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YOUR EMOTIONS ARE VALID Mental health illnesses can be hard for some people to understand with the most common misunderstandings are about depression and anxiety. Some people fail to sympathise, often thinking the person is being a “bit of a drama queen”. These extreme feeling can be life-ending for some, but once we accept that…
These homemade cinnamon sugar soft pretzels are my new obsession. Inspired the Cinnamon Sugar Soft pretzels I had in New York, I had to give them a healthy makeover! No yeast. No dairy. Zero butter. Made in one bowl and with NO fancy mixers or kitchen gadgets needed, you have NO excuses not to make…
My experience with mental healthMy first experience with mental health goes back to when I was 14, my gran had died suddenly, and I wasn’t coping very well with it. It seemed to trigger something in me, something I hadn’t really experienced before. I have always been anxious, as a child, I would cling to…
ISOLATEDTALKS.COM TO LIGHTEN MENTAL LOAD OF LOCKDOWN A group of fellow creatives and rival podcasters have come together to produce ISOLATEDTalks.com, a platform that aims to continue to share ideas and insight from some of the ad industry’s biggest names during the coronavirus lockdown in the UK. Rory Sutherland (Ogilvy), Vikki Ross (Sky), Dave Trott, Laura…
10 things you probably didn’t know about me. I grew up on an island. The Isle Of Mull in fact, in the gorgeous rural town Of Tobermory. The town mad famous by Cbeebies Balamory. I was a teen when they filmed this, and it was chaos.Generations of my family grew up there and you would…
5 FUN DIY IDEAS TO DECORATE YOUR HOME With more time being spent indoors, focusing on creative pursuits may just help temporarily relieve stress from the outside world. Rebecca Snowden, Interior Style Advisor at FurnitureChoice.co.uk, shares 5 home DIYs that inspire innovation and mindfulness at home. 1. Tassel wall hanging Tapping into the art of mindful…
Back when schools were open, creative agency Ralph and book publisher Bloomsbury took Kid Normal authors Greg James (of Radio 1) and Chris Smith to visit Brookfield Primary School in North London. There, a bunch of young book lovers had mere minutes to brainstorm ideas to get more people reading the Kid Normal books. The…
JUST 13 GREAT WORKOUT CHANNELS ON YOUTUBE 1. Fitness Blender offers hundreds of no-frills, no-fuss workouts so you can ~hiit~ the ground running. Run by husband-and-wife team Daniel and Kelli, Fitness Blender is a simple yet great channel. All of their videos are filmed with a white background so you can actually focus on what they’re doing….
MAKE YOUR MORNINGS MORE PRODUCTIVE The morning should be a productive time, joyous and an important part of the day but due to the current social lockdown, mornings feel a little slow. The morning is a huge part of the day. To make your mornings more worthwhile, perhaps you must consider some things you need…
DUNDEE-BASED CELEBRITY FITNESS TRAINER, MINDSET COACH & FOUNDER OF THE ‘FEEL, LOOK, BE FORMULA’, SHELLEY BOOTH, IS EXPERIENCING PROFOUND RESULTS WITH THE WOMEN IN HER ONLINE PROGRAMME, AS SHE HELPS THEM FIND NEW WAYS TO LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES AND IMPROVE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS DURING LOCKDOWN Fitness Expert Shelley Booth is committed to supporting…