Our society's fear of truth and pain and realness and emotions and depth divides us. It separates us and says "you feel your bad feelings and I'll lighten the mood because I'm afraid of feeling it with you." It denies empathy and keeps things at an arm's length. This is why I hate it. If… Continue reading Think About It: You Don’t Have to Lighten The Mood
Tag: emotional agility
The Power of the Shift (Podcast)
There's only thing thing that is certain in life: change is inevitable. Whatever your circumstances, whatever your mood, things will one day shift. They will shift many times, in fact... Click to play! x
You Are in Control of Your Feelings (Video)
Hear me out: you are in control of your feelings! Not other people, not your circumstances, YOU! Here's what I mean... Click to play! https://youtu.be/Y2x1thzvBnk x
Back to Basics: What to Do When Feeling Low
I find that when I'm feeling low within myself (either sad or anxious or just off), I tend to catastrophise. To think that I'm doomed, I can't possibly get past it, and I'll feel this way forever. I don't think I'm alone in this. Firstly, let me say this: there's a difference between depression and… Continue reading Back to Basics: What to Do When Feeling Low
Self-Care Sunday: 5 Routine Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health
I've felt my mental health slipping lately. As someone who has suffered high anxiety (clinically diagnosed social anxiety) and depression several times, I fear the low moods that crop up too often are a warning sign of the inevitable: my depression returning. However, this isn't necessarily the case. Negative emotions are just as valid and… Continue reading Self-Care Sunday: 5 Routine Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health
How to Change The Past
It is a common saying that "you can't change the past" and I agree. I'm sure we all do. But I do believe there is a way to change how you feel about the past, which, in a way, does change it. So, here are my thoughts on how to change the past... Get… Continue reading How to Change The Past
Overall Health Checklist
Here are 50 things to check to ensure optimum healthiness in all areas of yourself and your life! Have you had your 5-a-Day? Walked for at least 30 minutes today? Have you exercised in some form? Stretched and moved your body aptly? In any pain? Does it need checking out? Maintained a healthy standing-to-sitting… Continue reading Overall Health Checklist
How to Stop Feeling Stuck in Life (worksheet included)
It's awful to feel stuck in life. To feel like you're going nowhere or that you're not where you want to be and feeling powerless in that fact. I have felt this way more times than I can count, as someone in my early 20s with anxiety and big dreams. And so, in one of… Continue reading How to Stop Feeling Stuck in Life (worksheet included)
Video: How Energy Affects Us
Here are my ideas about how energy affects us every day without us even knowing it. Energy is all around us. It is in everything we do, feel, see, interact with and so on. It's important to recognise this and adjust accordingly. What are your energy levels? What is influencing your energy? Click to play!… Continue reading Video: How Energy Affects Us
How To Get Out Of A Low Mood
When you're in a low mood, it can feel like it will last forever. You get frustrated with yourself because you want to have a good day, or get things done, but your mind is fighting against you. Well, if you're like me and you've recently gone through a low mood (or are in one… Continue reading How To Get Out Of A Low Mood
S. R. Crawford 