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August was a very difficult month for me, the hardest for a number of years. I’m glad it’s now September! From the high of three days at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham came immediate lows of serious family illness, hospital admissions, investigations, surgeries and recovery together with everything that comes with all of that. My […]
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My brother Pete died this month. He was 52, fit, healthy and the happiest he had been for many years. He suffered a cardiac arrest and died instantly. This is the stuff of nightmares you hear happening to other families. And now those other families are ours. Along with so many others. And so, as […]
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Five months of the year are over. It’s quite unbelievable. And for at least two, life has been completely different from what we have ever known. In so many ways. As lockdown is easing a little and the journeys on the government’s road and route maps are paving the way for gradual change, perhaps it’s now time for us to reflect on our own pathway of 2020 and our own route ahead.
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Smile: A smile can make someone’s day and change yours 😊 Be Proactive: Don’t wait until you feel motivated to do something. Do something now which you know will make a difference to your wellbeing or for others. Fall in love with yourself: Know your worth. Write a list of your strengths and skills, vision, […]
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Life is tough. It presents us with unexpected events out-with our control. Discover how best to deal with adversity to make the most of a bad situation and be most resilient, to have a glimmer of hope or positivity and to remain at least a little in control.
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It can be really hard to know how best to support someone who just isn’t themselves and may be suffering from some form of mental ill health. Here are helpful and unhelpful comments to consider.
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Coaching or therapy? It can be confusing to know what is the best form of support for the challenges you face. Find out how coaching can benefit you.
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Self-care is about taking care of ourselves to enable us to feel happier, calmer and to have a good and strong physical and emotional wellbeing. I believe that most of us are pretty good at the basics of looking after ourselves physically and practically – brushing our teeth, eating meals, showering, drinking water, taking rest […]
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So often, it’s just that one additional thing that causes us to go into meltdown. Just when we think that we are managing to juggle everything else in life professionally and personally, one final piece of torment or bad news, stress giver, another negative comment or person causes a crisis. Find out how to cope when you reach the final straw.
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The Story of Baby Bird George A tale of vulnerability too I spent some days in July with my family in Dunkeld. And one day Isaac, my 15 year old, found a tiny baby bird lying on the road. He had fallen from a tree above. He moved him to a safer place and built […]
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