Tag: mental health
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Nice things happen to nice people. Why we should stop using this awful saying.
Nice things happen to nice people. Why we should stop using this awful saying. I was struggling a little for inspiration this week and then I came across the comment on a friends post “Nice things happen to nice people.” and dam I was not about to miss correcting one of life’s most awful sayings.…
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Positive thinking is not a cure for mental illness but it is one of many great tools.
Positive thinking is not a cure for mental illness but it is one of many great tools. I see lots of posts sounding out that saying Think Positive is an awful thing to say to people with mental health illness… I think most of the time as part of a caring response it is fine…
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Three ways to free yourself from the never ending rut.
Three ways to free yourself from the never ending rut. This has been me for the last few days going around in circles, bouncing all over the shop. Failing to make progress. Procrastinating to the max. (I have watched more tv this week they I did last month). There is a lot going on, lockdown…
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Light up your life. Three forms of light to enhance your well-being.
Light up your life. Three forms of light to enhance your well-being. As you know on the happy path I like to share ideas of the tools I find help overcome anxiety or depression. I always think you need the right tool for the right job, often many tools to do one job and what…
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Poetry to Ignite the Mind and Stir the Soul: For Happiness
For those that don’t believe in themselves and have given up on the idea they can and should have happiness. This is for you.
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Three ways you should be kind to yourself mums.
I am loving seeing all the Mother’s Day messages here in the UK. It is so nice to scroll through my social media feed and see such an outpouring of love and appreciation for the role lots of us are thrust into or strive to obtain. Being a mum and thinking about our well-being and…
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Poetry to Ignite the Mind and Stir the Soul: Back against the door
I wrote this poem for the national poetry competition last year. I didn’t win. But I wondered if sharing it could do some good. This poem was inspired by a couple of nights I spent as a child sleeping against the bedroom door afraid that my sister and I would not make it to morning.…
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5 Daily Rituals to Make You Happy
Recently I have started trying to form some daily rituals. The sense of a consistent solid rhythm is appealing and plenty of studies show if we cast our actions into daily routines we are more likely to persist with them. Here are my top five daily rituals for well-being. Gratitude I truly believe gratitude is…
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Poetry to Ignite the Mind and Stir the Soul: International Women’s Day
To all those fabulous ladies I know. I hope you see a little of yourself in these words. You inspire me. In my darkest moments, you drag the stars down from the sky.And if their twinkle doesn’t work, you simply sit with me and cry. You always think of others without a single hesitation.You give…
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Five reasons why you should never give up on your dreams.
When I was kid my head was filled with hope and ambition to achieve so many things. As I have grown I have allowed other priorities or distractions to take the place of my dreams. But the last couple of years i have slowly began to find them again and now I wonder why I…
Rowan Aderyn 