Work stress comes in many forms but sensitive women react more than others. Colleagues may say to you "Don't take work so seriously!", or "You're so sensitive!". Such comments can sound like a criticism of your very being. When people say this, or you say this to yourself, it can feel as if you shouldn't have these feelings.…
Are you desperate for time off work but feel you're just too busy for a holiday break? Or you’ve booked leave to pretend you are doing the right thing by yourself and loved ones. Hey, you know secretly you’ll still work anyway and have to sacrifice you-time or family-time! Alternatively, maybe your workplace has a poor or unbalanced…
We hear a lot about mental health these days, but little about emotional health. Are you a woman who struggles to acknowledge their negative emotions? Instead, you suppress them and soldier on. You may not recognise you're doing this or what the consequences are. My everyday business is helping professional and academic women to reduce and release their…
As a former health researcher I'm all too aware of public messages to "Exercise More!". But I once gave up running after 30 years when I started to feel worse after exercise rather than feeling better or more relaxed! I've revisited the topic of stress and exercise just this week because a few months ago I started cycling…
Grant-writing pressure this year comes on top of many COVID impacts. You probably just want to relax after a strenuous year! So should you be writing grants at all, and if so, how can you make it less stressful? Grant-writing and COVID This year most academics trying to write applications to win research funding are going to feel…
Buzzwords in the wellbeing world for several decades, Mindfulness and Positive Thinking may not be working for every woman. They have been appearing even more as mental health problems and workplace stress have increased across Western society. Not to mention as ways to potentially cope with the extra challenges of COVID-19. But I’ve often struggled with them both.…
Anger in Women & Girls I wonder if you saw the recent comments by Donald Trump, that he thinks young Greta Thunberg needs Anger Management Therapy to deal with her indignant feelings at the lack of action by the world’s leaders on Climate Change? I see part of the backlash against her as more about the leaders themselves…
How are you feeling about Christmas? Will all be Merry and Bright? Or are you stressing already in anticipation of a Less-Than-Happy- Christmas? Too much to do? Sometimes in the lead-up to Christmas we feel there is far too much to do and fit in. Maybe you can't really afford it this year, you have so much to…