by Rachael Roberts | Oct 20, 2020 | Anxiety, Burnout, Inner Troll, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Overwhelm, Personal Development
The ability to see at any one time what hundreds or even thousands of our friends and colleagues are up to on social media is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, how amazing is it that we can all be connected in this way? Imagine navigating lockdown without being able...
by Rachael Roberts | Sep 29, 2020 | Anxiety, Negativity, Overwhelm, stressed day
As it becomes more and more obvious that things are not ‘going back to normal’ any time soon, all of us find ourselves facing an uncertain future. Perhaps the first thing is to recognise that none of us ever have the kind of certainty or control over our lives that we...
by Rachael Roberts | Sep 22, 2020 | Anxiety, Emotions, Negativity, Personal Development, Relationships, stressed day
Human beings are hard-wired to worry and care about what other people think of them. No matter how much we tell ourselves to stop taking things so personally, it can be difficult, especially if our upbringing and life experiences have taught us to fear (or even...
by Rachael Roberts | Sep 8, 2020 | Emotions, Happiness, Negativity, Personal Development
Negative emotions don’t feel good. That’s kind of the point, because we have negative emotions to tell us that something is wrong, and to alert us to our need to protect ourselves, grieve, or change our situation in some way. But they feel bad, and so there’s often a...
by Rachael Roberts | Sep 1, 2020 | Emotions, Happiness, Negativity, Personal Development, Saying no
I hate the term self-improvement. Even the term personal development is slightly dodgy, though I use it for want of anything better. Why do I resist these terms? Because you don’t ever need to improve yourself. You are just fine. Any problems you are encountering are...
by Rachael Roberts | Aug 25, 2020 | Anxiety, Emotions, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, stressed day
A few years ago a funny thing happened… I say funny, but at the time I didn’t see the funny side. I had invited my Dad and my step mum up to Leamington (from Hampshire) to go and see A Christmas Carol at the RSC in Stratford. We had just settled into our seats when...
