I’ve mentioned before why talking to ourselves is healthy. It helps to awaken our conscious minds, as opposed to functioning on autopilot. It can assist in managing our daily tasks, and in so, alleviate anxiety. Example: “Hey Emma, you’ve got half an hour before you need to leave, plenty of time for a quick cuppa." [...]

Sometimes, and through depression especially, we can be absolutely awful to ourselves! I still say the cruellest of things to myself during an episode of depression. It is an all-consuming, heavy fog, which actually feels like it’s blocking my vision. This is when it’s helpful to write lists. Lists can help organise your thinking, provide constructive affirmations and [...]

The only person that you should compare yourself to, is you! It’s that simple, and yet it can take decades, even a lifetime to finally realise. When you do it’s hugely liberating; more than that, it is energising, because we have freed our cluttered heads and gained more clear space for healthier thinking. So, if [...]

Whilst I’m an animal lover, I’m not particularly keen on butterflies or moths. Rewind the years and I’d flee a room, screaming at the sight of even a beautiful Red Admiral. Actually, it got embarrassing, since I did so once when I was an Estate Agent, in my early twenties! My desk was in the [...]

Whilst we may love to watch television, it can play havoc with our mental wellbeing! It can distort our sense of identity and make us feel inadequate. Even for those of us who do not aspire to cosmetic surgery or to own a portfolio of property, watching so many examples of idealism can make us [...]