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Sleep With Me Podcast: My Secret Weapon for Sleep
Sleep is such an important part of our lives, it’s essential. Yet so many of us struggle with it. I myself find it really hard to fall asleep, and to stay asleep. If you’ve tried many of the tips for a good night’s sleep that are out there, and found nothing that works, I’m here to introduce you to my secret weapon: the Sleep With Me Podcast. My main issue when I am trying to sleep is that I just cannot shut off my brain. Sometimes I am thinking so quickly when I try to sleep that I actually get dizzy and light headed. I think about absolutely everything –…
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Self-Love Journal Prompts
Self-love is something we all need in our lives to help us get by, because life is very difficult and bleak when you struggle to find things you like about yourself. In an effort to help myself, and all you lovely readers, with that I have put together some self-love journal prompts. I’ve found that as a woman, it’s pretty frowned upon to actually like yourself. If someone compliments you and you agree with it you’re instantly seen as rude or full of yourself. And as someone who has always struggled to like myself even a little bit, this has been pretty difficult to overcome. That’s not to say that…
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How to Hygge in the Summer
I love hygge. I just can’t get enough. And while it is mostly associated with the winter months, there is no reason why you can’t also enjoy it in the summer. For those of you who don’t know, hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is a Danish practice that is all about the warm and fuzzy feelings. Like when you’re reading a good book in front of the fire or surrounded by candles in the evening. But the feeling of hygge isn’t only reserved for the cold months, where you want to wrap up warm and be cosy. There are so many ways for you to create the hygge feeling in the warmer…
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Weekly Substitute Challenge
Before I get into talking about my weekly substitute challenge I want to make something clear. However you want or need to spend this lockdown period is fine. If you are spending this time resting, managing the many emotions you are experiencing and just trying to survive, that’s good! There’s no blueprint for how this time is to be spent. No right or wrong way to do this. This is just about a way I am coping and surviving, and it’s in no way a comment on how you should spend this time. If it inspires you to do something similar then great, but if it feels daunting and unhelpful…
