It's holiday time! As of this afternoon I'm off work until mid-January. Hurrah! And tomorrow morning (eye-squintingly early) I will be heading north for some time off, time with family, time with friends and time to myself. Thank goodness. We'll be staying with a...
Emotional wellbeing
Let’s talk about sex
I've been asked to write a little something about sex. Doing it! Or rather, not doing it i.e. what's happening when you're not in the mood. I often chat to patients and friends alike who joke about feeling lacklustre in the sack, having to fend off their amorous...
Be yourself
Sometimes it's hard to be me. Is it hard to be you? I think that's just life: full of hard bits, soft bits, lovely bits, fun bits, rough bits... you get the idea. I don't mean to start the week on a downer. Not by any stretch of the imagination. It's just that I was...
You’re SO good looking
Hello my friends. How is your Friday tracking? Need a little zest to get you through the last few hours? How about a juicy compliment? Oh, alright then! Click your way through to this excellent site and feel good immediately. I dare you not to. Here's one I feel was...
I had a black dog, his name was depression
I posted the video below on my facebook page last week, but it's just so good I have to share again (plus, FB is doing strange buggy things so that not everyone can see what I post). This wonderful clip was created by Matthew Johnstone, in collaboration with WHO, to...
Walking barefoot
I love going barefoot, but here in big-city concrete-land it's not really practical ... except for around the house (floorboards don't really cut it though). I find walking barefoot on the ground - i.e. grass and earth - incredibly grounding. It calms me down....
Tips for a flat day
Sometimes I feel flat. Squashed and uninspired. Maybe you do too? We're not alone. I've written earlier about two simple strategies for alleviating the downward pull of black dog days. My go-to fixes are exercise (burning up excess nervous energy and getting me out of...
Happy days. Simple pleasures. Love.
What a lovely Wednesday. Today I'm 32 years old, which feels like a pretty good age for me right now. Today is also my wedding anniversary. One year on from the elopement that turned into a completely magical wedding and South American adventure. So, today, I am...
The lost art of being lonely
I'm such a pack animal. I love being around people. I really enjoy connecting and communing. Time alone is also nice, but I generally prefer company. However, I've spent the past few days all on my lonesome, and it's been wonderful. We're in a new town, I hardly know...
Getting motivated AKA The power of lists
I don't know about you, but the start of my year has been a little bit crazy and really quite scattered. However, now that January is at its absolute end, I have almost certainly exhausted the excuse: "Well... you know... I'm only just back to work so I'll get to...