I’m going slightly ‘woo woo’ – My introduction to Reiki

I'm going slightly woo woo

A partner with chronic illness My partner is a member of a group which offers many forms of support to people living with chronic illness. This includes an annual shindig in a beautiful chateau near to where we live in Belgium. For the past three years, he has been the token male at the five-day […]

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Help! I’ve got playdate anxiety… and I’m the parent!

Help! I've got playdate anxiety - And i'm the parent

Whenever one of my kids asks to invite one of their friends round, I get a bit nervous. You could call it playdate anxiety. My knee-jerk reaction is to say ‘no’. But I’m working on it. Playdate disaster I think I was traumatised in early parenthood when the first playdate I arranged turned to disaster. […]

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Nine ways to up your mental energy at work (or, How to avoid kitten syndrome)

Nine ways to up your mental energy at work

Love what you do… if you possibly can For the best mental energy at work, you have to love what you do. I strongly believe that what you ‘do’ must be aligned with who you are ‘are’. It has a huge impact on your wellbeing. It’s bound to. Maths has never been my strong point, […]

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Four reasons I stuck to last year’s resolution – Four reasons I’ll stick to this one!

Four reasons I stuck to last year’s resolution - Four reasons I'll stick to this one!

So here we are again. New year. A time for resolutions, fresh beginnings, re-inventions, new habits and, well, let’s face it, setting ourselves up for total failure. But does it have to be that way? Last year I made a resolution to myself – although I’d rather call it a promise. No booze for one […]

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