Today’s blog post on stress was inspired by the Bay City Roller’s hit ‘Shang-A-Lang’. Top tune bearing no relation to stress I hear you say. Hear me out on this one… The Bay City Rollers with all-out fabulous flares… Stress is a fundamental part of our human lives and throughout our evolution we’ve used stress […]
Doing Something and the Art of Facing your Fears
And so it begins. My internal voice, as always, had an opinion on the matter: ‘But you don’t have the experience…’ ‘…or the time to commit to another project…’ ‘…and you don’t work in that field.’ ‘There’s bound to be someone out there more capable’. Amidst the doubts I remembered a quote from one Wayne […]
Embrace your Individuality
‘How can you write in that position?’ I first remember someone questioning my writing position when I was seven. To me it was the most natural thing in the world yet to everyone else it was downright odd. Pencil in hand, paper skewed almost upside-down and taking up a large portion of my classmate’s desk […]
‘Tis the Season to De-frazzle
When it comes to December in Glasgow city centre on a Saturday afternoon, Buchanan Street is heaving with shoppers. Bags hitting off the knees of passers-by amidst fleeting sounds of forced exhaling sighs amongst the hive of shoppers hunching defeatedly into their winter coats and hurrying to their next shopping destination. Operation Present Hunt. Time […]
The Newbie’s Guide to Massage
Quite often I work with clients who have no previous experience of massage therapy. Picture the scene: you booked your appointment online and having searched every building for the number 34 (EHHH, is it not at the other side of town? How long has this place been here? Oh they have a lift THANK GOODNESS!). […]
Scare yourself!
We’re often harsh on ourselves. At some point or other I’m sure it’s happened to you. Obsessed with success. Never quite where we want to be. Always striving to be better. But think back to January. Looking back on this year thus far, what small steps have you made that are worth celebrating? I […]