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....
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 28, 2020 | MIndfulness, Personal Development, Relationships
If you’ve been thinking about making some changes in your life in order to become healthier and happier, you may have been wondering about eating more healthily, drinking less or exercising more. All of these are generally good things to do, but have you considered...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 21, 2020 | Habits, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development
Have you ever played the game, ‘Fortunately, unfortunately’? You take it in turn to tell a story, prefacing each twist and turn with either ‘fortunately,’ or ‘unfortunately’. I made a trip to London not long ago which felt just like that: Unfortunately there were...
by Rachael Roberts | Dec 17, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Personal Development, Stress
The spiritual leader Ram Dass once said, ‘If you think you’re enlightened, spend a week with your family.’ Most of us immediately know what he means. For many of us this is a time of year for family, and the TV is full of adverts showing happy families gathered round...
by Rachael Roberts | Dec 10, 2019 | MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, stressed day
Every day tens of thousands of thoughts flit through your brain. Most of them are thoughts you’ve had many times before. And a certain percentage are complete bull. I heard someone in the hospital car park the other day saying, ‘These machines never work for me.’ No,...
