Whether it’s saying yes to spontaneous events, doing something that isn’t ‘productive’ without feeling guilty, or not letting our self-esteem be based on our external successes, living in a culture of striving and hustle can often take away the ability for us to just be human. So how can we ensure we are taking care of ourselves, despite the external chaos?
Tag Archives: Mental Health
Why Self-Care Is Not Just A Plaster Effect
The self-care industry is often dominated by ways to cover up our insecurities, weaknesses, and negative thoughts rather than trying to get to the root cause of them. Whilst these forms of self-care are still important, it only provides temporary satisfaction. So how can we learn to build a life that we don’t need to regularly escape from?
Has Being Busy Become A Badge Of Honour?
Has being busy now become a badge of honour, that it is worthy enough to excuse taking 5 minutes to say hello to your guests? There is a sense that the busier we are, the more important it makes us feel, and the more interesting our lives seem. How can this be detrimental to us if taken too far?
The Pressure To Be Perfect
Whilst pressures can undoubtedly push us to do more, it is important for us to remember that we are supposed to make mistakes, we are supposed to be different, and we are allowed to take longer than how others may expect of us. If we look at pressure from a different perspective…
5 Tips To Take Control Of Your Digital Consumption
Our phones often make us lose complete awareness of our surroundings, without us even realising. Read my 5 suggestions for gaining back control over our digital consumption, including letting go of FOMO and…
The Psychology of Social Media Addiction
Do you truly have control over your phone, or does your phone have control over you? I delve into why we may have just stumbled across a digital life we didn’t really sign up for…
Internal Happiness and Gratitude
When we can get past that automatic eye roll response to the word ‘gratitude’ and see it for what it really is, we may actually surprise ourselves. Delving into the science behind gratitude and the links it has to our happiness…
Why We Are Increasingly Unhappy: The Hedonic Treadmill
In a society where we supposedly have more than ever before, it can be difficult to think that we are also the most unhappy than ever before. Will there ever be a point where we have enough to make us happy, or is it just a never-ending chase for more?…
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