What are your thoughts about life after lockdown/restrictions? Do you feel optimistic and excited or perhaps a little pessimistic and even anxious? There may be a whole range of thoughts, feelings and emotions that you will experience in relation to the days that will follow the easing down of lockdowns and restrictions due to the…
Category: Mental Health
Tracy’s Weight Loss & Healthier Lifestyle Journey- Week 7
The good news this week is I have a waist measurement of 29” so a nice big tick against my target goal. These last 6 pounds are going to be difficult to shift especially as I can’t exercises as much because of my injury. The strap I purchased is helping and yesterday I managed to…
Tracy’s Weight Loss & Healthier Lifestyle – SETBACK – UPDATED 18th February
My main form of exercise is walking on my treadmill. I roughly do 80 minutes a day which gives me a good work out, I also work up quite a sweat. This morning like every other morning I started at a speed of 5.7km for 8 minutes increasing it to 5.8km and after 30 mins…
A promise of spring, in an otherwise winter’s garden
Taking a look at the beauty of nature in winter, a shy miniature daffodil offers hope of better days ahead,
An uplifting winter’s walk, on a gloomy wet day
Getting out and breaking the gloomy mood After another day of watching the rain from the cosier side of my window, and feeling that I have been stuck indoors for far longer than I probably have, I went for a rather pleasant walk this afternoon. I grabbed my moment as I noticed the heavy rain…
You Are Not Alone
“Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.” – Brene Brown. In these times of the Covid-19 virus and massive restrictions impacting upon our lives and, indeed, as a former psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, I see that one of the most difficult aspects for anyone in emotional difficulty is to disclose that personal difficulty. Whatever we…
Tracy’s Weight loss & Healthier Lifestyle Journey ~ Week 3
I was supposed to be reducing my daily exercise on the treadmill because of my painful joints and stiffness but instead I did even more steps and now I’m really struggling. I have mentioned before I have to be careful because I can get obsessed with dieting and just three weeks into my Weight loss…
The 365 Project – An overview
The 365 Project – To improve my physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing. And during this process, to hopefully inspire anyone needing it along my way.
Sleep now
an original poem by Debbie Walker. In memorium of a treasured Aunty.
A Trip to the Wellness Spa – during Lockdown!!
A light and fun article on Escaping Lockdown with a trip to the Spa