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How does coaching with Mel work?
Interested in working with me and want to know what the process is? Read on!
Knife, Fork and Spoon Theory
How much energy do you have in a day? What about stimulation or big challenges? Spoon theory, and it’s accompanying fork and spoon theory is a great way to consider this and a handy tool to communicate your needs.
What is resilience?
An impromptu facebook live video left me with a lot of requests for the transcript, so here it is!
You can watch the video a the end of the post.
Alcoholism and our relationship with alcohol
How often do you see this sort of meme? It's so common, but the normalising of alcohol use is not conducive to mental health, and makes it very hard for people to stop or reduce their alcohol intake, and really needs to be considered. I say this from personal...
Why are people ignoring lockdown rules?
If I tell you not to read this, will you do as I say? If not why? Don’t read this to find out… Actually you better had!
Understanding the blues; Mental health & the difficult conversation.
I talk a lot about mental health & the difficult conversation surrounding it , but maybe it is so difficult because we simply can’t find the words – maybe the right words aren’t even around yet!
Mental Health First Aid
As we approach this new year, this new decade in fact, let’s end the stigma around mental health.
#STOPTHESTIGMA
Go Hard or Go Home!
Go Hard or Go Home "Go Hard or Go Home" used to be my mantra. So was "You sleep when you're dead" and "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room"! Really, it's not hard to see why I burnt myself out so totally! It's been a long journey to get to...
Kafka and the Travelling Doll
Kafka and the Travelling Doll "Kafka and the travelling doll" is a beautiful story, penned by Jordi Sierra I Fabra, about a fabled encounter by Prague-born author Franz Kafka. The beautiful illustration above is by Isabel Torner. It was said that, one year before...
54321 Technique
54321 Technique. No matter who you are, where you are, or what's happening in the moment, we can all find ourselves suffering from overwhelm, symptoms of anxiety, trauma triggers, or other unwanted emotions or thoughts sometimes. We just need to get our conscious mind...