by Somuchbetter | Sep 5, 2018 | Favourite Read, Resilience, Stress Management
The WHO describes stress as the “global health epidemic of the 21st century”. This article gives tips to help build your resilience to stress, from acknowledging the world we live in to developing self-awareness and recognising your own way of dealing with...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Balance, Favourite Experiment, Stress Management
One of my favourite ways to empty the bin is my weekly pilates class. Time spent focusing on tricky moves while keeping balance means my brain can’t focus on anything else. The headspace and exercise combined are the perfect antidote to whatever cortisol has...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Balance, Favourite Tool, Stress Management
On the theme of managing stress, this is a helpful metaphor – keep calm and empty the bin. The ‘bin’ represents our lives filling with stress each day – missed train, difficult conversation, task overwhelm – the list goes on. We need to...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Balance, Favourite Read, Stress Management
Hans Selye famously said it’s not stress that kills us but our reaction to it. This is why I love this post by Travis Bradberry on 10 Ways Smart People Stay Calm. A surprising statistic in number 1. My favourites are numbers 4, 5 and 6. Link to...