We Can Only Hope The World Will Change
For us, this is the third week of lock-down, quarantine, isolation, or whatever other label you would like to put on it. While my life has not changed much as…
Tag: SELF-HELP
Making Sure Your Relationships Survive In These Trying Times
There has already been much written about how to survive the current crisis. Advice is everywhere from how to exercise and eat properly to how to stave off boredom and…
Coronavirus Podcast Special
These are very uncertain and trying times, unprecedented in our lifetime. Learn how to deal with forced and partial lockdown during the current crisis, setting routines and frameworks, practicing self-care…
What We Tell Ourselves (And Listen To) Is Crucial
Yesterday, I was reminded by am email sent from a regular reader of my blog about the power of language and the use of certain words when reporting on the…
Codependents In Isolation: A Question Of Self-Care
The weekend has been tough so far. In our small town, new confirmed cases are being reported every day. There is a sense of surrealism about the whole situation and…
A Sense Of Humour Helps In Enforced Isolation
I come from a country where the ‘stiff upper lip’ and ‘wartime spirit’ are very much part of the national psyche. Along with this, a sense of humour is usually…
The Week That Was; Notes From Forced Isolation
I work from home and even under the best of conditions, rarely go out apart from the one day I call my weekend…usually Saturday. Then I either go walking or…
Coronavirus Mental Health Assistance: UPDATED CONTACT NUMBERS
It might seem to some of us that the world is coming to an end. A lot of people are self-isolating voluntarily or through being enforced. This is not likely…