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The two most important things to focus on if you want to stick to healthy habits this year.
I’m not one for New Year's Resolutions, instead, I tune into how I want to feel and the person I want to be, and I use those intentions as stepping stones to guide me towards my aspirations and goals. These are the two most important things to focus on if you want to stick to new habits, achieve your goals, and create the change you wish to see in your life…
Three simple yet IMPACTFUL ways to change how you feel...
Not only are these tips for everyday wellness, but they are also tools for days when life is challenging as f*ck! You are the foundation of your life. These simple steps will support but also sustain your health and well-being...
True or false? You are the foundation of your life…
Your health is your most important priority. Your health is the foundation of your life and tending to it daily is the key to living your best and most fulfilling life. You are the most important project you will ever work on. Today I share a concept to inspire ONE small change that will have a ripple effect on your life…
Three ways to feel good in body and mind, now!
To feel more positive we need to free up some space and clear out some of the crap Negative Nancy is saying in our heads. Shifting your mood is about shifting your focus and changing something to have a positive calming effect on your experience. Here are 3 ways to lift your mood….
Recognising negative self-talk, and releasing its intensity.
Being kind to myself means I dig deep and do the inner work. The words I say to myself and hear in my head are old news, they aren’t true and I can prove them wrong if I can learn to be kind. Old stories have a past and they might be buried deep but they can hold me back.
Three steps to moving through anxious feelings with more self-love.
Stress is an everyday process your body is designed to flow in and out of, but that doesn’t mean it’s any more pleasant when it does show up! Learning to recognise your body’s unique nudges allows you to consciously (and compassionately) respond to what you’re feeling and rebalance rather than unconsciously reacting to your experience.
What is anxiety and how can I escape it?
Anxiety is both physical and emotional, it is not only in your mind! Moving from feeling overwhelmed or unsettled to a grounded space can be challenging which is why it’s so important we learn to understand anxiety and how we can recognise and respond to it with compassion.
Emotions aren’t a one-way street! How your brain listens to your body and how you can change how you feel…
We think our brain tells our body what to do, perhaps because it feels like our brain is on overdrive chattering away worrying, planning and overthinking every possible scenario.
The truth is, your body sends more messages to your brain than the other way around… Emotions aren’t a one-way street, however, the good news is, we can send messages to our brain from our body to change our stress levels, mood and thoughts.
Stress is a jittery creature called Stacey, that lives in my legs…
How stress shows up and learning to recognise and respond to your stress signals.
Stress is an everyday process your body is built to flow in and out of, naturally, the problem is you can end up spending more time there than your body would like you to. Understanding how stress shows up and impacts your body invites self-awareness helping you embrace your wobbles and live your life with more connection and balance.
The truth I’ve been hiding… and it makes me practice EVERYTHING I preach!
Four years ago I resigned as a Fashion Buyer and everyone thought I was mad because I didn’t want another job, instead I’d decided to redesign my career… The truth is my new career can be stressful but here’s what I’ve learnt over the last few years of juggling my business and my freelance work…
3 bonkers decisions I made for my mental health, that have changed my life.
This week Big Love Movement turned 3. Three years since we were about to go into lockdown, I decided it would be a fantastic time to get Big Love Movement off the ground. I saw it as a nudge from the Universe and it worked, we’re still here and growing.
This week marks the Spring Equinox, a time of new beginnings and a New Moon. I love this time of year but until recently I had no idea how significant it was to me…
7 different types of rest and why you need them
There’s no denying the deep healing that happens when we sleep but did you know that SLEEP and REST are two different things? But how can you get more rest when you have no time?
Restoration is a conscious act of self-care and self-preservation, it allows our body to repair, rebalance and restore order to anything that is feeling out of whack.
Restless nights, reacting to stress, and learning how to regulate yourself, even when you can’t sleep!
If you want to change how you are feeling; your emotions or the stress cycle you are experiencing whether in trying to fall asleep at night or at any other time of the day you need to change your physiology. The best and simplest way you can do this is by altering how you are breathing because your breath has a direct impact on your nervous system, they are linked.
Unclench your bum… and other ways to relieve tension and ease pain in your body.
We unintentionally hold tension in our bodies for a few reasons… For the most part, protecting and guarding happens around the delicate parts that we want to keep safe or away from harm. Think about your heart, lungs, and sexual and reproductive organs; often, this will be apparent in your shoulders and hips (surrounding areas) causing tightness or stiffness.
Creating tension in our body is something we unintentionally, or unconsciously do all the time.
Mindfulness as a form of pain relief?
Where you place your awareness is where you place your energy. If you are in pain where are you placing your attention? On your pain.
When you focus on the pain you are feeling, the feeling of pain gets amplified.
This can be exhausting and suddenly your pain is not only physical, it’s emotional too.
Mental health is not as simple as good and bad.
On any given day a stressful experience can knock you off balance and that can be internal or external, it won’t always be obvious to everyone else to see.
This is why mental health is not as simple as good or bad.
Awareness, empathy, compassion and resources are what we need so we can help ourselves and each other move through the inevitable challenges we face and rise when we stumble.
Two of the most important things you can do stick to your intentions and new habits
Two of the most important things you can do to help yourself create and stick to your intentions and new habits are to reduce your stress levels and get good quality sleep. For some of you, me included this is going to pose a problem because getting a good night’s sleep consistently and feeling less stressed day to day are two of the biggest challenges you might be faced with right now.
If finding time to look after yourself is your biggest challenge, you need to read this!
If finding time to look after yourself is your biggest challenge let me suggest you create pockets of time just for you because the last thing you need is self-care to be another thing to add to your to-do list! How can you use one of these snippets of time to do something that will improve your mood or help you to feel present so you are able to be more of how you want to feel?
The importance of having a powerful intention and how to create habits you stick to!
How do you want to feel in your body and mind? What ONE change do you want to see or feel in yourself this month? Whatever word you chose to capture how you want to feel or the change you want to see, think about what it will be like to feel or be that way… How would you walk, talk and interact with people? What would you do differently?
Getting crystal clear on what it is you want to feel/be more of this month and why it will benefit you and impact your life creates an empowered intention and something you can connect to more easily, every day.
Feeling festive or are you feeling frazzled?
Are you feeling festive or frazzled? When you are so busy it can be hard to wind down and de-stress because your body is fired up and not able to fully rest and recover. This is where mindfulness can be helpful and has been proven to reduce stress. Mindfulness gives you time to reset and rebalance and helps shift your perspective. Here are three simple ways you can practice mindfulness over the festive period to help you feel calmer and more centred.