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February 28, 2021

How To Overcome Negativity Bias (+ Calm Your Mind)

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Hello, fellow anxious ladies. Are you getting fed up with those negative thoughts and worse case scenario thoughts that pop into your mind without warning?

Don’t worry, it’s not your fault. It’s actually something everybody’s brain does automatically.

That’s why I’m here to answer all your questions surrounding the negativity bias in your brain, how to overcome it, live the life you want, and think how you want to think.

Let’s go, and start overcoming the negativity bias today!

February 13, 2021

How To Stop Caring About Someone (+ Feel Fine)

Cutting ties with anyone that you used to care about is hard. Whether an ex, a friend or family member, it doesn’t get any easier.

In fact, it takes time, patience, and a lot of mindset work that doesn’t happen overnight.

February 9, 2021

11 Best Blogs on Mental Health & Personal Development {2021 Edition}

11 best blogs on mental health and personal development 2021 edition.

Are you tired of scrolling the web for mental health tips and advice only to find popular, scientific articles that you can’t relate too? Me too! It’s one of the reasons why I created my own blog.

January 28, 2021

10 Ways to Focus on the Good Things in Life (+ increase positivity)

Disclaimer: I am not a therapist or licensed mental health professional. If you are in need of professional help, please talk to a doctor, therapist or sign up for Online Therapy. Everything I talk about in my blog is simply advice from my own personal experience. I never state that these methods will definitely work for you as everyone is different.

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Are you tired of struggling with focusing on the good things in life? Do negative thoughts take over too easily, and looking on the “bright side of life” sound impossible to you? Well, I’m here to help you and answer all your questions surrounding how to focus on the good more than the bad.

January 18, 2021

8 Time Management Tips, So You Can Reduce Stress and Anxiety

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Are you tired of struggling with time management, and getting extremely stressed and overwhelmed in the process? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered when it comes to managing your time effectively with the following easy time management tips and techniques that I will be sharing.

January 14, 2021

10 Simple Anxiety Relief Techniques (#5 is my favourite!)

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Are you tired of those days, weeks or months when anxiety just takes over your life? You get heart palpitations, your stomach is doing flips, and you don’t feel like doing anything. I get that.

I used to feel like that all the time, and never even had the motivation to look for ways to help relieve that feeling. So, you are one step ahead of past me already.

January 3, 2021

9 Easy Ways to Combat Seasonal Depression Naturally

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Hey. So if you’re here, you’re probably suffering from some seasonal depression now that it’s getting colder (or warmer depending on where you are).

Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered when it comes to finding ways to combat this intense shift in your mood and get you on the road to recovery.

But first, let’s very quickly learn a little bit more about seasonal depression.

December 12, 2020

How to Cope With Social Anxiety (and Never Suffer From Burnout Again!)

Are you tired of struggling with social anxiety and burnout during special occasions or family gatherings?

Well, you’ve come to the right place for all things social anxiety and how to cope. Wave goodbye to the struggle because I’m going to teach you how to tackle your social anxiety by:

Not feeling guilty.
Saying no.
Using breathing exercises.
Focusing on self-care.
And more.

Let’s do this!

December 6, 2020

10 Self-Care Activities to Get You Through the Winter

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Winter self-care isn’t as easy for some people as it could be. You are super busy buying presents for friends and family. That you completely forget about yourself. Does this sound like you? Trust me. It happens to the best of us. I used to be so busy this time of year with work that I hardly had time for anything- let alone self-care too.

It felt almost impossible. Then inevitably, the winter blues hit. Hard. I really don’t want this for any of you, so…

That’s why I have created this blog post of 10 winter self-care activities for you to come to for inspiration when you need a little bit of “you time” over the chillier months.

November 16, 2020

6 Self-Esteem Boosters That Will Improve Your Confidence

Do you struggle with your self-esteem? Is it becoming more and more difficult for you to show confidence in any situation? Do you feel like you need more self-esteem boosters in your life? I’ve been there… I remember being too afraid even to publish a blog post. I wasn’t confident in myself, my abilities, and what I was talking about at all. No one cares, stop wasting your time, my mind would say.

November 4, 2020

30 Self-Love Journal Prompts To Improve Your Mindset

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Self-love journal prompts are my favourite kind to use. The words flow onto the paper when I’m using them. Journaling as a whole has helped me in ways that you can’t possibly imagine. It’s as simple as putting pen to paper, but it really does go a long way. A lot of you may have thought about starting a journal. Am I right? But, you have no idea what to write about and where to start.

October 26, 2020

6 Ways to Stop Caring What People Think

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Do you want to stop caring what people think of you ? Is it one of the main triggers for your anxiety? Can it set off just when you’re walking down a busy high street, and someone happens to make eye contact with you? Well, I am here to help you with that. If you use these following tips, you will never worry again, and your confidence and self-esteem will shoot up to where it’s supposed to be.

You deserve to feel amazing so don’t hesitate and let’s get into it!

October 15, 2020

Working in Retail With Anxiety and Depression

Welcome to my first post in my new storytime series. My time in retail has been an extremely long, challenging, but fulfilling journey. It first began in 2013 when my anxiety and depression was at its peak after I left college. I hope my story can spread hope and positivity that we all need right now.

October 5, 2020

6 Self-Love Practices You Need To Start Today!

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According to Oxford Languages, the definition of Self-Love is the regard for one’s well-being and happiness. It is something that I try to practice every single day, and you certainly can too! Its been a difficult journey towards being able to love me openly, but here I am. Openly talking about it with you all and giving you tips, which shows that it’s possible for anyone. It may not feel that way right now, but it’s true.

September 28, 2020

6 Simple Ways to Prevent Panic Attacks

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Knowing how to prevent panic attacks is important because they are incredibly scary. A panic attack definition is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause. It is perfectly normal for you not to know why you are having an attack, although not knowing can make the process even scarier. Many people even confuse panic attacks for heart attacks or think that they will die, which will naturally make you panic even more.

August 13, 2020

How To Start Helping Someone with Depression

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As a person who can suffer from depression, it can be challenging to take care of myself, let alone another person. Although, it’s not out of the ordinary that you know someone is going through a lot mentally as we speak. Maybe you already know about them, or perhaps you don’t.

July 12, 2020

The Best Self-Care Activities For Lockdown

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Hello everyone!

February 23, 2020

10 Daily Self Care Activities to Improve Your Mental Health

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February 5, 2020

30 Positive Affirmations For Self Love

Self-love. A difficult skill to come by if you struggle with mental health issues like myself. On some days, even trying to think of one thing I love about myself can be a massive challenge.

I used to be awfully shy, I hated my skin, my body, my hair. Literally everything about myself. If you told myself 3 years ago that I now run a blog where I preach about self-love… She will honestly never believe you. My self-love journey has been a long and winding road filled with many ups and downs. But I am finally at a perfect place where I want to be and never thought I would be.

January 17, 2020

8 Simple Ways To Relax After Work

Do you struggle to think of ways to relax after work? Do you just end up going to straight to bed as soon as you get home? Or just sitting around doing absolutely nothing?

Find out a few amazing ways to relax after work. Including self care practices and more.

January 8, 2020

5 Easy Ways To Practice Gratitude

Why do I practice gratitude daily? Is it really as important as everyone says? In my opinion, yes it is. Ever since I started thinking more about what I’m grateful for every day, I have felt so much happier.

November 27, 2019

7 Easy Ways To Deal With Anxiety In The Workplace

I have dealt with anxiety for most of my life. It’s been a long and difficult journey but I now have many tips to help others deal with it. The most difficult part of my anxiety journey was dealing with it whilst I was at work.

November 6, 2019

Self-Care Gift Guide For Your Loved Ones

This post contains self-care gift ideas for friends and family over christmas. I hope that it gives you a few ideas for lovely gifts you cen get loved ones. #selfcare #mentalhealth

The time of year to start buying gifts for your family and friends has arrived. Therefore, I have decided to put together a little Self Care Gift Guide for anyone looking to treat their loved ones this festive season.

Christmas can be a hectic time of year. A time when it is very easy to forget about yourself and focus so much on others. That is why you should treat your loved one to something self-care related. Remind them to look after themselves once in a while and relax. It will show how much you care about them too! So, it’s a win-win.

Anyway, here goes…

September 21, 2019

How To Start Overcoming Relationship Anxiety

Updated: 14/02/2021

September 2, 2019

Is Post Concert Depression Real?

Is post-concert depression real? The short answer. Yes, it is. It has been three months since I experienced this first hand. So I thought I would share the story with you guys.