We would never talk to a friend the way we sometimes speak to ourselves. We would never call them a fat pig. Or a lazy cow. We wouldn't remind them how stupid they are. Or berate them for being slutty or lazy. Or constantly go on about how totally awkward or rubbish at maths they are. Sadly, we seem to have less qualms about talking to ourselves that way. Which is a shame, because the brain MORE +
How To Stay Married (the new & improved version).
Some friends of mine recently got married and I wrote this for them - to read, remember and hang in their downstairs loo for eternity. I have been in a relationship with the exact same person for 25 years. This is what I have learnt. Stay Funny – A marriage between two people devoid of humour, is no joke. Keep your sense of humour close at hand – believe me, you are going to need that MORE +
Overthinking – A Short Guide to Getting Out of Your Head.
There is a BIG difference between thinking a lot (intellectually stimulating stuff) and over thinking (mostly just wishing we hadn’t said and done stuff.) And let’s be honest - Some of us spend an inordinate amount of time thinking how we really shouldn’t have sent that text, or asked that question, or told that person. Agonising over the endless ways we could have done things better or said MORE +
Building Better Habits (For People Who Are Lazy & Easily Tempted.)
I am not one of those people that naturally gravitates toward GOOD habits and WHOLESOME choices. Bread makes me happy. Running does not. It's weird - because I know the kind of person that I want to be (lean, athletic, responsible for making good choices), and I know how I feel when I am (lighter, happier, a wee bit smug) and yet, if I am given even a WHIFF of an excuse to renege, I will grab it. MORE +
Is Monogamy Too Much to Ask For?
A Hen’s party post popped up on my feed a few weeks ago. Bobbing behind the line up of glamorous girls was a bunch of balloons that said – ‘Yay! Same Penis Forever!’ This cheery tag-line can be found scrawled in gold glitter across all manner of bachelorette decor. You can have ‘Same Penis Forever’ spelt out in festive bunting, you can sip from mugs that exclaim it, you can send cards that MORE +
The ‘C’ Word & Why We Should Embrace It.
No - not that C word. Today, I’m talking about CHANGE and how, if we truly want to be happier, we need to embrace the hell out of it - whether we like it or not. And most of us do not. Our resistance to change is partly why we stay put in our rubbish jobs, with our lousy boyfriends, still trying to lose the same 5 kilos, eight years later. It might explain why we haven’t found the time to MORE +
WHOOPS! A Quick Lesson in Fixing Your F*ck-Ups.
Shit Happens. And sometimes it's your fault. Maybe you stuffed up at work, put your foot in it with a friend, broke someone’s phone or much worse their heart. To err is indeed human and we will all fall flat on our face at some point in the proceedings. The key thing to remember is that regardless of how many stairs you tumble down, it is the next step after your fall that will matter the MORE +
Is She Better Than Me? Overcoming The Curse of Comparison.
I grant you – it is almost impossible not to do. For example - there is this girl at my gym who at the beginning of every class, ties the edge of her t-shirt into a little knot, exposing this tanned strip of abdominal perfection. I’ll be honest - a small piece of me dies every time she does this, because I am pretty sure I will be a knot-free zone for the rest of my foreseeable, MORE +
How To Get Everyone To Like You.
Life will be infinitely easier if most people you meet along the way decide that they like you. There is no question that the choices other people make about us can ultimately determine our success. And, if those people do like us, they will be much more likely to help us, hire us, do business with us, ask us out on a date, give us a discount or have us over for dinner. Charm is not however a MORE +
Everything You Wanted to Know About Yoga, but Were Afraid to Ask. Ask the Expert – Annie Clarke.
Yoga, to the uninitiated, can look a little intimidating. All that serenity. All those words you don't understand. And yes, sometimes it is a case of less mindful, and more mind full. This week's expert, Annie Clarke - yoga teacher, author and all round holistic wunderkind, might make it look easy but she also wants us to know that it is not as scary as it looks. How Many Times a Week Should I MORE +
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