What do you need to give yourself permission to do? Some of us need permission to rest or have time to ourselves. Others need permission to do something big like leave a bad relationship or find a new job..
How to give yourself permission
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Confession Time – Why I was struggling to get a good night’s sleep
Confession time: I’ve not slept well recently. Okay okay when I say recently, I mean for the last 13 years. It took me a bit of fathoming out why this was the case. I mean I’ve written articles on how to get a good night's sleep on my blog! I KNOW THE THEORY of how...
New year new you? What’s matter with the old you?
New Year New You? What's matter with the old you? I don't know about you, but I find that the minute the clock strikes midnight on the 31st December every year my email inbox starts getting filled with emails from just about everyone I've ever met, telling me I...
An invitation to slow down this December
Here's an invitation to slow down, take your foot off the gas and have a gentle December. Have you found that you spend the whole of December chasing around between parties, present buying, nativity plays, carol concerts, catch ups with friends and so on and so forth....
6 Quick and Easy Ways to Avoid Burnout this December
Here are some quick and easy ways to avoid burnout this December. In the past, when I’ve thought of December and the run-up to Christmas, it’s always left me feeling faintly breathless at the very thought of it. Packed with a whirlwind of social events, seasonal...
Time Management: How to make time to do the things you love
Time Management: How to make time to do the things you love. Have you noticed how you can find time to do certain things (like binge-watch yet another box set on Netflix ) but not do other things? Like write that book, bake that cake, plan that trip or organise that...
10 Simple ways to help you feel better about yourself
10 Simple ways to help you feel better about yourself. 1 Accept yourself warts and all. Many of us feel that we have to be perfect, to give perfection and to be 100% happy, sweet and nice all the time. It's simply not true. We all have our faults, our...
What is stopping you from achieving your dreams?
What is stopping you from achieving your dreams? We all have our dreams, our ultimate goals. But we don't all manage to achieve them. Why is this? Often it can be as simple as giving ourselves permission to try, to give it a go. To see what happens. To experiment, to...
How to make a difference to your life in 5 simple steps
How to make a difference to your life on a budget and with minimum effort! Do you find that you keep doing the same things over and over again, getting the same results? What if there were a few simple steps that you could take to make a difference to the way your...
How to have a perfectly imperfect Christmas this year
How to have an imperfect Christmas this year After the year we've all had the last thing we need on top is extra pressure to have a 'perfect' Christmas. So take the pressure off yourself and create the kind of Christmas that works for you and your family. Be...
How to create the life you want
How to create the life you want Before doing anything it would be a good idea to take a few deep breaths, to really connect back with yourself and your own intuition and to think about what you truly want. It's important to listen for that little inner voice who knows...
My Mission and Philosophy
What's your mission in life? Mine has to be to make the world a brighter place in whatever way I can. Normally that involves making people laugh out loud or fall asleep, depending on the circumstances! I love helping people feel more relaxed. Restoring a sense of...