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thoughts from me to youThe India trip
Well hey there! I'm working on a few actual posts but my main thing today is to let you know that next weekend I am embarking on a trip that has taken me five years to plan. FYI - I haven't actually been planning for five years, in the regular sense of working out...
Five things NEVER to do when you have a cold (unless you’re a superhuman freakazoid)
So, surprise surprise, I succumbed to the lovely cold that's been going around the whole of London over the last couple of weeks. To be fair,'succumbed' is probably a bit strong (but what a lovely word it is...go on, say it...SAY IT!). More like I am sounding like a...
How to practise mantra and mindfulness gracefully (& without coming off as a hippy freak in the process)
So, that moment when you hear your phone go (& know who it is cos only that person uses that generic IM app), scream 'Yey' out loud, to yourself, in an empty apartment and skip (yes - left foot up, hop, change and repeat - actually skip) in to the lounge to check...
When it’s appropriate NOT to practise what you preach
So I know I talk about mindfulness a lot on this blog, and rightly so, it's great, but sometimes I get so frustrated with being mindful I need to break ranks and do something crazy. Sometimes, lovely people, I like to dream. Sometimes being present is hard. Sometimes...
How to control your emotions (with birthday hilarity)
As I sit in silence waiting for the raised voices to stop, I realise that they only seem to be getting louder. Why? Surely everyone knows if you're in a shouting match with someone the best thing to do is speak quietly to calm the other person down so they have to...
Listening to your intuition
The article below was written by me in 2011. It's been sat in my drafts since then, gathering digital dust because I didn't think it 'went' with my website or the hypnotherapy. Those who visit often know I overhauled the site a few weeks ago because I didn't feel I...
Feeling overwhelmed
I wanted to write today about feeling overwhelmed. Why? Because that's how I feel, probably more often than I should, and I wanted to let you know that that's OK. Whilst feeling overwhelmed isn't particularly healthy, it is natural and as long as you know how to deal...
‘Oh God help me, I’m so angry / upset and I want to feel better!’ – The art of acceptance in modern day stress town
This week has been one of complete opposites for me - the good, the bad and the ugly. I pondered what to write about today for quite a while before I eventually settled on the concept of acceptance. This week I had to accept the ending of something so incredibly...
How to be 100% confident
I went to one of my oldest friend's wedding this weekend. I had to do a reading. In church. In front of everyone. The last time I went to church was at another wedding two years ago. It. Was. Scary. I have no idea why I find public speaking scary. It doesn't really...