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...
by Rachael Roberts | Jul 16, 2019 | Breathing, Emotions, Meditation, Mindfulness practice, Wellbeing
It sounds a bit old fashioned in this super fast-moving world, where everything is seemingly available at the click of a mouse, to say that patience is a virtue. Is there really something to be said for waiting patiently- isn’t that a bit too passive? Shouldn’t...
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...
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 | 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...