The pandemic has brought about a great deal of change, some good and of course some bad. Personally, I have watched the industry that I have given a big chunk of my life to experience a shift into a space where it is being recognised as more of a necessity rather than an option for maintaining optimal health and wellbeing.
Category Archives: Wellbeing and Positive Practice
The Art of Letting Go
I have read enough to know they’re not healthy and hinder effective mental progression, but there is one particular box of negative resentment [stamped 2019] I have not been overly successful in setting free. There is a wise old part of me that declares this grudge a gift. The resilience, strength, and determination which grew during this tumultuous period has played a fundamental part in progressing my private and professional existence in a way I couldn’t have predicted at the time.
Masked Anxiety Pt.2 – the view from behind the mask.
It was Wednesday around 1pm. I was in the post office, short of breath from restricted airways and panicked. FUCK, I’ve got Covid! Thoughts of my lungs failing, an immediate hospital visit and calling my partner to take care of my cats, flooded my mind like obsessed fans in a mosh pit. WHAT HAPPENS IFContinue reading “Masked Anxiety Pt.2 – the view from behind the mask.”
Masked Anxiety
With a new lockdown and the patrolling of compulsory mask wearing in full effect, It’s not a far stretch to presume there is and will be a lasting impact on our mental health post Covid 2019. Now I have no doubt some of you reading this are half way through an eye roll and innerContinue reading “Masked Anxiety”
Self Care – the Paradox of the Care Industry
For the last 21 years I have been active in the fitness, mental health, wellness and beauty industry. In my late teens I was a hairdresser – ironic now as I am bald AF! For a few years in my early twenties I also ran a successful tanning salon, which grew into a profitable beautyContinue reading “Self Care – the Paradox of the Care Industry”
Are You a Fraud?
A few weeks ago I took to Instagram with a short video about something quite real and relevant that was happening in my life. After talking to a few people about this story I came to the understanding that what I was experiencing was in fact a ‘thing’ and it appears I am not aloneContinue reading “Are You a Fraud?”
To Pay it Forward or … Ah, Fuck It!
Most of us have succumb to the pull of social media in some way, shape or form. We may refer to it as following “the news”, staying up to date or connected with friends and family or looking for opportunities for personal or professional growth — Linked in followers, that’s you. Irrespective of the platformContinue reading “To Pay it Forward or … Ah, Fuck It!”
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