that gearing up to the festive break vibe where everyone is in doing mode. I went to Waitrose yesterday to pick up a lovely John Lewis treat for us in our …
I’ve written many times about how we live our lives as stories. We have stories in our minds about who we are, where we’ve come from, where we’re going, and what the systems are like around us. Our stories are powerful, and our behaviours are driven by them. I received a voicemail …
This morning I was working with my wonderful coach and had a realisation. No matter what I bring to the coaching calls, I always end up back in a familiar, enlightened, empowered perspective. When I come to my calls I’ve often got myself into a tricky head space about a certain thing. …
Recently, I’ve been checking in regularly with myself through meditation. I’ve known the power of meditation for a number of years now, but I’ve noticed lately the deep benefit of regularly coming back to myself as opposed to getting carried away by thoughts and anxieties. One of my favourite metaphors during meditation …
At Bird, we have a course that takes a deep dive into stress and how it impacts our thoughts and behaviour. Yesterday I ran the session with a large group of charity CEOs, encouraging them to explore where they recognise the manifestations of stress in their own lives and in the behaviours …
We are creatures of habit and comfort and routine. There is something really comforting about knowing what’s around the corner, and knowing that you’re going to enjoy it. I do Parkrun every Saturday and it feels great to know that it’s always there and it will make me feel good. It’s easy …
