‘Five Unusual Tips to Take Better Care of Yourself – Feel Better & Improve Your Health & Self-Esteem’
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How do you feel today? Joyful, light-hearted, relaxed? Or out-of-sorts, tired and stressed? Most of us have good days and bad days. Days when we feel ready to take on the world, and days when we just want to curl up under the duvet. But we’re not always good at recognising which is which, or listening…
I’m a bit of a navel-gazer, and a bit of a people watcher. Hours alone with the computer, writing: brilliant. And if I can do that in a coffee shop, where occasionally I can surface and spend some time making up stories about the people around me, even better. I think it stems from studying philosophy…
Ever wondered how the experts do it? How they manage busy lives, successful relationships, deep friendships and fulfilling work, and still seem to glow from the inside out? How they have such great self-care strategies? I'm afraid I'm going to burst that bubble right now. They don't. The 'experts' - me included - struggle with this…
I was recently interviewed on Melissa Dinwiddie’s excellent podcast “Creative Now!” about my views on creativity, perfectionism and of course, self-care and self-compassion. She is the author of the book The Creative Sandbox Way: Your Path to a Full-Color Life and here shares her thoughts on Creativity and Self-Compassion, two crucial tools in all our creative…
Note from Ellen: You may feel this is a little controversial. It's not designed that way, only to make you think. The examples in it are just that, examples. But if you feel challenged by them, ask yourself why. Maybe there's something to play with, there...gently. Every day you make thousands of tiny choices. Coffee or…
Pause for a moment. Take a deep breath. Relax your shoulders. Loosen your jaw. I have a simple question for you today. It’s an easy question to ask. But I want you to spend a little time considering something much harder, too. The answer. What is the question? It’s simple: Forget about the long to-do list…
