by Rachael Roberts | Apr 10, 2019 | Burnout, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress, stressed day, WEll-being
I was brought up by a single parent mother who raised me to believe I could ‘have it all’, but what I didn’t really understand for many years was that I couldn’t have it all at the same time. The four burners theory I recently came across the ‘four burners theory’...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 19, 2019 | Burnout, MIndfulness, Overwhelm, Stress, Wellbeing
‘Yes, that’s’ fine.’ But what if it isn’t? What if the minute you said those words, or even before you said them you started to feel resentful or overwhelmed, and knew you should be saying no? This happens to a lot of us. Maybe we were brought up to be nice and kind...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 12, 2019 | Burnout, MIndfulness, Monkey Mind, Stress, stressed day, WEll-being
Every little helps Maybe the first thing to say about being mindful at work is that it is very unlikely, especially if you’re a relative beginner to mindfulness, that you will stay present throughout the day. Your mind is pretty much bound to go racing off here, there...
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 Rachael Roberts | Feb 27, 2019 | MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Overwhelm, Stress, WEll-being, Wellbeing
Life’s been pretty full on for me recently. I’ve got a lot on at work, one of my kids is doing GCSEs and under a lot of pressure, a close friend is going through an awful divorce. So, I’ve been thinking a great deal about how to avoid getting completely stressed and...
