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3 Steps Towards Sanity During COVID

3 Steps Towards Sanity During COVID Confinement and spending more time with your friends/family in your home is causing more stress than usual for many people. In my business network, I am asked more about wellbeing/sanity interventions than business ones to help them right now. In this video, I offer you 3 easy steps to … Read Full Article…

Which Type Are You In A Crisis?

There are 3 main types of people in a crisis: Those who panic and act selfishly, stupidly or cluelessly My years of nursing on the front line taught me that. And it could happen to anyone. I’ve jolted a few doctors in my time who were losing the plot, rummaging through the pages of their … Read Full Article…

How to Be Interesting And Stand Out…

Do you know someone who is interesting? More importantly, when was the last time that you heard someone say something at a business networking event that made them stand out from the crowd? I have been to other business networking events where I have been asked to speak about networking skills. I always enjoy proving … Read Full Article…

A Clucking Great Christmas Story

Every Christmas needs a touch of magic Whether that is a great Christmas party, a kind deed done, an unexpected pleasant surprise, or something completely left-field in an almost unbelievable way, Christmas usually delivers. This year I was gifted with the latter from my friend Sophie Carter. I met Sophie over 5 years ago and … Read Full Article…

Do Your Family Have The Lunatic Gene at Christmas?

Do Your Family Have The Lunatic Gene at Christmas? If Christmas may not always go 100% smoothly, flowing with Christmas cheer and love for all. I have spent much of my life studying this phenomenon, one which I believe is due to The Lunatic Gene. After sitting on a book script for … Read Full Article…

Reflections on Mental Health Awareness Week

This week has been a fabulous insight on initiatives going on for mental health awareness I have been fortunate enough to witness the work of The City Mental Health Alliance, and Ruby Wax’s charity, Frazzled. Both are taking great initiatives to promote mental wellbeing. If you have, or know someone who has a mental … Read Full Article…

How Much Of A Lunatic Are You? A Quick Tip To Reduce Stress

How Much Of A Lunatic Are You? A Quick Tip To Reduce Stress Everyone has the capacity to act like a lunatic, because of their lunatic gene. This happens in its negative form when we reach our breaking point, which is different for everyone. If you are having heated arguments with friends or family, sleeplessness, … Read Full Article…

What Happens When You Become Suicidal? Interview With Rob Goddard

During my nursing days I looked after a lot of people who had taken overdoses. After talking this through with them it usually translates as a cry for help. However, those who are most likely to kill themselves will often never tell anyone. The number of women who killed themselves in 2015 reached a … Read Full Article…

How Was Your 2016?

What sort of 2016 did you have? Between reflections of how the world has changed so dramatically in a single year, the usual spate of celebrity deaths, and navigating your own personal challenges last year, how has that affected you? From reading through my social media updates, a lot of attention and energy has … Read Full Article…

Happiness. Do You Want More Of It?

Happiness. Do You Want More Of It? One of the things I did often as a nurse was ask people at the end of their lives what they would have done differently if they could go back. Happiness was a common theme – people often wished they had valued this more. In this video … Read Full Article…

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