by Rachael Roberts | Oct 15, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, Meditation, MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Personal Development
You know how sometimes it feels that your mind is full of contradictory thoughts? (Not just me I hope). Part of you wants to go to the gym, and part wants to stay in bed. Part of you is furious with your partner, and part of you recognises that they’re just having a...
by Rachael Roberts | Oct 8, 2019 | Emotions, Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day
What causes burnout? For many people the causes seem clear: no work-life balance, too many things to do, a boss that puts too much pressure on, unhelpful or even bullying colleagues, responsibility without sufficient power to actually influence outcomes. All of these...
by Rachael Roberts | Sep 17, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, Relationships, Stress, stressed day
It is completely obvious that when loading the dishwasher the cutlery basket needs to be at the front, so that you can pop stuff in easily later on, without having to pull out the whole drawer. My husband, however, disagrees. When he stacks the dishwasher, I very...
by Rachael Roberts | Sep 10, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, Self-sabotage, stressed day
If you often feel stressed, anxious or resentful it’s probably a sign that you care too much about other people’s judgements of you. Because you care, you find yourself keeping quiet about your true feelings, doing things you really don’t want to do and imagining that...
by Rachael Roberts | Sep 3, 2019 | Emotions, Meditation, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, stressed day
A couple of years ago I wrote a short book aimed at novice teachers taking the four week course to learn the basics of teaching English, CELTA. Based on many years experience as a tutor on this course, it aimed to help with the key classroom teaching skills needed,...
by Rachael Roberts | Aug 27, 2019 | Emotions, MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Stress
As warm blood spattered all over us, I screamed….actually it was water, but that didn’t stop me being so scared that my heart was nearly beating out of my chest. Against my better judgement, my daughter had persuaded me onto the Psycho Hotel ride at the Prater...
