This week is Mental Health Awareness week. The theme this year is body image. Last week, Body Brilliant went to be printed. (*small scream*) The theme
Wellbeing and stress management
#49 of 52 WAYS to WELL-BEING: Value sadness, anger and fear
With apologies for the length of time since #48 – Know Your Heartsong – I’m here with a gentle reminder that negative emotions are not
Easter holidays and exams
It’s the Easter holidays – hooray! And exams are approaching – nooooooo! This poses a number of problems but I just want to mention one.
What to do when brain bandwidth is being overloaded?
One of my favourite topics to talk about is brain bandwidth, the idea that: Our processing capacity (how many things can be going on at
Some thoughts on empathy – cognitive empathy
Empathy – the ability to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes – is something I think about a lot. I’ve written about it before, for
How I manage a really exhausting schedule and don’t get ill
With exam season upon us and students facing periods when they’ll need to work really hard, under stress, and still need their best energy and