You know those everlasting birthday cake candles. You blow them out, and they re-light? They simply won’t burn out. The trick to their radiant resilience is; magnesium powder. It ignites at lower temperatures, so as the candle smoulders and runs out of energy, the magnesium kicks in and it has a second lease of life!
I think we could all do with some Magnesium powder right now, hey?
Here’s some ideas on experiments with activities to create “magnesium powder” for us all!
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Mental Health Recovery: How to return to work well.
How to return to walk and feel confident about what it will be like when you are back.
How to spend time off for a Mental Health break
You finally get the courage to recognise you need time out. Work is off the menu. Now what? “The first days were a total blur. I rested a lot, cried a lot and got help. Gradually I introduced a …
How to have that difficult conversation you’ve been putting off…
I have previously written about working out how to decide when it’s time to take time out for your mental health. One of the biggest barriers I found was the thought of the conversation with m…
When is the right time, to give your mental health a break? A guide to help you decide
My guess is that you’re here because either; a) you know deep down you need time out and, you’re seeking external evidence to justify it or; b) you’re experiencing some really uncomforta…
“Why do you wake up in the morning?”
I’m sitting in my first ever “Humans First” meet up. I’d been encouraged to go by two separate (wonderful) people that I have met over the last few years of being down in Dorset. This group ho…
How to adopt a more optimistic outlook in a few simple steps
Can smiling really help your wound heal faster? Martin Seligman is a huge positive psychology guru and I was first introduced to his work when his book “Flourish” appeared on the reading list for …
How to see past the “fog”!
On my misty, drizzly walk to the beach this morning, I reflected on the stark difference from only 5 days ago. Bournemouth hit the news for its swarms of people, piled on top of each other, with the a…
5 steps to stop feeling like you “should” all the time…
As if a blog post could be about the word “should”!? Take a moment to think though. How many “should”s do you put pressure on yourself with on a daily basis? To what extent do they weigh on yo…
SLEEP – What’s the big deal?
We all hear that sleep is important right. But why? Having recently finished reading about this, the criticality of it hit me full force. I felt compelled to share. The top 5 things I learnt, that sto…
COVID19: The pendulum of emotions and what do to about them
There are endless “how to” posts across all social media channels. Washing hands and social distancing are of course essential (although I would love to see more about the “why”, to help peopl…
Dreaming of quitting your job? I did. Here’s what happened…
I dreamt it so much, it actually happened. It just popped out. I remember it, clear as day, exactly where I was sitting when the words “I don’t think I want to do this any more” tumbled out of m…
How to talk about whats going on for you. Experience the “vehicle” for well-being…
I’ve struggled for a long time, being able to talk openly about how I feel, under the “wellbeing” umbrella. I’m not talking spas, yoga and smoothies, in fact, I get very frustrated when …
Winter Fuel: How Presence is more than Presents…
I spent yesterday with my dad. We were loading the wheelbarrow with logs and stacking near the house, ready for the imminent cold snap. This time two months ago, we weren’t even sure if we’d see h…
What does it really mean, to put yourself first?
I’ve been off grid this month. My Dads been sick, like, intensive care on a ventilator for weeks kind of sick. Pneumonia followed by Septecemia. I honestly thought we’d lose him. It felt like some…
The exciting paradox of failure. How to learn from it…
I have a really strong memory of my association with failure. I had read about coasteering, and it sounded fun. I don’t really do detail, so didn’t see the finer points like, how high you actually…
How to make those big decisions – a matrix approach
How many decisions do you make in a day? How much time do you give to them? On any one day, decisions can range from whether to read this article or whether to buy a house. The latter can take so much…
May the “flow” be with you…
It’s the end of May, and I wanted a blog post dated May, so it looks like I am “on top of” this blog stuff! Checking back through my “proposed titles” and half written articles, nothing …
Out of control? Here’s how to get it back
It was a couple of my clients recently saying their big changes and shifts in thinking from coaching have been around “control” that sparked this post. I decided to write about what I know about i…
Spring Forwards – but also look back! How to reflect on experiences
What a glorious spring day! I decided to take to my bike. I am lucky enough to live on the south coast, so a short trip over on the Sandbanks ferry puts me en route to Swanage. The Purbeck views conti…
How is your energy? Need a power up?
The end of the year is nigh. Are you virtually on your knees, soldiering on, counting down the minutes to the festive break? Is the candle wick almost catching itself in the middle from the end of yea…