This week I am exploring the term “Toxic Positivity”; why it is important to recognise when this might be happening to you OR if you are doing it to others. Then lastly, how to reframe your thinking if this is something that is negatively impacting your life.

This week I am exploring the term “Carer or Caregiver Addition” and how it can be possible to become addicted to caring for others but for your own emotional benefit; why it is important to recognise when this might be happening and how you can refocus on building a meaningful life, outside of unpaid caring, to meet those emotional needs. 

This week I am exploring 'Controlling the controllable and let the rest go'. In the first section, I am talking about what control is and what is the difference between control and influence.  Then I will be looking at why it is important to recognise the impact trying to control events can have on your psychological wellbeing and then finally I explore how you can change the way you approach situations, that can be better for your own mental and physical wellbeing.

In this article, I will briefly outline some of the reasons for the change and provide an overview of the new approach we will taking and how these will be delivered.

This is the second of a two-part series in May, exploring and celebrating the power of music. In this week’s article I share my interview with Laura Atyeo, Founder of Open Harmony, as we discuss how different elements of music can help different people to find joy, support and friendship. 

This is the first of a two-part series in May, exploring and celebrating the power of music. In this week’s article, I am exploring how music can be a free, simple but very effective tool for helping you to reduce the psychological and physical effects of prolonged stress; how you can experience positive emotions such as flow and some questions to help you discover how much music could support you as an unpaid or working caregiver.

This week I am exploring the emotional and psychological elements of caring for a friend or loved one from a distance and provide some activities to manage and reduce the guilt and stress that can be associated with being a carer or caregivers in these circumstances.