De-Stress

04/01/2026

27/12/2025

Peace of mind doesn’t come for free:
we earn peace by doing difficult things.
Confronting our fears, tackling uncomfortable conversations that need to be had, and getting stuck into the issues we’ve been avoiding.

For one thing, these were often all much easier than we imagined— and for another,
peace of mind is the reward.” —
After Darius Foroux

22/12/2025

“Not everybody has as much control as they might like, but everybody has a little more control than they think they do.”
-Lisa Feldman Barrett

15/12/2025

Social media rarely enhances our wellbeing.
You know this.

It makes perfect sense to cut out anything that promotes negative vibes. And unfollow any and all accounts that lower your mood or makes you angry or deflated. If what you’re scrolling isn’t promoting a positive perspective, delete and stay only with material that elicits a healthier mental state.

You won’t miss the negative content.

13/12/2025

There was a time when discipline was a hard grind. Better to see it as energy management.

Rest is a reset that enables us to implement what we focus on.

04/12/2025

You may like this…
“Just a couple of times a day, your head needs to be where your feet are.”

26/11/2025

Name something good in your life that ended?

What did you learn?

What bad experience did you have in your life that ended?

How did you grow?

24/11/2025

Prostate cancer is a killer disease but is highly amenable to treatment if caught early. I know: I’ve had it. There is also a worrying north/south divide here:

Prostate cancer deaths show stark north-south divide here. As this article from
The Times explains.

24/11/2025

15/09/2025

Here are a few reminders to support you, or someone you love, on those hard days:

💙 Emotions change like the weather. This storm will pass — just keep holding on.
💙 You’ve survived every hard day you’ve had so far.
💙 This is one moment, not your whole story.

If you or someone you know is feeling helpless, hopeless, or in a mental health crisis, go to

If you have emotional concerns that are affecting you, find a centre to call now. Support is available for yourself or someone you know.