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Journalling during Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives dramatically and it’s completely understandable if we feel confused and overwhelmed at times. Writing your thoughts and feelings down on paper is a great way to contain your sense of anxiety and gain a new perspective. Journaling can help you maintain positive mental health and reduce your stress
Top tips for working from home during Covid-19
Being a remote worker myself, I wish someone had told me the challenges that I’d be facing in stepping into such an exciting new professional dimension. As much as I love the flexibility and freedom it offers, I think we’d all agree in saying that it also can prove to be one of the most
Our collective grief
I thought I was handling the lock-down well, here in Spain we are already in our third week of full lock-down, only being allowed out to go to the supermarket or walk the dog, and only when absolutely necessary. I was getting on with things, keeping positive, trying to hold on to some semblance of
How are you doing?
How are you doing? A question we would not think twice about answering in the past has now become such a deep and loaded question. And when I mean past, I mean two weeks ago. So much has changed for so many of us in such a short period of time that I can’t even
Finding calm in chaotic times
There’s no doubt that these are unprecedented times and so many of us are feeling incredibly overwhelmed by situations out of our control. I read on CNN the other day that a quarter of the world’s population is in some form of a lockdown and as I write this, there seems to be no end
3 Good reasons to start online therapy sessions now
The Coronavirus epidemic has had a major impact on how we lead our lives. Individual circumstances differ, and people have different ways of coping. Yet there are several good reasons why starting online therapy now may be beneficial: 1. Self-improvement – you might find that you are coping well overall with the crisis and, despite
How to stop worrying about money
Returning to London has been both exhilarating and stressful for me. It is deeply fulfilling, because I now get to do coaching work in person, we’ve also started running workshops with my husband, and got speaking engagements on topics around fulfilment, confidence and mindfulness. Hilarious fun! At the same time - I was sick to
Intentional listening – the #1 skill for any manager
As a manager one of the key skills you must master is the ability to listen. And by this, I mean truly listen. Listen attentively and intentionally. If you do, you will know that your working relationships improve as a result. Your team members will feel valued, that what they say matters to you and
The role of silence in a busy life
It is a sad fact that there are almost no places left in the World where we can experience true silence. Some cultures are more familiar with silence than others, such as the Finns that live in the country with the biggest percentage of forests in Europe. In 2011 they launched a very successful marketing