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That wired but tired feeling. You’re exhausted but you can’t quite settle down to rest.It’s a sign your body is running ...
17/06/2026

That wired but tired feeling. You’re exhausted but you can’t quite settle down to rest.

It’s a sign your body is running on stress and doesn’t quite know how to come down from it yet.

Here are five small things that help, and why they help your body. You don’t need to do all five, maybe just pick one that feels like it would work for you.

I’m not great at sticking with routines if I’m honest, but starting the day with honey and lemon before coffee, and getting outside before I check emails or my phone, has become one I actually love.

What’s yours? Or are you a phone-first-thing person? No judgment either way 👇

15/06/2026

Are our wearables making us more anxious? Is the data coming at a cost of listening to our bodies? What do you think?

12/06/2026

Sometimes it’s hard to control everything that is swimming inside of us. I know I have that overthinking brain that can swirl like the storm in this jar.

This week I’ve been designing a workshop on employee wellbeing, listened to a story of a woman navigating her way through a corporate career - achieving great things but also really struggling and not telling a single person how she was really doing.

It's a story that many of us are familiar with whether ourselves or for others.

There’s something that feels safer about holding it all inside. Like if we let people see the storm, it makes it real. Or it makes us question ourselves, are we being a burden or are our struggles valid?

Brené Brown writes that vulnerability is not weakness - it’s the birthplace of connection - letting someone in, even a little, is actually an act of courage. It’s how trust gets built. It’s how we stop being so alone in it all.

The people around us - the ones we could reach out to - they want to be there. And then when they struggle, we can be that for them too. We are each other’s community.

You don't have to hold it all yourself.

Sometimes it’s hard to control everything that is swimming inside of us. I know I have that overthinking brain that can ...
12/06/2026

Sometimes it’s hard to control everything that is swimming inside of us. I know I have that overthinking brain that can swirl like the storm in this jar.

This week I’ve been designing a workshop on employee wellbeing, listened to a story of a woman navigating her way through a corporate career - achieving great things but also really struggling and not telling a single person how she was really doing.

It's a story that many of us are familiar with whether ourselves or for others.

There’s something that feels safer about holding it all inside. Like if we let people see the storm, it makes it real. Or it makes us question ourselves, are we being a burden or are our struggles valid?

Brené Brown writes that vulnerability is not weakness - it’s the birthplace of connection - letting someone in, even a little, is actually an act of courage. It’s how trust gets built. It’s how we stop being so alone in it all.

The people around us - the ones we could reach out to - they want to be there. And then when they struggle, we can be that for them too. We are each other’s community.

You don't have to hold it all yourself.

I watched Hoppers with the kids last night. It’s the new Disney Pixar film, funny and really worth a watch. There’s a sc...
09/06/2026

I watched Hoppers with the kids last night. It’s the new Disney Pixar film, funny and really worth a watch. There’s a scene where Mabel is really cross and her grandma takes her to this beautiful glade. The grandma suggests Mabel could try stopping and just listening to the things around them.

And slowly, as they sit there, things start to emerge. Ducks. A dragonfly. Animals in the long grass. The things you only notice when you’re quiet enough to let them in.

Then she says: “It’s hard to be mad when you feel part of something big.”

That’s co-regulation. That’s your nervous system scanning the environment and deciding: okay. I’m safe. I can let go a little.

Nature does this so well. We don’t always need words or techniques. Sometimes we just need to stop long enough to notice the dragonfly.

nervoussystemregulation

Last night I watched Hoppers with the kids. There is a perfect scene where the Grandma takes the cross granddaughter to ...
08/06/2026

Last night I watched Hoppers with the kids. There is a perfect scene where the Grandma takes the cross granddaughter to a glade and helps her to let go of all her anger by listening and noticing.

Suddenly she starts to notice all the nature in the glade around her and she starts to feel better - it's a beautiful scene.

That’s nervous system regulation. That’s co-regulation through nature. That’s exactly what the body needs when it’s flooded and you are struggling to move out of fight or flight - pausing, listening, noticing.

Why is the Pope weighing in on AI? And do his reflections speak to all of us?I’ve written about it in a blog post - blog...
06/06/2026

Why is the Pope weighing in on AI? And do his reflections speak to all of us?

I’ve written about it in a blog post - blog post isn't written by AI but I did get it to check grammar!

link in bio!

This morning my six year old got out of bed, walked over to me, and said: “I love a day!”I looked at him and said, “You ...
04/06/2026

This morning my six year old got out of bed, walked over to me, and said: “I love a day!”

I looked at him and said, “You love a new day? Like a fresh, new day?”

“Yes,” he said. “I love a new day!” And then he proceeded to chatter away about exactly why.

He’s a pretty happy kid. I know he has the privilege of a home, food, and a family that many children across the world aren’t so lucky to have. But within that privilege, he also carries something that can’t be bought. A genuine, quiet positivity. A real joy in simple things.

Choosing which soft toy to carry downstairs each morning. Telling me something exciting he might do with his friends at school. His family. His garden. His dog.

I sometimes wonder if the billionaires of the world are any happier than my six year old, who gets out of bed and says “I love a day.”

We can kid ourselves into thinking that the next thing, the new item, will bring us joy or solve a problem. And then we get it, and we’re left feeling a little empty. Sometimes all the stuff and the cost of life just adds responsibility that feels like a weight.

Sometimes true joy is found in much simpler things.

Affirmations aren’t for everyone, I know. But I find them genuinely helpful. They help me reset, shift my thinking a little, and reflect. If you’d like to try some today, I have a free audio. Just send me a message and I’ll send it over.

May we all be a little more like my six year old, and "love a day!"

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