Category Archives for "Resilience and re-energising"

Lockdown Valentines

We need things to look forward to.
For couples, Valentines Day is something to make special this year to lighten lockdown. What are you finding to look forward to?

Want to be fitter?

According to YouGov, only a quarter of people keep their New Year’s resolutions. If your resolution was to take more exercise and get fitter, lockdown is making that even harder. And the weather in the UK doesn’t help either. But don’t grab the duvet and bury your head, there are ways to motivate yourself to stick to your resolutions…..

Christmas isn’t cancelled – just different

Half way through Advent and it all feels different. We usually have rituals and traditions at this time of year…..

Helpful Thinking

Thinking about what you’re missing – that holiday you had booked, that wedding you were going to, those nights at the pub with friends, the fun of Christmas past – doesn’t help….

Looking for a Job?

Job-hunting during a recession can be disheartening. But it’s important to do what you can to stay positive – to protect your own mental health as well as to project confidence to a prospective employer. Here are some tips….

Resilient Beliefs

Now that the clocks have gone back in the UK and it’s dark at 5pm, keeping resilient is going to be more of a challenge. I’ll be giving some tips for resilience in a webinar for CIMA on Thursday 29th October – it’s open to all, sign up here.

Holiday at Home

As we enter another phase of rolling #lockdowns perhaps the way to get through these dark days is to do some of the things that give you pleasure on holiday, but do them at home……

Time to Talk

It is so important for our mental health to have positive connections with others and that includes work colleagues, but it’s difficult if you are working from home or socially distancing on site…….

Only Connect!

Don’t hold back from connecting with your friends because of unhelpful beliefs. Adopt more realistic ones and as the nights draw in, take the initiative to get in touch.

Being resilient through lockdown

As we approach some form of #lockdown again, I’ve been reflecting on what worked for me last time and what I would do differently this time around….