I join a long queue of people who are facing uncertainty in such unprecedented times. I’m in the process of trying to find new clients and managing many other areas of my life - none of which are conducive to being able to relax! So how do I relax? Well, I take the lead from [...]

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 [...]

When life is making you feel overwhelmed with depression, stress and worry, then it’s helpful to strip back to the basics. A mind which feels like stodgy porridge needs to be diluted in order to see with more clarity. Your head space needs to be reclaimed so that you can practise courage and make productive [...]

It’s high time that any stigma about talking to ourselves is dropped! Done in the right way - honestly and balanced - talking to ourselves can be a key to “waking up”; see it like a car key starting up the engine. I believe that it is a healthy tool to utilise. This is because [...]

If we believed the limitations bestowed on us when we were younger, then we'd have little room left for personal development. We’d never feel worthy or even deem it possible to reach our dreams! Many of us have been hindered by limiting beliefs, and it’s time to dispel yours. I, for example, was not in [...]

There are many causes of depression. If I tried to list them I would miss some out, and worse still, I’d probably not include the unique reason(s) that you may suffer with the debilitating condition. I’m not an expert, I merely write about mental health from a layman’s point of view. Yet, like so many [...]