I spoke about sleep in a live video on Instagram earlier today. I thought it might be useful to post it here as well for anyone following my blog. I covered a number of strategies that I often talk about with my clients when they are struggling with sleep. I provide information about the sleep […]
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Part 3 of 3: SO, WHAT IS MINDSET? This series of articles was inspired by a few conversations I had with women who are relatively new to racing as well as a conversation in SheRace; SheRace is a closed Facebook group dedicated to encouraging more women into racing. Our mindset is made up of the
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PART 2 OF 3: I WANT TO RACE WELL. WHAT DO I DO NOW??? This series of articles was inspired by a few conversations I had with women who are relatively new to racing as well as a conversation in SheRace; SheRace is a closed Facebook group dedicated to encouraging more women into racing. As
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This series of articles was inspired by a few conversations I had with women who are relatively new to racing as well as a conversation in SheRace; SheRace is a closed Facebook group dedicated to encouraging more women into racing. My Story So here’s a little picture of my cycling history. Like many I grew
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Do you struggle with an unhelpful internal monologue? Do you often catch yourself telling yourself that you’re just not good enough, or can’t do ‘that’, or will never do ‘that’? I wonder if practising kindness and compassion towards others might help you to learn to be kind and compassionate with yourself. Kindness is an act
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Many people use apps as their first attempt to manage their mental health concerns. It can be less intimidating to try an app first… sometimes it’s because of a fear about admitting to someone that you’re struggling. When our mental health isn’t what we’d like it to be we sometimes struggle to work out what’s
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Here’s the follow-up to my previous live-stream video… This time I’m talking about how we can use breathing to assist in the management of our anxiety. For a written summary of three different breathing strategies you can also have a look at one of my early blogs: 3 Ways to Manage Anxiety with your Breath Please
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Do you know what anxiety is? Do you feel worried, stressed, nervous, tense, scared or fearful, concerned, shakey, apprehensive, uneasy, agitated, trepidatious, or perturbed? Do you have the jitters, the collywobbles, the shakes, the heebie-jeebies, the willies, or butterflies? Anxiety is a survival mechanism. It is a primitive response that allowed us to respond to
Do you know how to listen to and sit with someone who is struggling? It can be difficult and uncomfortable to sit with someone else’s discomfort. Here are a a few tips that might help you.
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3 Ways To Manage Anxiety With Your Breath You know that feeling… you can’t breathe… your heart is racing… your palms are sweaty… you’re feeling shaky… you need to get out or away… We don’t often think about, or pay attention to, our breathing… until we struggle to breathe. There are lots of reasons why
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