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Advice

  • Stop Overwhelming Yourself! | A Call To Myself and Other Perfectionists

    Despite what the name suggests, as a perfectionist I find that I spend most of time being concerned with whether I’m doing something right, rather than doing it perfectly. I look for advice for all sorts of things, which is why I’m so obsessed with self-help and self-development. I like to see how other people Read more

  • Are You A Priority? | Boundaries, Words and Not Giving A F*ck

    It’s been a while since I’ve written anything for my blog, and that kind of ties in with the title today. We’re often called to make boundaries for the sake of our mental and emotional health, sometimes even our physcial too. Setting boundaires is a loaded statement for me, as it’s something that makes me Read more

  • How To Let Go So You Can Get What You Want | An Effective Solution Tested By A Control Freak

    If you read my post last night, you would know that I’ve been struggling with trying to control and manage a few things in my life recently. The past few weeks have felt as though all of my efforts have gone to waste because I’m not seeing any kind of results. Well, ranting and raving Read more

  • My Current Healing Ritual | To Cultivate Thoughts, Ideas and Realisations

    Now is the perfect opportunity to work on yourself and I’m currently going through a process of healing. While there is a lot of work that’s going on in the background, and so many things that I still need to learn, I thought I’d share a ritual that’s been working for me. This is a Read more

  • What If You Already Have Everything You Need?

    We can be our own worst critics. No matter how hard you work and how big you dream, chances are the gremlins in the back of your mind are always pulling you down. They will tell you that you’re not good enough, that you can’t do that, and sometimes that you’re just plain stupid. Now Read more

  • How To Give Yourself The Space To Figure Out What You Want

    We live in a noisy world. No matter where we turn we’re forced to deal with messages, news, advertisements, other people’s opinions, judgements, and so on coming at us from every direction. We carry around these devices that are constantly making noise – both literal and metaphysical – and with every tone we take in Read more

  • How Are You Living Without An Open Heart?

    How are you supposed to live without an open heart? This is a question I’ve seen loads when reading self-help and exploring things more spiritual, but I never really paid it much mind. I mean, ‘open your heart’ – what does that actually mean? In case you’re interested in astrology, I’m a Pisces sun and Read more

  • How To Return To Yourself

    If you’re reading this post right now, then there’s a good chance that – like me – you’re into self-development and making changes to your life. While this is all well and good, there comes a point in all journeys and all stages of the journey where you begin to feel stuck. Perhaps you haven’t Read more

  • Self-Acceptance Vs. Stagnancy – How To Lovingly Work On Yourself

    As you know, I’m someone who is obsessed with self-improvement – it’s the basis for this entire website after all! I’ve recently been having some revelations when it comes to my thoughts and behaviours, which has made things very interesting when it comes to the work I want to do on myself. I genuinely believe Read more

  • Brene Brown Taught This Cold English Girl How To Feel

    You know that iconic scene from Love Actually – one of the best films of all time, don’t fight me on it – about Joni Mitchell? Emma Thompson’s character is listening to Joni Mitchell while wrapping presents, and is explaining to her bastard of a husband (no, I’ll never get over it) played by Alan Read more

  • Apps To Keep The Lazy Creative Organised | What’s On My Phone?

    There are so many apps that you can download for free to change your life. Okay, that sounds a bit dramatic. But being able to organise yourself will change your life – and considering that’s what I’m suggesting you use your phone for, it’s not too far of a stretch. As there are a lot Read more

  • Five Small Things That Feel Luxury |#StayHomeStaySafe

    With all the things that are going on in the world right now, we could all do with a little extra self-care. I’ve spoken about self-care a lot on this blog, and for once I’m actually going to be talking about the little and luxurious things that you can do to make yourself feel better. Read more

  • Rituals That Are Keeping Me Sane Right Now | #StayHome

    So many things have changed due to the current situation. I think we’re all experiencing an increase in low mood and feelings that we’d rather not deal with, which makes things even harder. As I’ve mentioned a lot on this blog, I’m someone who spends a lot of time at home generally but even I’m Read more

  • Things To Do At Home | Advice On Social Distancing From A Hermit Who Works From Home

    As many people on the internet have said, the world is on fire at the moment and I know you’re all are too aware of it. Without going too far into this topic, because I think we all need a break from it, a lot of people are having to spend more time than they’d Read more

  • How Do You Treat Yourself When You’re Overwhelmed? | Stress & Self-Care

    As I mentioned in a recent post, my life is going pretty well at the moment. I’m filling my time with fulfilling work, blossoming friendships, and trying new things in order to replace my previous habits. Things are by no means perfect in my life, let me get that clear, but they are going pretty Read more

  • 3 Ideas For Self-Care This Week

    Self-care is by no means an innovative topic in the blogosphere – including this website – but it does appear to have changed a little bit. Since the first introduction to social media, self-care has changed it’s definition slightly as we, the audience, started questioning what it actually means. At the beginning, you’d be forgiven Read more