The Environment, COVID and YOU: The Benefits of Doing LESS – for Everyone! Reading Time: 3 min 30 sec Did you know it was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday? This milestone went largely unnoticed in the current COVID-19 crisis - even though one of the unexpected (positive) by-products of this... Read More...
The 3 As: How to be a Compassionate Presence for Yourself during Difficult Times Reading Time: 4 min 45 sec Learning to process our difficult feelings and emotions can be hard - because we live in a society that believes we should control our emotions. So what usually happens when we feel "bad" is we try to... Read More...
Character: When it Comes Down to it – Who Are You? Reading Time: 5 min 45 sec How to use adversity to build character and be more attractive! In this article we're going to take a look at character; what it is - and isn't, how our character is formed, why it matters, and of course,... Read More...
For COVID-19: How to (Easily) Take Back Control – Create a Routine! Reading Time: 3 min 20 sec Never before have regular citizens been restricted like this on a world scale! Whilst we can take some (a lot of?) comfort from knowing that we're not alone, it doesn't make day-to-day life that much... Read More...
Fear, Taking Action & 10 Fabulous Non-Fiction Books to Take Back Control! Reading Time: 4 min 10 sec Skip straight to the list of 10 books >> As the COVID-19 crisis continues, we're all getting used to a "new normal". One of the hardest things is the uncertainty; When will this end? What will they... Read More...
Dr Albrecht’s 5 Types of Fears – and COVID-19! Many of our fears are basic survival and pain-avoidance. And many fears - as we also know - are literally in the mind. For example, are you creeped out by this picture of the spider? And while it's easy to... Read More...
What is Voluntary Simplicity? Simplify Your Life and Be Happier! Reading Time: 3 min A few years ago, I came across an article on Voluntary Simplicity. I realised this is what my husband Duncan and I have been gradually doing more of over the last 18 years or so - without realising it!... Read More...
Connect With Your Kind, Wise Self: A Surprisingly Powerful Practice to Manage Feelings in this Difficult Time! Are you stuck at home because of COVID-19? It's a strange and unprecedented time around the world, and it's hard to sit there and wait, feeling powerless and uncertain. At times I (like many others) have felt... Read More...
