Anyone who has a child, or has watched the child of a family member/friend grow up knows this: in the day-to-day moments it seems as if nothing is changing, as if very little progress is being made. Then, one day, [Read More]
The 25 Best Adult Coloring Books Ever!
If you’re one of the grownups who has discovered the therapeutic and relaxing world of coloring in, you’re no doubt in the market for some suggestions on best adult coloring books. I’ve consulted some friends and, along with a few [Read More]
How Digital Addiction Is Ruining Our Health and a 12-Step Plan to Take Back Control
Many of us have developed a smartphone addiction, and it isn’t necessarily our fault. The epitome of a ‘first world problem’ perhaps, but a serious one all the same. Technology is pervasive in that it has infiltrated every aspect of [Read More]
2 Simple Hacks to Solve Inbox Stress & Email Anxiety
Who would have thought that email anxiety would become a real problem in the digital age. Well it has, and the majority of us are suffering in one way or another. A few years ago I wrote a post about [Read More]
The Benefits of Adult Coloring: 10 Reasons to Color Yourself to Calm
Without thinking twice, I picked up a crayon and began to color in with my daughter. It was only after a couple of minutes that I sort of came to and realised that “this is actually really therapeutic”. On the [Read More]
On Giving
This morning, over breakfast, I spotted The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran, on my bookshelf. It is not unusual for me to grab this book at random and read a page or two. It’s that kind of book, one you can [Read More]
40 Life Lessons I’ve Learned on My Winding Road, So Far…
This ‘life lessons’ post actually came about courtesy of a friend. He said: “There’s a ton of these kind of posts online, so why don’t you do one”? So, it isn’t the most original concept, but no doubt there’s something in [Read More]
Mindfulness for Entrepreneurs: 10 Top Tips for Survival & Success
From Google to Goldman Sachs, the business world has embraced mindfulness in a big way. And it’s no surprise. Top executives know that a decrease in stress over today’s worries, and a decrease in anxiety over tomorrow’s potential woes, paves [Read More]
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course Review
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR as it is commonly known, is a type of mindfulness training that can benefit people who suffer from stress, anxiety and other forms of psychological distress. It was originally conceptualized by founder and mindfulness thought leader [Read More]
Why Learning to Cope with Stress Is a Bad Idea
How stressed out are you? Do you tell people when you feel like stress is wearing you down? Or does that feel like an admittance of failure? No one wants to admit they can’t cope, so instead we are being [Read More]