It’s very easy to forget ‘the point’ or ‘purpose’ when we’re super busy. We can come into a project with energy and vision, and over time lose sight of what that driving force was. Likewise it’s really common to be unsure of the point; to not really know how or why we arrived …
At Bird we work with brilliant people in the not-for-profit sector to help them build robust self-care toolkits in order to stay resilient. We work on dealing with self-sabotage, developing mindful or meditative practices, building strategies to process emotions, establishing boundaries so resilience is preserved and built. But beyond all of the …
We live and work in a world where creating success and perfection is encouraged. When we strive for such, life becomes hard and tiring, and we inevitably begin to believe we’re substandard because we can’t quite meet all of those expectations. So often we’re chasing the carrot, and from a young age …
Yowzers how nice is this sunshine we’re having in the UK! Doesn’t life seem so much lighter when the sun shines? (The pun isn’t lost on me 😉 So we’ve been talking all things stress over the past few weeks. This week I want to focus on the relationship between stress and …
In honour of Stress Awareness Month we’re talking all things stress in our blogs. This week we’re looking at how, when we’re stressed, our behaviour is impacted. When we’re stressed our natural tendency is to ignore the feelings that come up in response to it. We plow on ahead and disregard what’s going …
One of our lovely Bird associates sent me an article on the wellbeing issues in the medical profession. The article shines a light on the emotional challenges doctors face when navigating their careers, and the lack of infrastructural support available to them when they first start out. Much like the police, social services, charities …
People say home is where the heart is. I’ve always taken that to mean home is where your loved ones are, or home is where you feel most comfortable. But just recently I’ve understood it to mean something different. Home is where your heart is – literally. I have spent a lot …
Now, I don’t in any way claim to be an expert around nutrition. However, I wanted to share on the blog this week, my own personal experience of building emotional resilience by being conscious of what I put in my body. For a long while I’ve been following interesting nutrition writers like Kris …
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 …
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 …
