Absolute pleasure to be featured in an article on Virgin discussing how to turn frustration into innovation. Frustration affects the best of us. Even the most creative and innovative. Whilst frustration can paralysing, it can also be an “excellent state” to motivate us into new action. Thought is not fact. Unhealthy thought patterns can lead to heightened responses to stress, which affect our ability to process information and think…
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Our sociopolitical climate is changing. We are feeling the effects of that. Various reports show a significant rise in race and religious hate crime since Brexit and the Trump administration and it is anticipated that we will receive a further rise when we leave the EU in March. But many wonder where this increase in hate is coming from and feel powerless to stop it. From…
"I have come to believe that caring for myself is not selfish, caring for myself is an act of survival" - Audre Lorde There are so many unhelpful stigmas attached to self-care. So many attachments of guilt. So many beliefs that self-care is selfish. That I don't deserve it. Or I only deserve a 'treat' when I've worked hard enough. Women in particular are phenomenal multi-taskers,…