by Rachael Roberts | Jul 7, 2020 | Anxiety, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Monkey Mind, Personal Development
You are not your thoughts. This is such a simple sentence, but believe me when I tell you that it’s pretty much the key to everything. How can your thoughts not be you? They appear in your head, and it sounds like your voice. Stop and listen to that voice for a...
by Rachael Roberts | Jun 16, 2020 | Emotions, Habits, Inner Troll, MIndfulness
The problem ‘It took me a while to actually make the decision to sign up for life-coaching with Rachael, because my difficulty was with habits that I was deeply ashamed of – mainly cigarette smoking, but also binge drinking and comfort eating.’ This...
by Rachael Roberts | Jun 2, 2020 | Burnout, Emotions, Meditation, MIndfulness, Monkey Mind, Overwhelm, Stress
‘‘Even when I’m watching TV, I’m thinking about what I’m going to do next, or running through a list of things that need doing. I’m not even sure that my mind stops doing when I’m asleep!’’ Does this description by a client sound at all like you? Do you feel almost...
by Rachael Roberts | Apr 28, 2020 | Emotions, MIndfulness, Stress
As it becomes more and more obvious that things are not ‘going back to normal’ any time soon, all of us find ourselves dealing with uncertainty in one form or another. Like many people I know, I received an email on Friday to say that the publishing company I had a...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 10, 2020 | Emotions, MIndfulness, Negativity, Overwhelm
We all know from experience that moods are contagious. If your partner or flat mate comes home grumpy from work, the chances are good that you will end up snapping back, even if you initially felt pretty good. It can work the other way, and your sunny mood may lift...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 5, 2020 | Burnout, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress, Wellbeing
My 14 year old daughter has just spent a week doing work experience in her old Primary school. And she loved it. She came back saying that she had never seriously considered teaching as a profession before, but that now it was something she would give serious thought....
