Are You Alone This Christmas? Then Revel In It!

Single at Christmas? You’re not alone Forgive the pun, but you are not alone, if like me, you fall into this sizeable group… At the end of 2019, the Office of National Statistics reported that around 7.7 million people in the UK are single and living alone. That is over 10% of the total population […]

On PTSD, Resilience, and Doing Life Differently

My interview with Pam Warren (Paddington train crash survivor) Guest post by Simon Scott-Nelson from Wellity On PTSD, resilience, and doing life differently I met with Pam on the morning she emerged from her latest ‘Fug.’ This, in itself, demonstrates what we discussed in our interview, and her resilience. What is a ‘Fug’? ‘Fug’ is the […]

To Be Happy or To Be Content? That is the Question!

Happy or Content – Which Is More Enduring? Let’s be clear straight off the bat… I’m not talking about ‘stuff’ in this article. Material things do not make us either happy or content – sure, they may give us a fleeting whiff of happiness, but never true contentment.   In this post, I’m talking about […]

Be Kind to Yourself – You’re Your Own Best Friend

When the going gets tough, be kind to yourself Is it me or are more people reaching burn out, tired all the time, getting sicker or throwing their hands up in the air in exasperation, disillusionment and despair? I have a variety of friends and connections who are all showing worrying signs of getting to […]

Celebrating success, however small, is good for your health

We are very good at running ourselves down or being critical of our achievements however, how much effort do we put into celebrating success however small? If, like me, you lean towards perfectionist tendencies, then you can be very hard on yourself.  Though you may allow yourself a fleeting sense of accomplishment it is not […]