🧠The Stages of Realising You’re Autistic + ADHD at 46 (Give or Take)
I didn’t wake up one day knowing I was neurodivergent. It was more like this slow, spiralling, bittersweet unravelling. Here’s how it went. Maybe it’ll sound familiar. 🔍 Curiosity Something’s always felt… different. Like I’m tuned into a frequency that everyone else...
Embracing Your Inner Awkward: Positive Psychology Coaching for Shy, Introverted, and Neurodivergent Gen X Women
Hello, fabulous Gen X ladies! If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve navigated the wild world of professional life while balancing your introverted, shy, or neurodivergent traits. It’s like trying to break dance on a floor full of Lego, right? Fear not—positive psychology coaching is here to help you turn those quirky moves into a graceful glide. Let’s dive into how embracing your inner awkwardness can actually be your secret weapon to thriving professionally.
First aid for the soul; because you’re worth it.
I'm very keen on self-advocacy and campaigning for our own rights. It's like basic self-first aid. We have the right to push for our beliefs and values and to be treated kindly, and the way we would treat others, and this should start with ourselves. I'm not talking...
Happy New Year and be proud of where you are
And I mean loud and proud As some of you may know, I have Parkinson's Disease, and I tried doing an easy Level 1 Hatha Yoga class a couple of days ago, and it nearly feckin killed me. Now, I remember a time when asked to step forward on the mat, I couldn't lift my...
Unhelpful thinking habits. Which do you like to indulge in?
We all conveniently have thinking patterns that can filter the way we view the world, and how we respond to situations. It doesn't mean they're true, by any stretch of the imagination. Which of these are yours? [youtube...
National Read a Book Day 2019
Today is National Read a Book Day What better excuse to take a few minutes out of your day and get stuck into one of your favourites for the sake of it? Or for self improvement? To learn a new skill, to remind yourself of something you used to love doing, but stopped,...
Tug of War Day
Tug of War Day This is an actual thing. Well, the tug of war world championships are being held currently, but I bet there isn't a person alive who doesn't struggle with their own personal tug of war. That internal can I/can't I struggle....am I allowed to do this? Am...
6 ways to stop self sabotage spoiling your life
Self Sabotage Self sabotage - the scourge of anyone who ever wanted to do anything, ever. It's your conscious mind, vs your unconscious mind. It's the part of you that wants to be fit and gawjuss, vs the part of you that wants to inhale Nutella straight from the jar....
Top 5 Tips for Feeling Awesome
Be awesome – top 5 tips for being positive Have you noticed that when you’re not feeling positive, you stop noticing? Most likely not. I remember coming out of a phase of depression some years ago and being surprised at hearing birds flying overhead in Leeds city...
Cognitive Distortions AKA Chatting Shit
In my last post, The Stories We Tell Ourselves, I gave you a general overview of cognitive distortions, or, as I like to call it, how we like to chat shit to ourselves (OMG, I'm so professional, I swear I'm qualified. Look, you can trust me with your mental health,...