Life with a dash of ADHD for good measure
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Toxic Positivity? Keep it to yourself please.
What is toxic positivity and why you need to keep it to yourself, or better still drop it as an entirely bad habit?
Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how dire or difficult a situation is, people should maintain a positive mindset. It's a "good vibes only" ...

Do you do a regular digital detox?
It's no secret that I love my phone and I am very reliant on it for every day life management as well as communication but every now and then, I do a digital detox.
Find out why?
I use my phone for the usual things:
E-mail, calls, messaging, photos, diary ...

Try the Feel Amazing App from Ailsa Frank
*We are delighted to share about an app from Ailsa Frank that might be helpful for stress management and help you feel like you are more in control of life*
Are you tired, anxious, worried or overwhelmed? Finding it difficult to deal with the impact of Corona virus on ...

Have yourself better mental health this Christmas
It is possible to have better mental health this Christmas or at least around Christmas. If you find Christmas challenging and stressful, you CAN make changes to look after yourself and it's not wrong to want to feel ok around the season that everyone seems to think is ...

Five Strategies For Coping With Brain Fog
Brain fog is something I have struggled with due to anxiety and sleep deprivation and this helpful post from Erica Hughes over at Nine to Three Thirty is full of ideas for how to help with that.
Brain fog for me is when I can’t remember things to the point when it gets ...

How to Break the Stress-Sleep Cycle
How to Break the Stress-Sleep Cycle
The UK has seen an overwhelming increase in the number of reported cases of adults affected by stress with 74% of the nation saying they have felt overwhelmed at some point in the past year, and 54% of people worrying about the impact ...
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