by Rachael Roberts | Oct 27, 2020 | Anxiety, Emotions, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day
For those of you too young to remember the 70s, Weebles were egg shaped people, with a weight in the bottom. You could push them right over, and they would wobble about and then regain their upright position. The catchy little song went, ‘Weebles wobble but they...
by Rachael Roberts | Jul 14, 2020 | Burnout, Overwhelm, Relationships, Saying no, Stress
Maybe you suspect you’re a people pleaser? You find it hard to say no, you rarely put your own needs first, you hate the idea of being disliked or criticised. You’re probably aware that this kind of behaviour often leads to you taking too much on, and being...
by Rachael Roberts | Jun 2, 2020 | Burnout, Emotions, Meditation, MIndfulness, Monkey Mind, Overwhelm, Stress
‘‘Even when I’m watching TV, I’m thinking about what I’m going to do next, or running through a list of things that need doing. I’m not even sure that my mind stops doing when I’m asleep!’’ Does this description by a client sound at all like you? Do you feel almost...
by Rachael Roberts | Apr 21, 2020 | Emotions, Negativity, Overwhelm, Stress
This is not going to be one of those posts that berates you for not using any extra time you may have to learn a new skill. To start with, you may, like me, actually have less time at the moment, and, even if you do have more time on your hands, you may not be in any...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 30, 2020 | Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day
Because I specialise in working with teachers and other educational professionals, the majority of my clients and contacts are far from twiddling their thumbs at the moment. For the writers and editors work is mainly carrying on as usual, for now at least. (Though I...
