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It’s all a crab bucket
Have you heard the phrase “crab bucket”? I came across it in the Terry Pratchett novel “Unseen Academicals”, which centres around the fortunes of three football fans who work in the kitchens of a university. It struck me as such a recognisable phenomenon, and indeed it is a widely known idea – the “crab mentality”.…
A Tale of Five Women
I told this story to a friend the other day and she encouraged me to turn it into a blog post. It is about five women whom I met when I was working at a residential home for the elderly in my student days. I worked in the kitchens and as a cleaner at the…
How is massage beneficial to mental health?
Touch is so important for humans. We are a social species, and we need appropriate daily physical contact (lots more than most of us get, a minimum of 8-10 meaningful touches a day for adults) to satisfy our need for belonging and safety.
My Story
Having talked last time about owning our own stories, I thought it was high time that I told mine. What have been the crucial experiences that have led me to where I am today, what has shaped my personal philosophy? Let me give you my potted history… I am an only child of financially comfortable…
Owning Your Own Story
As much as we like to think that we live in reality, in truth we each live inside our own stories. Memory is a tricky thing, often showing us things in a way that isn’t quite accurate. The future is a castle that we build in the sky, to the point that it is quite…
How do you find the time?
This is a question I get asked on a regular basis, and it is a question I have helped some of my coaching clients to answer. There are numerous time management strategies, but for women running their own businesses I have found the following to be really helpful, including for myself. The solution? A four-weekly…
Your Mental Health – Enjoy The Ride!
For this week’s blog I have a guest contributor, Sarah Steinhofel of The Hive Mind Company. The Hive Mind is all about supporting women with mental health issues. From a place to come and talk, to championing other mental health groups Sarah hopes to bring you positive vibes and support. Historically, being in business meant…
Let’s talk about emotional safety…
Emotional safety has long been something with which I have struggled, as anxiety runs in my family. My youngest, who struggles with it, asked me to define anxiety simply for him the other day and so I came up with this definition: “Anxiety is when you don’t quite feel safe in your life and you’re…
How to avoid business burnout
This piece was originally published as an interview in the COS Book-keeping newsletter. I set up Clear Day in October 2018 to provide freelance admin support to business owners and small organisations. Clear Day has since grown into a business support agency, providing PA/VA services, and marketing and social media assistance. I have a team…
5 Self Care Rituals in 5 Minutes
For this week’s blog I have a guest contributor, the fabulous Kimmy Drain from Nourish Northern Mamas – an indulgent and inspiring self care community. From joyful journaling to brisk nature walks, find the self care you unconditionally deserve. By the way, you don’t have to be Northern or a Mama to enjoy Kimmy’s self…