Here's a big list of things to do to stay social, keep active and look after your well-being at this shit time. As cliche as it sounds, we can't control this situation, but we can try and ride the waves as best we can. Any additional ideas, I'll add them to this list. The world… Continue reading Stay Social & Sane…
For International Women’s Day…
"Don't train too much, you don't want to become too muscular." "You can't go to (insert country here) on your own, it's not safe for a girl." "Do you need help carrying that hen?" "Don't be too loud." "She's better than you at football and she's a girl!" "Don't do too much, it's not… Continue reading For International Women’s Day…
Is it healthy to be normal in 2020?
I don't like the word normal. Because nothing is normal, but for the sake of a title I used said word. By normal what I really mean is normal distribution. Lost? I'll explain. Normal Distribution A lot of 'naturally' occurring aspects of life have a normal distribution. For example the height of the world's… Continue reading Is it healthy to be normal in 2020?
Mental Health: It’s OK not to be OK, but is it really?
Understandably there's a lot of attention around it’s ‘OK not to be OK’. Talking helps and prevents and is a fundamental part of well-being. Furthermore, it’s an important aspect of ending stigma around mental health, a health which we all have and should be free to talk about. Yet concurrently, is there enough chat around… Continue reading Mental Health: It’s OK not to be OK, but is it really?
What do you believe?
Every year I like to think about what I've changed my mind on. Never mind that, I probably change my mind five times before I order a coffee. I digress...It's fun to look back every so often and be like OMG I thought that!? But also look back with fondness at how enthusiastic and energising… Continue reading What do you believe?
The Last Dip…
From a year in Stockholm I have tonnes of colourful memories. Here's one that is particularly poignant and everything it holds. It's morning. I'm heavy. I'm light. The clouds are heavy yet the light, it's light. The rain is falling regularly, like a solid drum beat you can't help dancing too. I'm packed to leave.… Continue reading The Last Dip…
What the Health?!
What is Mental Health? What do you think about when you think of these words? Mental Health is defined as our emotional, psychological and social wellbeing by government mental health. They also highlight that this impacts how we think, interact and behave. Wellbeing is defined in the dictionary as how healthy and content we feel. In otherwords, mental… Continue reading What the Health?!
