by Clare Downham | Jan 12, 2023 | Relieve Stress
What does it mean when you are feeling stressed? Perhaps you think it means you need to change something in your life. Get a new job. Change partner. Move to a new country. Maybe when you are feeling stressed you think it is because there is something wrong with you....
by Clare Downham | Jan 10, 2023 | Relieve Stress
I searched how to stop stressing on the internet recently. I bet you cannot guess how many results I got! 🤔 1,460,000,000!!!!! I am not sure I even know how to say that number. Can you imagine trying to plough through that little lot trying to find the thing...
by Clare Downham | Jan 5, 2023 | Relieve Stress
In this blog I will be sharing some truths about burnout you might not be aware of. First of all I want to ask you are you feeling poorly this week? There seems to be a lot of coughs and colds about doesn’t there? We say, ‘there is something doing the...
by Clare Downham | Jan 3, 2023 | Productivity
New Year’s Resolutions are made up! Yes! Every single bit of the concept of them is fiction. It all started about 4000 years ago with the Babylonians, who reportedly made promises to the gods (also made up) in hopes they’d earn good favour in the coming...
by Clare Downham | Dec 22, 2022 | Have More Calm
What if you saw that what’s wrong with you is an illusion. Psychologically I mean! What if you saw that the feelings of calm, clarity and contentment were already inside you? What if you could finally stop trying to fix yourself because you knew you were never...
by Clare Downham | Dec 22, 2022 | Have More Calm
We are toning down Christmas this year. Less gifts.Less stuff.Less under the tree. I used to seek a lot to feel happier. A big houseA flash car.To be at the top of my career. I chased those things but when I got them I realised that the happiness was short lived. At...
by Clare Downham | Dec 22, 2022 | Relieve Stress
Knowing you are a mince pie is one of the ways to stop caring what others think about you. Equally helpful is knowing you are a brussel sprout! Even knowing you are a Christmas pudding is just as helpful. It doesn’t really matter but you are same as an item of...
by Clare Downham | Dec 15, 2022 | Relieve Stress
Saving money on water heating can help you learn how to stop getting wound up! Bear with me – there’s a helpful metaphor here! Recently Bruce and I became aware that our boiler was making our water too hot. This meant that we needed to add a lot of cold...
by Clare Downham | Dec 14, 2022 | Have More Calm
Yesterday morning I had a wonderful realisation that it’s okay to be not okay. You see, I slept in and saw that it’s okay. I didn’t post on here or do my live and it’s okay. Yesterday I felt tired all day and it’s okay. Yesterday I...
by Clare Downham | Dec 12, 2022 | Have More Calm
On Saturday, Bruce and I spent the day decluttering the attic! It gave me an insight into the simple way to live in the moment. You see, next week our roof is being replaced so we took the opportunity to get on top of the chaos up there! I enjoyed every moment. Well...
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