This week we have a special guest post by Tina Clarke. Tina is a Somatic Educator & Coach for those with Chronic Health Issues, their carers and supporters. She has twenty years experience in the mind and body wellness field and works online with groups and one-to-one. You can find out more about …
I came across this quote recently: ‘I had a therapist who once told me “If you don’t schedule a break, your body will take one for you. And it probably won’t be a convenient time.”’ Sara Shonfeld It resonated, and reminded me of Dr Brené Brown’s concept of ‘stockpiling’ and Gabor Maté’s book ‘When the …
A lightbulb has turned on for me recently about the future. I, like most of us, mostly think about the choices I am making now in relation to how they’ll make me feel in future. ‘I should buy a house here because it will mean in 20 years I will have security’, …
Courtesy of Bird coach and facilitator Michaela Horan CPCC, I have started reading Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach. So far it’s been an incredibly helpful read, with multiple resonant moments, and pointers to take forward. One of the key learning points I’ve taken away so far is the idea of taking a pause. The …
I’ve been struggling to feel really energised and motivated lately. Even though we can move around, travel, go to events, socialise and see each other again I feel a bit flat. I’m thinking a number of things are impacting my flatness; current world events, being out of the habit of getting out …
I saw this beautiful tweet today. It reads: What is love?By Emma K, Age 6 ‘Love is when you’re missing some of your teeth but you’re not afraid to smile because you know your friends will still love you even though some of you is missing.’ Reading it reminds me that we are all …
I am no longer committing to lots of New Years resolutions. I am not convinced they work. I feel like often they end up being a bunch of expectations we hold for ourselves, that we don’t meet, and then beat ourselves up for not achieving. Last year, I decided to hold a …
Well, we find ourselves again at the end of a year. For me 2021 was better than 2020, although they both had many moments of challenge, joy, connection, love, isolation, triumph, failure. Although they have been two very odd years they have still been very representative of life in general; they have …
I like to think about tending to our wellness as thinking about both roots and leaves. As most of us do when we are younger and learning about the world I used to focus more on my leaves. I used to think about growth and learning and trying new things. And then …
Through the pandemic, and particularly more recently, I have experienced a variety of emotions. I have felt lost, lethargic, uninspired at times, but also connection, love, calm, but then also anxiety, and frustration. Effectively, I’ve felt very all over the place emotionally, and I have struggled to regulate or self-soothe. I wondered …
