18-24th May marks Mental Health Awareness Week; 7 days of open conversations around how to support and promote the nations mental health. This year’s theme is kindness and, whilst it’s obviously vital to show kindness to others, as my fave Ru Paul says, “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love... Continue Reading →
Happy birthday to My Anxious Life – a reflection on my first year of blogging
As strange as it seems saying it, it’s my first birthday – 1 year of My Anxious Life. A year since personal trauma saw me resolving to make some major changes. And what a year it’s been. It’s been exhilarating, frustrating, time-consuming, exciting; it’s seen me meet new people and do things I’d never even... Continue Reading →
Ripples, not resolutions – the changes I’ll be making in 2020 for life, not just for Jan
Happy new year to you all! I hope you’re feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. And here we are – 2020! I can’t quite believe it, in my head I’m still somewhere mid-noughties… But believe it or not, we have a brand-new year, and decade, ahead. And resolutions are always the first thing on people’s minds. I... Continue Reading →
‘10 questions to ask yourself’ – How to discover your true sense of self
Recently I was flicking through the August issue of In The Moment magazine, and I came across a really interesting piece by psychotherapist and relationship coach Pam Custers. In it, she talks about how finding a sense of peace and understanding in ourselves is usually when we‘re happiest, and when we’re happiest is when we... Continue Reading →
Overcoming self-improvement scepticism – and my easy ideas for beginners
Self-improvement. It can be quite a divisive topic. Some people believe it’s essential to growth as a human; others think it’s a load of arty farty nonsense perpetuated by self-indulgent millennials. I’m rather ashamed to admit that previously I fell mostly into the second category. Reflecting on it now, I think I felt that way... Continue Reading →