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Structure your time for better health
A little while ago I did some polls on my Instagram stories in order to find out how people are getting on. It turns out the vast majority of you currently do not have any distinction between different days, or the weekdays and weekends. Each to their own, of course, but I could not help but wonder whether that was by choice. When I asked whether you missed structure in your lives, an overwhelming majority said yes. On the back of that, I decided that I would like to share my own tips and strategies for maintaining an artificial structure and keeping me sane. Here are my main propositions, for…
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My veganuary 2020 guide ~ part 1 ~ how do I go vegan?
**** UPDATED FOR 2021**** I am seriously delighted to have been approached by several people so far who have expressed an interest in using the new year as a motivator to transition to a plant-based diet! If you are reading this, chances are you are one of those and so I welcome you to what I hope will be an accessible and useful resource on your “vegan journey” 🙂 Be sure to check out part 2 here for info about nutritional aspects of a plant-based diet, to make sure you eat well and take care of your beautiful self. Since 2020, I have also started my own podcast covering a…
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~ How to punch diet culture in the face this festive season ~
Ngl I think that is a most catchy title. If it got your attention: hey! I hope you get something out of this post. Keep on reading for my best tips at the moment. There is no denying that most people accept values pushed onto us by diet culture as their own. Internalising such ideas is obviously not helpful for anyone vulnerable to developing or already struggling with disordered eating behaviours. Though diet culture is a year-round thing (lucky us!) I know festive season and the flurry of New Year’s resolutions which quickly follow after it, is an extra difficult time. Here follow some tips first of all for everyone…
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Gin Lalli ~ Empty Your Stress Bucket
Hello internet reader! This evening, I was lucky enough to be able to attend a talk put on for Mental Health and Wellbeing Week, featuring psychotherapist Gin Lalli. She was an excellent speaker with a background in science. For my own benefit, and for yours, here follows a breakdown of the main points made by Gin – permission has been granted to repost, with credit 🙂 Two parts of our brain, or two ways of thinking are the Intelligent Brain and the Primitive Brain. The intelligent brain… is our evolved brain, which lets us perform tasks such as thinking, speaking, driving… skilled tasks, as well as things that make us…
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Will it fit? ~ recovery and clothing size
Hello hello! I’m currently traveling and have some time to kill, so thought I would sit down and attempt to catch and solidify all of the thoughts that have been buzzing around my brain for the past few days. Today, I’m going to bring to you a little spiel about clothes which are the wrong size for your body, and how to deal with it. Scroll down to the bottom for a quick-read list, if you don’t have 4 minutes to spare for reading the bulk of the text <3 Recently, I cleared out the wardrobe in my childhood room. I am a recovering hoarder (lol), and have only recently…
