What pops into your mind when you think of self-care? As much as we’d like it to be, it’s certainly not all Galaxy chocolate, red wine and bubble baths. You’d probably think it’s more along the lines of relaxation techniques, getting enough sleep, and useful tools that help us to reduce the stress in our lives. But what about using creativity as a self-care tool?
Tag Archives: self-care tips
Top Ten Signs of Burnout Every Woman Should Know
In today’s So Just Be blog, we’ll go over the top 10 signs of burnout every working woman should know, and give you some practical tips on how to prevent it from taking over your life.
How to Make Better Decisions
In today’s blog, we’re sharing some self-help tips to help you to improve your decision making skills.
Breaking the Rules
We often think it’s necessary to follow rules and adhere to the status quo. When you look at life generally, we tend to fall in one of two camps: there are those that follow the rules and conform, and there are those that don’t (naughty rebels, you!).
The Key to Kindness? Self-compassion!
If you look up the word ‘kindness’ in the dictionary, you will see a photo of my friend – let’s call her ‘Pauline’. You won’t really. You’ll see a definition along the lines of ‘a quality of being friendly, generous and considerate’. But it should be a photo of ‘Pauline’. We all know a ‘Pauline’.Continue reading “The Key to Kindness? Self-compassion!”
How to Beat the January Blues
In today’s blog we’re going to give you some tips on how to beat the January blues into submission so you can start to feel positive about the year ahead. It’s normal to sometimes feel down during the winter months, but if you don’t actively focus on finding ways to improve your mood you could find yourself entrenched in negative emotions. Let’s take control and stop hiding under the blanket!
How to Feel Optimistic For the New Year
In today’s blog, we’re going to look at how we can establish an optimistic outlook for the year ahead. Maintaining an optimistic outlook has positive benefits for our wellbeing. Research suggests that optimism has a positive influence on both our mental and physical health by helping us cope with our working and social lives and contributing to a longer life span.
The New Year Resolutions I Didn’t Keep & The Ones I Should
We make our resolutions when we are feeling tired, emotional, miserable and a little bit pissed after drinking Bailey’s for 5 days on the trot.
How to Cope with Christmas When You Don’t Feel Festive
In today’s blog, I’m going to share a few suggestions to help you overcome and manage your lack of festive cheer. You don’t have to feel festive if you don’t want to but trying these tips should help to put a smile on your face just in time for Santa to arrive.
Reassess Your Habits this Winter
Reassessing your habits and removing damaging patterns from your life can boost your happiness and help you take the first steps toward improving other areas of your life. In today’s blog we’re going to give some examples of negative habits and look at ways to turn them on their head to make them positive.
So Just Be 