Learning to look after myself better So, I participated in training for Building Resilience and Finding Balance, by work’s internal learning & development team and Brooklyn Minds, respectively. Some of the things I learned/re-learned: I already have resilience. Becoming (more) resilient is about boosting existing skills, as well as building new ones. Hobbies that are […]
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The week that started Monday, 10th June 2019
News, just in My main headlines: I’m planning a sabbatical and figuring out what’s important for me in that. I’ve enrolled on an online course about giving advice & guidance. Trees are majestic beings. So, the whole point of weeknotes is to have highlights of the week, but I struggle to write summaries, so we’ll […]
The week that started Monday, 3rd June 2019
Writing. Caring for myself, with loving kindness directed inwards. Slowing down in the face of overwhelm. Inspired by Olu, I decided to write & share weeknotes, so here’s the first installment. This week I focused on my writing and on connecting with other writers. I have a bunch of other stuff on, as well as […]
Be more effective! Creating meaning, improving mood & achieving goals
Last Friday, I sat down to refocus on my goals and priorities. Something I presented in a Recovering Energy hack and tell I shared at work last month prompted me; I’ll get on to that shortly. I took a lot of time and self-compassion to do this recentring work – a day of collaging, thinking and writing. […]