by Rachael Roberts | Sep 24, 2019 | Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day, Wellbeing
This week I asked a lot of teachers, coaches and educational professionals, ‘What stresses you out about your job, and how do you deal with it?’ Some of the recurring themes were: working too many hours or having too many students. being unfairly criticised by parents...
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 | Jan 29, 2019 | Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Negativity, stressed day
Is positive thinking just denial dressed up? For many years I was pretty suspicious of positive thinking. Wasn’t it just denial? What was the point in pretending everything was fine, when it clearly wasn’t? And how could thinking positively really help you deal with...
