by Rachael Roberts | Jul 7, 2020 | Anxiety, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Monkey Mind, Personal Development
You are not your thoughts. This is such a simple sentence, but believe me when I tell you that it’s pretty much the key to everything. How can your thoughts not be you? They appear in your head, and it sounds like your voice. Stop and listen to that voice for a...
by Rachael Roberts | Jun 9, 2020 | Inner Troll, Personal Development, stressed day, Uncategorized
It might seem that always being right is something to aim for, but in fact it’s both paralysing and dangerous. Paralysing because the need to always be right means that we can’t ever risk getting anything wrong. Dangerous because it means that we are likely to ignore...
by Rachael Roberts | May 19, 2020 | Emotions, Personal Development
My teenage daughter recently asked me, ‘Does manifestation really exist?’ She’d been on youtube watching videos about people manifesting yachts and mansions and had one or two things in mind that she’d quite fancy I imagine. Otherwise known as ‘the law of attraction’,...
by Rachael Roberts | May 5, 2020 | Habits, Personal Development, Self-sabotage
It seems that a lot of people I know are using lockdown to try and achieve something new, such as learning a language, getting fit(ter), or even writing a book. If you have more time, and you feel like doing something like this, then why not? (Equally, if you don’t...
by Rachael Roberts | Apr 7, 2020 | Emotions, Negativity, Overwhelm, Personal Development, Stress, Wellbeing
I recently saw a heartfelt post from a fellow educator which began like this: ‘’I’ve had a tough 2 weeks and I’ve tried to stay positive. Staying positive is exhausting, though. At the best of times. Now it’s completely draining. I spend all my energy telling myself...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 3, 2020 | Emotions, Negativity, Personal Development, Relationships
We all understand the importance of having a bit of money put aside in the bank against a ‘rainy day’. If we don’t have this cushion and something happens to challenge our financial stability, things can go south pretty fast. In the same way, it is important to build...
