Complete happiness…

They say that everything in life happens for a reason! I’ve always believed this, keeping faith that things will work out in the end, even though I have never understood the reasons! My abusive ex-partner took great pleasure in mocking me, belittling me and stripping me of all my confidence. After she had finished with…

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Break the cycle!!

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It can be easy to get pulled into a vicious cycle when your feeling depressed. You feel low, can’t be bothered, poor motivation! You need to go out today to get food shopping but decide to go back to bed instead and don’t do anything that day, then you start to worry about laying around doing nothing. Resulting in you feeling worse, your worried and that makes you feel lower and the cycle starts over again. This cycle can be changed and it’s easier then you may think. By changing your behaviour, your actions it can break the cycle for example: you feel low, poor motivation, you decide to get some fresh air, go for walk to the local shops, you feel better, you feel productive. This also works for doing something you enjoy. It’s common to avoid doing things we like when we feel low in mood. By doing…

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“up and down”

To say these past few weeks have been “up and down” would be a massive understatement. I have started my CBT sessions which have been both daunting and encouraging. I struggled to sleep the night before my first session due to worrying about how the session would go, overthinking about what I would need to…

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Live for today 💛

Each day is a new page in the book of your life.

Girlie Pamper/Relaxation Night 🦋🌸

The air filled with calming aromatic scents swirling from the oil burner, the sound of relaxing aromatherapy music lulling us into a peaceful and tranquil state of mind. Pampering our skin with nourishing face masks, treating our feet with moisture soaks. Perfect way to spend the evening, nothing beats that feeling of total calm and…

My top tips for catching some quality sleep z.Z..z.Z..z.Z..z.Z..z

Too hot then too cold ,  tossing and turning, your mind doing overtime, clock watching, panicking that now you've only got so many hours left before you have to get up.... Sound familiar??? I'm certain I am not alone in my fight for sleep! A good night's sleep is incredibly important for your health and so I…