For all you ladies out there who dread that time of the month, you might like to check out Pink Parcel. This is a subscription service for your period. This UK-based business delivers a beauty box every month containing a variety of feminine hygiene products, along with some beauty and lifestyle treats. All designed to brighten…Continue Reading “Pink Parcel Subscription Boxes”
One of my best friends has recently introduced me to The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. I found the concept totally fascinating. The idea is that there are five ways in which people speak and understand emotional love, and everyone has a primary and a secondary love language. Learning more about the languages will…Continue Reading “The 5 Love Languages”
After my Shiatsu massage treatment (which you can read about here) to help me with my bad neck and my digestive issues, my practitioner Lior Levy suggested I come back to see him ten days later for a session of acupuncture. This is the healing practice of inserting very fine sterile needles into specific points,…Continue Reading “My Experience of Acupuncture”
Since we moved house a few weeks ago I have been suffering with my neck, particularly the right side of my neck and into my right shoulder. I have had a few days where it has been so painful all I have wanted to do is sit with a hot water bottle on my neck…Continue Reading “My Experience of Shiatsu, the Japanese Massage Therapy”
Have you heard about the rise of the narcissistic ‘screenager’? According to Dr Sarah Conrath, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan’s Research Centre in the States, narcissism is on the rise. For many years, psychologists have been studying narcissism by surveying American college students. Narcissism, defined as extreme selfishness with a grandiose view of…Continue Reading “The Rise Of The Narcissistic ‘Screenager’”
I have been so fortunate to experience the kindness of strangers recently that I wanted to share my story with you. After a long day, I was driving back home with my two young children and a two hour journey ahead of me. We had just joined the motorway when suddenly my car lost power….Continue Reading “My Knights In Shining Armour”
I read a fascinating interview with the very talented actress Emma Stone. Who would have thought that the star of the Oscar-winning film La La Land would be a catastrophiser? When you catastrophise you imagine things going wrong or that merely bad situations are totally disastrous. Growing up, Stone was prone to debilitating panic attacks. When…Continue Reading “Emma Stone & Her Little Green Monster”
So we have reached our last session of life coaching with the fantastic Deborah Chalk. I am so sad it has come to an end as I have enjoyed every moment of working with Deborah and the other ladies. Deborah offered to coach one of us directly in this session. I moved house last week…Continue Reading “My Experience of Having Life Coaching – Session 10”
We started Session 9 of our life coaching with Deborah Chalk by having a general chat about how we are feeling and what had happened over the previous week. Each member of the group took it in turns to discuss our thoughts and feelings. Deborah asked us to think about who we are without those…Continue Reading “My Experience of Having Life Coaching – Session 9”
Session 8 of my life coaching experience with Deborah Chalk started with her introducing The Model Of Change by Martha Beck. This is a really useful tool for coping with change. I, for one, definitely need all the help I can get with this, as I know I have an aversion to change. Life can…Continue Reading “My Experience of Having Life Coaching – Session 8”