rachaelic

mental health

  • Ask And You Will Receive | A Reminder

    I’ve said this before, and no doubt I’ll say it again, but it’s hard to get what you want when you don’t ask for it. You know by now that I’m exploring spirituality and getting into setting intentions, manifestation, and generally bettering myself through new means. A common thread within this field is asking for Read more

  • Just Let Them Be Right | A Note On Protecting Your Peace

    I am quite an opinionated person. This was something that I prided myself on when I was younger, as I thought it made me sound ‘strong’. Really, it just made me sound like a dickhead. Now there’s nothing wrong with expressing your opinions, obviously. But have you ever met someone who explicitly calls themselves ‘opinionated’ Read more

  • How Do You Cope? | Let’s Talk About Coping Mechanism, Again

    I spoke about coping mechanisms in my most recent post, where I was addressing one particular bad habit that I’ve developed over the years. While I don’t want to get too repetitive here, I’m not quite finished with this topic of conversation. I’ve been thinking a lot about coping mechanisms, habits, and the things we Read more

  • Don’t Bring Your Feelings To Work… Or Anywhere Else They Don’t Belong

    This post is entirely inspired by this video by Mrs Midwest, so I gotta give credit where it’s due. The title might sound a little aggressive and like something a traditional father who is still concerned with toxic masculinity would say, but I don’t mean it that way. In the video I’ve just mentioned, Mrs Read more

  • 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

  • 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

  • Opening Up The Soul… At The Cost Of The Body?

    I’ve recently been exploring spirituality and intuition, and I have to say that I’m really happy to be on this journey right now. After spending time reading self-help books, listening to podcasts and following other people’s advice I’ve started to notice patterns within myself. The more I learn about myself, the more open I’m feeling Read more

  • Does One Bad Day Ruin Your Entire Week?

    As I’m writing this, it’s a Tuesday which in my book is the second day of the week. For a change, I managed to have a productive and fulfilling Monday (yesterday) with a good balance of work, productivity and relaxation. It was basically the perfect day for me, where I had time to tackle all 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

  • 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

  • The Importance Of Female Friendships | A Love Letter To My Girls

    I’m in such a lucky position as I have the best women in my life right now. It seems that the past few years of my life have been dedicated to women and the amazing relationships we can have together – and I couldn’t be more grateful. Friends are important at any time, but especially Read more