We recently published the second issue of The Third Space, our online magazine hosted by the excellent Medium. Our theme this time is Hope. We’ve shared five articles written by those with experience in the not-for-profit and public sectors, sharing ideas on what hope looks like for them. On the blog today I …
Sometimes in life you can be thrown into unexpected times of uncertainty. In fact, inevitably in life you are thrown into unexpected times of uncertainty. Uncertainty is part of life. Actually, uncertainty is the place we grow through. We learn so much about ourselves by working through those times where we have …
When I think back to my days working within the not-for-profit sector I can’t remember much laughter. It felt hard to have a giggle when the nature of the work was so heavy. When we’re faced with challenging work, or challenging times, laughter can feel far away or inappropriate. But laughter is …
One of my self-care practices is meditation. I try to meditate daily, many times and for many reasons I miss, but the intention is there. I use an app called Insight Timer and listen to a teacher called Sarah Blondin. ‘Be, receive, give thanks’ is Sarah Blondin’s phrase. She shares it in …
I bought a box of resilience cards from The School of Life recently. The cards share prompts and thoughts that help us think differently about resilience. They offer new perspectives on things that might be worrying us and making us feel less than hopeful about the future. One in particular stood out: …
Looking after yourself is a form of activism. When we are perpetually stressed we keep in line. When we are constantly overwhelmed we don’t have creative ideas, we run on fumes and have little left in the tank for the lightbulb moments that shake up the status quo. When we prioritise resilience …
Work is busy at the moment. My head is consistently in ‘on’ mode. I notice myself thinking of tasks, and trying to work through challenges as I drift off to sleep. Work quickly pops into my head as I wake up in the morning, and even when I’m meditating I notice my …
On our way to delivering some resilience workshops yesterday, Bird associate Elloa and I reflected on the extent of self-supporting resilience building strategies we actually have access to. Many of which are free and available to us at any moment. Our discussion reminded me of Brené Brown’s perspective, from her insightful book …
We live in a society that values being busy and stressed. We are celebrated for spinning plates and achieving lots of things. Often we are unaware of the pressure we feel to keep going, to keep producing, to keep doing. More research is bringing to light the direct connection between being busy, …
On the blog, in our workshops and in 1:1 coaching sessions in the not-for-profit sector, we regularly discuss how the mind and body are connected. How if we feed our body well it will make our mind feel more alive and switched on, and likewise, when we feed our mind with nourishing …
