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Stick to the Facts

You’ll never guess what happened last night! I’d finished working in time to watch Emmerdale (sorry, but I love it), and was settled quietly on the sofa. Suddenly, I heard the back door open and a...

Mindfulness for Grieving

If you’ve ever lost someone you love, you’ll be familiar with grief. Yet, have you ever felt it before that person dies? I didn’t notice any grief when my dad died, even though I loved him as much as...

Calmness Challenge

Let’s talk about something that’s been on my mind lately… How often do we find ourselves reacting in ways we later regret, especially when we’re overworked, tired, or stressed...

Letters from Love

“My love, my child. When you are sick, rest. When you are tired, lie down. When you are sad, weep. When you need nourishment, eat. When you are lonely, reach for people. And when there are no people...

Father’s Day

This weekend, Father’s Day falls on my dad’s birthday. Seven years ago, it was his birthday on the Saturday before Father’s Day, but I couldn’t come home to Wales that weekend because I was on...

Enjoying the Journey

What a road trip!! Last weekend, I treated my fiancé to a birthday weekend at a forest retreat, just forty minutes from where we live in Mid-Wales. I liked the fact that it had no mobile signal or...

Meditation or Mindfulness? How to do both and feel fantastic.

I have a thing about words. If I hear one I’m familiar with but I’m not exactly sure how to use it, I have to Google its meaning and read all the examples until I’m clear. The last two I heard were...

Healing from Anxiety

General anxiety is not a mental illness. You are not weak, abnormal or going out of your mind. Anxiety is a lack of confidence in our own ability to handle our bodily sensations. Our symptoms are real...

Better Health and Weight Loss

I just lost seven pounds in three weeks! I’ve been trying to lose weight between the ages of fifteen and fifty. Mainly to look slimmer and feel more confident about my body. Firstly, as a teen, I went...