A painful job interview, a dreadful commute, a broken umbrella, an intolerable boss, stepping in dog poop on the way to a date… Bad days happen. We can’t get rid of them but we do have easy suggestions for improving your mood regardless and feeling happier. Smile It’s true: smiling can trick your brain into happiness and…
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The Power of Saying No
Setting healthy boundaries at work when you work in the City isn’t easy. There’s an important element of “firefighting” involved in my City job. Of course, there is no real fire or danger, but to those who are experiencing the problem, it feels like their world is about to fall apart, that their life is…
How reading can make you feel better
As I read Sarah Ditum‘s article in one of my favourite magazine (In The Moment), I was reminded about the therapeutic power of reading and how books can make you feel better. New Dimensions Truth be told: I am a slow reader. But while this could be an issue when reading for research or study purposes, I…
Freedom: my intention for the month
New month in and as my 2018 tradition goes … this month my word is FREEDOM. As soon as I started to brainstorm about this last week, this word stuck in. Why? I asked myself. What does freedom mean to me? We are free to make choices. We are free to live our choices. Other…
Reflections & Welcoming the New Year
Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small. – Tim Ferriss I know I’m not the only one who feels this way, but 2017 absolutely flew by. Yet, 2017 has been a mindful pursuit of self-discovery, in order to live a happier life. I’ve…
Self-Care for Stress Relief
Usually the more we are under pressure, the less we take care of ourselves: we work long hours, we sleep less, we eat any type of snacks as a quick comforting hack and above all there isn’t time to enjoy the moment. Our brain is transformed and operates under a continuous “deadline mode”. Running from…
