We are all looking for ways to instil a level of calm into our day-to-day lives, especially if find ourselves getting stressed out easily or even suffering from anxiety. But can candles truly help? In this article, we will be looking at how watching a flickering flame could be the...
Having it all can be hard! In this day and age, having both children to take care of at home and a career is normal for most parents. But, when it comes to juggling both of these aspects of your life, it can be hard, leaving you feeling drained and...
If you have teenagers running around the house, you’re probably all too familiar with the stress that comes with raising them and keeping your cool. Around the age of 10-12 years old, children go through a lot of physical and mental changes that are well known as ‘puberty’. Girls start...
Juggling home life with a family and a career whilst also trying to make sure everyone is happy can feel really overwhelming. You can’t be in two places at once, so what is the most effective way to spend your time and deal with all the stresses that come with working...
We regularly talk about anxiety and stress being on the up amongst the adult population, but the truth is that it’s affecting our children too. In so many ways, they’re not treated like children these days. Primary aged children now undergo tests and exams, routinely use their parents screen devices...
Do you know the difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack? Not a lot of people know that there’s a difference but there most certainly is, by knowing this we can learn how to better manage both attacks before, during and after they occur, and perhaps learn how...
After a year of uncertainty, we’re all in need of some good news. So, after what has seemed like forever, it finally came last week when some European countries received the green light for English tourists. The world is opening up, little by little, bringing new opportunities for many of...
Written by Lucy Higgins, ICF Life & Mindset Coach I have always sought deep, human connections and I feel mine and other people’s emotions deeper than most. I am an empath and Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) *- both of which I spent YEARS trying to deny. I was ashamed...
By Lucy Higgins ICF accredited Life & Mindset Coach “We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm. Some are on super-yachts. Some have just the one oar”. Damian Barr As an empath, this quote resonates with me. A reminder to be kind...
