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How does chaos serve you?

by Rachael Roberts | Oct 1, 2019 | Inner Troll, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day

If you can’t find things on your desk, or you constantly forget to do things, or you can’t keep on top of your email inbox you are getting in your own way. Of course there’s a reality to being really busy and overloaded, but if we are often or...

What stresses you out and how do you deal with it?

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...

Are other people driving you crazy?

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...

Do one thing that scares you every day.

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...

Are you addicted to being busy?

by Rachael Roberts | Jun 25, 2019 | Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day

Find out if you’re addicted to being busy. How many of these statements are true for you? (be honest) 1 I tend to believe that I’m the only one who can get things done, or do them the right way. 2 While trying to get something done, I am often distracted...

How to stop the negative impact of too much cortisol.

by Rachael Roberts | May 14, 2019 | Meditation, Overwhelm, Stress, Wellbeing

‘I feel like I’m about to explode inside.’ This is how my son told me he felt in the run up to GCSEs. What he was describing was a massive build up of cortisol. Cortisol is known as a stress hormone. It floods the body when it detects that you may need some help to...