by Rachael Roberts | May 28, 2019 | MIndfulness, Negativity
It’s been a difficult week, and the final straw for me was when we received a letter from the school my kids attend saying that, after 52 years, they are changing the principle that students and teachers should all be addressed by their first names. What was once a...
by Rachael Roberts | May 2, 2019 | MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, WEll-being
If things in our lives are not going as well as we’d like it’s tempting to blame others or simply circumstances. However, more often than we’d probably like to admit, it may be that we are subconsciously sabotaging our own lives. Here are a few very common types of...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 26, 2019 | MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Personal Development
Imposter syndrome is a pervasive and often crippling belief that, despite appearing competent or even successful, you are actually a fraud, who is likely to be unmasked at any time to devastating effect. I recently shared a link to a TED talk about imposter syndrome...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 7, 2019 | MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Stress, WEll-being
I recently came across a great post on Facebook, which referred to a ‘Mindfulness 101’ poster created by Kate Alan, in which a cute little bunny talks us through how to use mindfulness to deal with emotions. I’ll give you the link at the end. I loved it because it was...
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...
by | Dec 3, 2018 | Mindfulness practice, Negativity
Do you have any friends or family members that you find yourself making excuses not to see? Or who leave you feeling exhausted and drained after spending time with them? If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably felt guilty about feeling this way too. But no matter...