by Rachael Roberts | Mar 24, 2020 | Emotions, Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day
There’s a meme going round showing a freelancer working from home before and after coronavirus- and there’s no difference. But, actually, while it’s good for a laugh, for many of us there is a BIG difference- our kids are also around. In fact, the situation may look...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 17, 2020 | Emotions, Meditation, Negativity, Overwhelm, Stress, Wellbeing
Fear is a natural and necessary reaction to threat. In these difficult times if you’re feeling fearful, that’s simply your body’s way of telling you to watch out. However, as the coronavirus crisis mounts, you may be finding it difficult not to become overwhelmed with...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 18, 2020 | Habits, Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day, Wellbeing
This isn’t just second conditional practice, but a genuine question- what would you do if you had more time? For many of us, time is always in short supply, or at least time to do things we really want to. So, what would you do? Travel more, read more, learn a...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 11, 2020 | Emotions, Habits, Monkey Mind, Personal Development, Stress
What if I told you one simple trick to transform your life in ten minutes a day? Sounds like clickbait? Well, yes it actually does sound like clickbait, and it’s maybe not THAT simple- it does take a bit of practice- but there is plenty of evidence that meditating...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 5, 2020 | Burnout, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress, Wellbeing
My 14 year old daughter has just spent a week doing work experience in her old Primary school. And she loved it. She came back saying that she had never seriously considered teaching as a profession before, but that now it was something she would give serious thought....
by Rachael Roberts | Dec 17, 2019 | Emotions, Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Personal Development, Stress
The spiritual leader Ram Dass once said, “If you think you’re enlightened, spend a week with your family.” Most of us immediately know what he means. Families have a way of pressing our buttons and bringing out versions of ourselves we thought we’d left behind. At...
