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Self-Care: Starting the Year with Healthful Intentions
Your invitation to take time to set the tone for the months ahead, with the power of self-care, to transform your wellbeing.
Mindful Approaches to Holidays: Nurturing Self-Care and Boundaries
Self-care and boundaries are game changers in moving through family celebrations, which can be fraught with complicated emotions.
How to use Journalling as your Own Inner Coach
Journalling can be a supportive and therapeutic way to engage in personal development and self-therapy…
Different ways to journal (with examples)
Different examples of journalling styles, including stream of consciousness and letter to self journalling.
20 Journal Prompts for Self Awareness
Some prompts to support you as you establish your own journalling practice.
Journalling as a tool for emotion regulation
I will sometimes offer journalling to clients who resonate with writing, as a complementary activity alongside therapy. By writing down our thoughts and emotional experiences, we can ‘externalise’ them (get them out of our heads and out into the world).
The Power of Self-Care: Building Resilience and Reconnecting with Yourself (incl downloadable personal template)
Discover the power of self-care and download my free 'My Self Care Reminders' template to create your personalised plan.
Discover the Harmony of Qigong Shibashi Exercises - Practice Shibashi with Me!
Have you heard of Shibashi and its benefits? Join me in practicing these sets of exercises on YouTube, with videos from 5-10 minutes. Give it a go, and let me know your experience.
What are healthy boundaries and how do we set them kindly?
Knowing when and how to set boundaries starts with understanding ourselves and the boundary types that are important to us. Explore the boundaries types and learn how to set them, kindly.
Why Self-Compassion is a Game Changer
Self-compassion is a supportive skill that can increase your wellbeing, reduce experiences of depression, anxiety and stress, and support a positive relationship with self.
6 Tips for a Good Night's Sleep
If you find it hard to wind down to sleep or to stay asleep, these 6 tips can support you to have a more restful night’s sleep.
Feeling anxious, or experiencing stress?
Here’s a simple practice you can use to ease anxiety and relax physical tension, caused by stress, in the body.
Slow Dance
A poem, to remind us of the power of engagement in life… of noticing, of being curious.. being in the present and enjoying each moment.
Dropping Anchor
It is a skill to support you to make contact with the present moment, open up to the thoughts and feelings you’re experiencing, while choosing to consciously engage in the activity, or situation at hand.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) for Sleep
A guided Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice for better sleep…..