When the world or life wants to take it away — A little while ago we discussed protecting your heart when things get overwhelming. Not to block things out in an avoidance sort of way, but to titrate the amount of awful that you can absorb so that you can protect yourself and fill your own cup, to still have something…

I’m sure you’ve probably heard of Psych2Go. If you haven’t, you’ve probably seen one of their popular animated videos, without realizing it. After all, they have 11 million subscribers on YouTube! And they make their cute videos on topics of mental health, psychology and wellbeing to help educate and support…

If you’ve read my articles recently, you’ll probably know that I’ve started running again, after a break of 7 and half years, after my mom died. I hadn’t really planned to start running again, it just..happened. I went out to go for a walk, and it was a nice day…

I went to find a graphic on Canva to do with mindfulness and I came across a bunch of motivational graphics and I just went: WOW. Are we really supposed to try and do all this/be like this? It’s more discouraging than motivating to see all these graphics. …

Continuing on from my Mindfulness according to ChatGPT article, I asked chatgptdemo.net two slightly different questions about yoga. As a yoga teacher, I wanted to see what AI would come up with about yoga and its benefits. The first prompt I just typed: “Benefits of yoga” . …

I am a meditation/mindfulness teacher. I learned meditation techniques and teaching them as part of my Yoga Teacher Training back in 2016. And I’ve been a daily meditator since 2016, when I started my Yoga Teacher Training and when I downloaded the Calm app. I’ve used the app daily since…

I am a big fan of Stoicism — an ancient philosophy and a kind of map or guide posts to living your life to the best of your ability — whatever that means to you. And because I’m a big fan of Stoicism, I subscribe to The Daily Stoic newsletter…

What did you do about it? — This is a recent writing prompt from the Medium Creators Hub about burnout. Here’s the prompt: Have you ever felt burnt out? “Burnout” is a buzzword we see a lot, but it can feel different for everyone. What did burnout feel like to you? What caused it? How did you…

18 books I’ve read from December 2020-March 2022 — Before my mom died at the end of 2015, I just read fiction books — mostly fantasy, or dystopian/post apocalyptic. Sometimes paranormal. But after my mom died, starting with getting a giant pile of books on grief and loss from the library, I switched and started to read self-help books…

18 books I’ve read from December 2020-March 2022 — Before my mom died at the end of 2015, I just read fiction books — mostly fantasy, or dystopian/post apocalyptic. Sometimes paranormal. But after my mom died, starting with getting a giant pile of books on grief and loss from the library, I switched and started to read self-help books…

With mindful routines — I’m an early bird. I love getting up early (well, not crazy early — especially not during the work week!) and doing my morning routine. It’s something I’ve done for the last 6 years. …

A publication to explore mindfulness and mental health — Hello and welcome to Mindful Mental Health! A publication on the topics of mindfulness, mental health, and mindfully dealing with mental health. Instructions on how to write for this publication will be listed at the bottom of this piece. Everyone knows how important our physical health and wellbeing are, but…

A quick and easy way to bring more gratitude in your life — According to Positive Psychology, gratitude is a great way to increase our happiness and overall wellbeing. And from PositivePsychology.com a definition from The Harvard Medical School says gratitude is: a thankful appreciation for what an individual receives, whether tangible or intangible. With gratitude, people acknowledge the goodness in their lives…

The Five Remembrances — I’ve said it before, but I’m bringing it up again because I think it’s really important — the concept of impermanence, which can also be thought of as, yep, that cheery topic (cue sarcasm) death. It brings us back to the here and now. It snaps us into the present…

With the help of Positive Psychology — 8 Ways to Become More Resilient Positive Psychology helps us strengthen the good already inside us, rather than focus on just trying to fix the so-called “bad.” One of the core aspects of Positive Psychology is resilience — the ability to bounce back from adverse or negative life situations, and…

To live our best lives — “Imperma-what? Is that even a word?” My husband said this to me when I mentioned the word impermanence while we were out walking our dog around the neighbourhood. I can’t remember exactly why I had brought it up, as this conversation happened many months ago now, but it’s something that…

How losing my mom changed the way I thought about death — I was all set to write about positive psychology and how it can change your life. But that is not what flowed out of my fingers onto the page. That is not what my heart obviously wanted to write about — what it wanted to be heard. I wanted to…

And improve your mental health — What does it say about society and humanity in general that we need a specific day to celebrate and remind us of something that should be innate to all of us? Random Acts of Kindness Day, which is February 17th in the northern hemisphere, was started in 1995 in the…

During 2020/2021 and onward — To help keep afloat during the craptacular years of 2020 and 2021, I’ve leaned on two different philosophies about ways of being and living by making little glass gem reminders of a single word that I carry around when I need that little bit of extra support to get me…

The basic element of mindfulness — Hear me out. You might think I’m one of those people who have “breathe” tattooed on my wrist. Sadly, no (but I do have it as a reminder on my activity tracker if I scroll through all the stats). I’ve realized the breath is intricately linked to the body. We…