This morning I found myself dancing around my house, semi-clad, Archie Archibald quick-stepping along. Yet this was a far cry from where I was just a week ago. It has been seven days of so much change my end. My hair being just the start… As I sat in the hairdressers, bleach bleaching, [...]
My children are disappointed that we can’t go out trick or treating with friends this year. But I asked myself, what are we truly missing? It is a much-hyped tradition that seems to have adopted the commercialisation from the US. But, if we look past the creepy costumes, trick-or-treating and pumpkins, what we [...]
In a time when it can feel like the entire world has ground to a halt and that life is moving at a pace slower than a snail coated in superglue; it can be easy to forget life’s greatest virtue: patience. In life, it can always feel like you’re waiting for that good [...]
‘Lockdown was difficult. Despite being extremely lucky in my circumstances – a roof over my head with family, a good job throughout the period, a new yoga habit – I could feel the restrictions impacting me and my mental health. There wasn’t a burning desire to be out and about, seeing throngs of [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about my anxiety recently. I look back with a smile on my face that no, the house didn’t burn down, I didn’t delete important work documents by accident, and nor did I die of that terrible incurable disease that had manifested only in my head. I smile because [...]
This week, we have a contribution from the lovely Ruth, a member of the Happynesshub HQ team! She’s written a little bit about something that made her pause, think, and smile recently; enjoy! ‘Last week I picked up my 18 month old son, Will, from nursery. He saw my husband and I waiting at [...]
At this moment in time, there are so many changes constantly occurring – here in the UK Boris’ latest briefing and the resurgence of lockdown measures being a case in point. So alongside me needing to self-isolate (due to potential COVID contact), and the impact of both of these things on my life [...]
I write to you following a week that I’m sure has been full of a mixture of strong emotions for many, and particularly heart-wrenching for those in the US. For me it’s been a rollercoaster of feelings – yet my head and heart have continually returned to a space of love. As events [...]
Greetings and welcome to our second Happynesshub ‘Weekly Words’! As another week of social distancing goes by, I hope that you’re still finding ways to practice self-care and enjoy the beautiful weather. I have taken the opportunity this week to get out doing some socially-distanced cycling (Archie Boy my Black Lab in tow, [...]
As I sit and write today’s first official ‘Saturday email’ - a continuum of the recently completed Happynesshub at Home: Day by Day package, I am reflecting on the past 7 days and the prominence of it being Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. As I’m sure many of you might agree, [...]
