From being in nature to socializing to taking time to enjoy a cup of coffee, the Scandi culture values a little warmth and a lot of happiness.
Warmth & Happiness — a little cuban goes a long way
Category: Mental Health
I’ve won an award!!
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I hope that you’re all having a great start to the weekend!
I graduated from the University of Reading 2 weeks ago, but it turns out that my degree wasn’t the only thing I was awarded with on my graduation – I also won an award! We’ll be taking a look at what I won in today’s blog 🙂
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How To Find Your Source of Happiness – Olivia Lucie Blake
What does it mean to be happy? Does anyone ever really find true happiness? Or do we attach our happiness to external things based on what culture …
How To Find Your Source of Happiness
Taking a dive in the deep end…
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I hope that you’re all having a lovely start to the week!
I’ve been a fully trained Swimming Teacher for the last 6 years, but it hasn’t always been an easy ride. Today’s blog is going to take a look at how I took a dive in the deep end & became a Swimming Teacher! 🙂
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The Warm Weather is Coming!!!
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The warm weather has finally arrived in Reading, and what a time it’s chosen too!! In today’s blog, we’ll be taking a look at the power of warm weather, and how it can help give us all a well-needed mood booster 🙂
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Ayurveda & Mental Health – Amy Collett
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How can we help find the balance between our mind, body & spirit? What is Ayurveda & how can it help our Mental Health? We’ll be taking a look at the answers to these questions & more in today’s guest blog!!
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Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day!
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Random acts of kindness are contagious, wouldn’t you agree? I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of kindness, and as we haven’t really covered it for a while on the page, we are going to be taking a look at it in today’s blog.
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My Happy Disposition – Will Temple
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I think of myself as quite a happy person even in the toughest of situations. I find that this way of dealing with both the events going on around you and your emotions are for me the best. This is something that I like to refer to as “My Happy Disposition”, and is going to be what we are going to be exploring in today’s blog!
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Time to Talk Day 2022
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Time to Talk Day 2022 fell last Thursday, on the 3rd February 2022, and what s truly special day it is in the Mental Health Calendar!! Time To Talk Day is a national celebration that falls very close to my heart, so we are going to be taking a bit of a closer look at the national holiday in today’s blog!
Let’s get cracking!
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The Flow of Life: The Wisdom of Wu Wei — Pointless Overthinking
Why is it that we spend so much time and effort pursuing goals and desires that go against our natural intuitions and inclinations? Motivated by the longing for external praise and validation, we chase lofty ambitions which ultimately feel inauthentic and unnatural. This is akin to trying to swim against rather than with the flow…
The Flow of Life: The Wisdom of Wu Wei — Pointless Overthinking
Gen Zer of the Year 2021!!!
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I am absolutely delighted to announce that a couple of weeks back, I won Gen Z Talks’ “Gen Zer of the Year” award for 2021!! I still can’t believe that I was nominated, let alone the fact that I won, such a fantastic award, which we’ll be taking a look at in a bit more detail in today’s blog!😁🙌🙌
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The Perfect Time for Reflection
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We are currently in the 1st week of 2022, and this first week is, to me, the perfect time for some reflection! I always try & take a couple of days off at the start of each year, to just sit back & think over everything which has happened over the last 12 months or so. We are going to be taking a little closer look at this in today’s blog, so let’s get cracking!
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It’s Okay — Be Inspired..!!
Maybe you will never get back to the person you used to be. But maybe that is okay. Maybe that is something to celebrate, something to embrace, because who you were is a version of yourself that exists in the past. A version of yourself that didn’t go through the heartbreak or the hardship; a […]
It’s Okay — Be Inspired..!!
Escaping the Rat Race: Lessons from Buddhism — Pointless Overthinking
As humans we spend most of our lives in a state of perpetual craving and desire. We land a big promotion at work, but soon fantasize about continuing to move up the corporate ladder. We become consumed by discontent and dissatisfaction as we constantly compare our social standing to that of our peers. Wealth, status…
Escaping the Rat Race: Lessons from Buddhism — Pointless Overthinking
Who Am I? – Isha Patel
“Who Am I?”
It’s a question that I often find my inner voice asking, but I never really know what the right answer to it should be. This is something that I have been thinking over quite a bit recently, so I thought I jot down my thoughts in a blog & share them with everyone!
So, let’s get into it!
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