followingflamingosJun 23, 20204 minThree things that (often seem impossible but actually) help me manage my mental healthMore days than not, I experience low mood, excessive worry and difficult intrusive thoughts. My illness (some kind of combo of anxiety & ...
followingflamingosJul 9, 20193 min365 - 52 - 12 - 1A few days ago I was doubting that I had the words to express what reaching 365 days alcohol free (AF) meant to me. It has been such a pe...
followingflamingosJul 9, 20191 minSoberAF ResourcesSome stuff that has helped me start and continue my sober lifestyle. Books Memoirs The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober - Catherine Gray Bla...
followingflamingosOct 5, 20184 minHello Little Me: An exercise in self-careYesterday I put together a kind of psychological first aid kit (pictured below) on the advice of my therapist. Partly because I can now s...
followingflamingosMay 14, 20183 minWell-being series: Would I recommend optimism?(Optimism part 5)Overall, practicing optimism was a good positive activity for me to increase my well-being (rising from feeling neutral to ‘slightly sati...
followingflamingosApr 23, 20182 minWell-being series: Aiming for happiness or well-being? (Optimism part 2)This is a continuation of my previous post on my assignment to investigate the practice of optimism. As I continued with my positive jour...
followingflamingosJan 24, 20182 minThe Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*%"£!Today I am planning on applying some of the techniques I have read about in Sarah Knight's seminal book 'The Life Changing Magic of Not G...
followingflamingosNov 24, 20173 minFancy a fixed mindset?This morning I would like to convince you of a concept that you may feel strange from a woman who professes to follow flamingos (wherever...
followingflamingosNov 20, 20173 minWhat are you afraid of?One of the best self-help books I have ever read is Susan Jeffers' "Feel the Fear...and Do it Anyway". I thoroughly recommend this book a...
followingflamingosNov 8, 20173 minLearning OptimismA quick update on one of my Positive Psychology assignments, before I bury myself once more in the literature! I am getting so much out o...
followingflamingosOct 30, 20172 minLet it outEarlier this year I read a great book about writing as therapy. Let it Out by Katie Dalebout is about the benefits of journaling, keeping...
followingflamingosOct 24, 20173 minA Glass of your BestAre you an optimist or the other one? As they say "Glass half full, or half empty?". I am firmly on the dark side when it comes to thinki...