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Self-sabotage

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...

Burnout and the four burners theory

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’...

Managing to be mindful at work

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...

How mindfulness helps us deal with negative emotions

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...

How to cope with feeling stressed and overwhelmed

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...

Mindfulness for beginners: how to get started.

by Rachael Roberts | Nov 6, 2018 | Breathing, MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Monkey Mind, Uncategorized, WEll-being

There’s a lot of talk these days about mindfulness, but there isn’t always a whole lot of clarity about what exactly it means, or how someone who’s new to mindfulness can start to integrate it into their life. Perhaps the first thing to say, mindfulness for...

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