Like many people I piled on the pounds during lockdown. Recently I’ve taken more decisive action to turn things around and get back to a weight that feels healthy and so I started to change my eating patterns in the hope that the scales would be more favourable. I’ve been working on …
We’ve been revisiting boundaries lots here at Bird HQ recently. This week we redesigned our boundaries webinar and rolled it out with two organisations to great success. And we’ve been reflecting on our own boundaries and where we might like to implement more in order to maintain integrity and alignment to our …
I sat down to write the blog today and couldn’t figure out what to say. I’m in the middle of a bit of a messy personal time at the moment and felt that I didn’t have any concrete learnings or reflections to share. But then it occurred to me, maybe that’s the …
This week, our incredible coach and facilitator Elloa has written a piece for you. Enjoy… I’ve been thinking recently about small joys. Last September, I finally read Margaret Atwood’s stunning 1985 novel, The Handmaid’s Tale. If, like me, you’d somehow missed the book or TV series, it’s an exceptional piece of dystopian …
I saw this quote today: ‘Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticised anyway.’ Eleanor Roosevelt. It’s so easy to doubt decisions we’re about to take, for fear that we might make a mistake or be criticised for doing something wrong, or to feel regret at …
Back in March, before the whole world began tackling the pandemic, we shared a piece on Urban hikes for mental health. We discussed the power of walking and how it’s a great thing to invest in to enable a happy mind and a healthy body. Fast forward eight months, and a world …
I’ve been noticing for some time now how I keep myself in ‘fight or flight’ by keeping my technology ever accessible. I have noticed how particularly my phone is always close, and I have an awareness about what is going on with it at all times. I even, and it’s a bit …
I regularly talk to and teach people about self-care, particularly strategies that involve shifting the way we talk to ourselves and taking time out to get out of our own self-sabotaging way. I talk to people about breathing techniques, being mindful, practicing self-compassion and giving ourselves permission slips. These simple yet effective …
I was lucky enough to get away on a holiday these past 10 days. We had to jump through a number of hoops to ensure we were travelling safely, but we made it in the end and it was so lovely to relax and re-energise in a different place. I know a …
I hope you are lapping up the beautiful weather today. As I write I can feel the warm sun on my arms, filling me with a sense of optimism and joy. As we’re emerging (kind of!) out of lockdown in the UK I know for myself and many of my clients new …
