mental health
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how I’m cutting down my screentime
Hello! I know that I don’t need to reiterate that quarantine is hard, we all know that, but one thing a lot of us have inadvertently spent a lot more time doing is looking at screens – from scrolling through… Continue reading
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finishing my masters in quarantine…
Hello! Everyone’s been effected in so many different ways by the corona virus pandemic , but as someone who is only a couple of years out of their undergraduate degree and trying to finish a masters degree, I’ve seen a… Continue reading
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working out (or not working out?) in quarantine | unfitness update
Hello! Working out at home has never been easier – with all the fitness influencers under the sun doing live workouts on Instagram while gyms and classes and everything is shut, so many apps are doing free trials and everywhere… Continue reading
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curating social media for your mental health
Hello! With the current quarantine climate, most of us are spending more time on social media than usual (I know, shocker) and while it can provide immediate, short term distraction from the weight of the world right now, some of… Continue reading
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feeling body neutral in a world of ‘# body positivity’
Hello! We all know that loving the body you live in when we see numerous other bodies of all shapes and sizes all over our social media every day isn’t easy – ‘is this what normal looks like?’, ‘should I… Continue reading
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unfitness – what’s going wrong?
Hello! I’ve talked about my personal health and fitness journey for years now – I used to do a ‘Monday update’ post where I essentially made excuses for why I didn’t eat well or exercise and I don’t know why… Continue reading
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everyday things that help my mental health
Hello! Mental health is a topic that’s incredibly personal – what works for one person won’t necessarily work for anyone else, what some person doesn’t feel anxiety about can absolutely debilitate someone else and on top of all that there’s… Continue reading
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unfitness update – still unfit?
Hello! I used to write updates quite regularly of how I was doing on my ‘unfitness journey’ as I was calling it (basically just trying to lose weight and get into a good exercise routine). I was doing Couch to… Continue reading
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keeping my mind calm when I’m nervous
Hello! This week is a nervous one – my driving test is this week and for some reason, I’ve been feeling the effects long term anxiety for a couple of weeks now. It’s things like not being able to sleep,… Continue reading
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braving the shave for Macmillan
Hello! Well the title says it all doesn’t it! Tomorrow (Sunday 23rd May) I will be shaving my hair off for Macmillan Cancer Support. Let’s take it back to the beginning – one whole week ago when I decided I… Continue reading
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