by Catherine Stothart | Mar 18, 2021 | Resilience and re-energising
It was St Patrick’s Day yesterday and I almost wished I was Irish (I am Welsh). Being Irish yesterday would have cheered up a boring Wednesday for me – I could have put on green clothes, worn a shamrock, played some Irish music, cooked an Irish meal……basically, a...
by Catherine Stothart | Nov 25, 2020 | Resilience and re-energising
Yesterdays Guardian had an article on resilience https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/nov/24/im-a-survivor-how-resilience-became-the-quality-we-all-crave It’s quite a long article – here are the highlights that resonated with me. Different strategies work...
by Catherine Stothart | Oct 8, 2020 | Resilience and re-energising
There was a very helpful article this week in the Guardian about how to keep yourself sane during the autumn and winter months ahead: how to maintain friendships, cope with being cooped up with your partner, and how to be friendlier with your work colleagues when...
by Catherine Stothart | Oct 24, 2019 | Resilience and re-energising
Hardly a day passes without reference in the news to mental health problems, especially in children and young people. We are living through difficult times in an atmosphere of conflict and anxiety about issues such as Brexit, the climate emergency, war in the Middle...
by Catherine Stothart | Sep 27, 2019 | Resilience and re-energising
The Thomas Cook collapse got me thinking about holidays and what they are for. Amongst the many different answers to that question, a common one is “to get away from it all”. But what exactly are we getting away from? And why do we feel we need to? ...
