Do you ever have one of those days where either everything is going amazingly smoothly or, if things are going wrong, you have that deep sense of ease and wellbeing and are still absolutely fine about it? Better than those days we’re it’s as if you’ve got out of bed on the wrong side. Do […]
This week, we’re celebrating World Mental Health Day and noticing what works well as well as where we may need additional supports. When you think about ‘mental health’ do you imagine yourself or a loved one at their worst? Even though this is my area of work, I immediately remember when my own PTS (click […]
When I talk about energy work, you may be imagining a whole range of things from simply rolling over and pressing snooze on the alarm or cancelling previously looked forward to plans due to low energy. Maybe you’re thinking of things like EFT (click HERE), crystals (click HERE), the chakra system (click HERE for more […]
The other day, I (briefly, thankfully) forgot about walking my walk and instead starting spinning mentally as I tried to predict all sorts of scenarios I have absolutely no control over. This was a far from peaceful interlude and was entirely fear based. Fortunately, I remembered my tool kit pretty quickly and thought I’d share […]
I remember reading Debbie Ford’s wonderful The Dark Side of the Light Chasers many many years ago (click HERE). When I went on to train as a psychosynthesis counsellor (HERE), we did a lot of work with ‘subpersonalities’ and I recognised a lot of the parallels with Ford’s work. Jung famously wrote and talked about […]
As any human, let along anyone with a history of anxiety knows, doing things that take us outside our comfort zones can be scary. This week, I’m thanking everyone who voted for my book, 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing (click HERE) in the Janey Loves Platinum Awards 2018. And I’m […]
This past week or so has been quite strange for me. On Friday, I felt so stuck (technology, weirdness from a couple of strangers and I can’t even remember what else gave me pause), I gave up and decided to focus on my own self-care. A short time after doing this, I had a breakthrough […]
My upcoming move to the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of Ireland is hugely driven by my soul’s need for more nature – the sea and mountains. Wherever we live, we can pay attention to what our souls crave and do our best to meet those needs. Several years ago, now, I could […]
Self-care isn’t rocket science. Eating food that will nourish and fuel us, being active, connecting with loved ones, getting enough sleep and rest, keeping things organised enough that we don’t waste time and energy looking for things, living within our means and saving for our future, taking time to reflect and connect with something bigger […]
This week, we’re looking at ways in which we can start each day with even a minute of self-care to transform the day ahead. When you think about your ideal morning self-care practice, what do you imagine? We’re all different and it’s about honouring that so we can create things that work for us. For me, […]