mental health
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The Burnout Reading Diaries
Hello! I’ve been very lax on posting recently because I feel like I’m running on empty – this summer was super busy and I had plans almost every weekend and my neurodivergent butt didn’t allow herself any time to recover.… Continue reading
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my 2024 goals ✨
Hello! How another year has flown by so quickly is honestly baffling to me – I almost feel like my feet have been swept out from under me because I genuinely can’t believe it’s gone so quickly! I don’t normally… Continue reading
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stream of consciousness – feeling lost in life
Hello, Bit of a different one today, but I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently and I always find that writing things out is good for helping me process and it was this or a passive aggressive LinkedIn post… Continue reading
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my favourite activities for mentally refuelling
Hello! One of the things I’ve been talking about with my therapist this year is thinking about how much of my time I spend doing ‘productive’ things and following a to do list, vs doing things to help myself recharge… Continue reading
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I won NaNoWriMo!
Hello! My first attempt at the NaNoWriMo writing challenge (National Novel Writing Month – 50,000 words in the 30 days of November) was in 2011 – it was for a novel idea which I’d called ‘On The Flipside’ (which I… Continue reading
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trying to survive burnout
Hello, This past couple of weeks have been a bit of a challenge – the commute to work is feeling harder for some reason, I’ve had lots of evening and weekend plans and it’s been hard to sleep well with… Continue reading
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Practicing the Work/Life Balance Thing | May Goals ’22
Hi there! Another month means another set of goals to work towards. April was a very mixed bag with my mini goals – I think I’m finding work very overwhelming at the moment and between that, bank holidays coming out… Continue reading
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what is self care?
Hello! I feel like I know what self care is, right? It’s women on Instagram having a pamper night with a sheet mask, a bath bomb and a partner who’s prepared to take arty photos in the candle light. It’s… Continue reading
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life is a rollercoaster, and I want to get off
Hello, I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling like time is moving far too fast at the moment – a lot of us are still stuck in March 2020 when the most unusual event of (probably) our whole lives kicked… Continue reading
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when the world feels heavy
Hello, I haven’t really had any inspiration to write recently and that’s usually a subconscious sign that I’m hitting burn out. I’ve been running on empty for a little while now – getting out of bed approximately 10 minutes before… Continue reading
sophie counts clouds 