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I Quit Being A Slave To My House – Here’s What Happened…
Modern day Mummas are often pressured into trying to do it all. This includes raising children like they don’t work and working like they aren’t raising children. Then they’re ‘supposed’ to have a sparkling clean home because hey… we don’t want anyone getting ‘sick’...
5 Things I Do To Keep My Mental Health In Check
As a mental health worker and survivor of some seriously horrid life experiences, people often ask me how I stay mentally healthy…So, I thought I’d share some of the things that form my day to day mental health maintenance routine. You might be surprised that they are...
5 Things To Do Before Fleeing A Violent Relationship
If you’re thinking about leaving a violent relationship, I’m not going to lie. It can be HARD. But you CAN do it. You don’t have to settle for a life of torment and abuse.I helped my Mum secretly flee a violent marriage when I was only 17.I fled my own violent...
Grounding Techniques For Distressing Thoughts
Most people have at least a few moments in life where their thoughts get the better of them. When thoughts become distressing and often terrifying.Maybe you have anxiety. Maybe you’re just A REALLY ‘worried’ person. Maybe you’ve experienced trauma. Maybe you are...
Why YOU Should Have A Word Of The Year!
We’re almost at the end of January. How on earth did that happen so fast??? If you haven’t decided on your word of the year for 2020, you need to act NOW!Word of the year. What is it you ask? It’s a RED HOT word that will guide you forth in 2020. A word that will be...
My Top Ten Christmas Survival Tips
Uh huh... it’s here again! Is it just me or do they feel like they are coming faster each year? Nothing like another Christmas to realise you’re getting older! And nothing like another Christmas to put you on the edge. Family. Funds. Frivolity. Food.... Fights. All of...
31 Journaling Prompts That’ll Help You SMASH 2020!
The new year is almost upon us, again! Is it just me or are the years ticking over faster every year? Anyway... if you're into journaling and looking to UP LEVEL your life in 2020 you. are. in. the. right. place. I don't know why I haven't written about journaling...
How To Survive Christmas With Social Anxiety
People with social anxiety, let me guess… your calendar is full of events as we approach Christmas. You’re equal parts excited and terrified. You’re worried about who’ll be there. What you’ll wear. Who you’ll talk to. Even what canape' will end up stuck between your...
How Will Therapy Actually Help Me?
No doubt about it, mental health is still a topic many people refuse to talk about, for varying reasons. But, if we are to continue breaking the stigma and making a difference in the world, it’s important we focus on the benefits that come from therapy, not the...
5 Ways Separation Might HELP Your Child
No doubt about it, separation and divorce are ‘dirty’ words. Society still tells us that children are negatively affected by it… we’ve all heard the ‘broken home’ comments…right?Spend time on Google and you’ll find a plethora of articles guilt tripping you into...
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