Mental Health

30-day Social Anxiety Action Plan

30-day Social Anxiety Action Plan

My social anxiety story Let me confess something. Social anxiety is something I have struggled with my entire life. From a young age I always felt anxious in social situations. I didn’t know social anxiety was a thing, I thought I was just weird, so […]

My journey into Intuitive Eating

My journey into Intuitive Eating

When I first heard about Intuitive Eating I was a little sceptical, doesn’t it just mean eating whatever you want all the time? Why does this need to be a ‘movement’? Surely there are some health implications for this? After some serious sarcastic eye rolls […]

IF YOU CAN’T LOVE YOURSELF, HOW’N HELL YOU GONNA LOVE SOMEONE ELSE?

IF YOU CAN’T LOVE YOURSELF, HOW’N HELL YOU GONNA LOVE SOMEONE ELSE?

Variety is the spice of life; the world would be so dull if everything was the same. Differences are beautiful and make us unique, so why don’t we celebrate our differences when it comes to our appearance? Photo credit: Alexander Ward  I’m a firm believer […]

Is online counselling right for you?

Is online counselling right for you?

Counselling works wonders for the soul, but there are several factors, such as price, availability and waiting lists, which put people off seeing a face-to-face counsellor. This had led to a surge in online counselling services which connect people to counsellors through voice, video or […]

7 body positive reasons to love fitness

7 body positive reasons to love fitness

So after a lengthy twitter feud debate, it appears that some people don’t understand how you can be body positive, inclusive and accepting, AND be a fitness blogger. Contrary to popular belief, being body positive and being passionate about fitness are not mutually exclusive. You can love […]

How to support someone who has anxiety

How to support someone who has anxiety

TW: anxiety, panic attacks. As it’s mental health awareness month, I wanted to write about a topic that I am very familiar with; my old buddy anxiety. I’ve suffered from generalised anxiety disorder for most of my teenage and adult life. I take medication to […]

What being body positive means to me

What being body positive means to me

The body positive movement aims to end the negative relationship we have with our appearance and accept ourselves for who we are naturally. It is inclusive of everyone, no matter how you look you deserve to be loved and to love yourself. Body positivity isn’t […]

It’s ok to feel overwhelmed

It’s ok to feel overwhelmed

As I get older, I’m adding more responsibilities to my ever-growing to-do list and sometimes this can make me feel very anxious and overwhelmed. Let me give you a little peek into my mindset: Simple tasks suddenly start to pile up and I become very […]

Self-care and taking a moment to think

Self-care and taking a moment to think

Hello lovely people, apologies for the lack of recent posts (again) blogging always seems to take a back-seat when other areas of my life get stressful. Which leads me nicely onto this post… When you’re going through a rough time in life, you’re often told […]

Sources of inspiration when you feel like sh*t

Sources of inspiration when you feel like sh*t

Sometimes it can be really difficult to generate a drop of positivity, let alone a glass half full. There are times when all those cute memes telling you to sparkle, be a unicorn, and have a cup of positivi-tea, will make you feel even worse […]