Mindfulness: Practicing Bravery

Way back when I started this blog, one of my key focuses was mindfulness, and how to incorporate mindfulness into my everyday life, in spite of the stresses that came my way. Well, now I've decided to bring back the mindfulness series, with reflections, tips and techniques that I use now that I'm travelling. (Don't…

The Backpacker Chronicles – Week 1

Well hello there, it's been a while, hasn't it? Just a quick update on me- since the last time I wrote, I have: quit my job moved out of my flat packed a 10kg backpack run away to Central America Big stuff, right? Anyhow, this life change means that the focus of this blog is…

Mindfulness: Reading (a lot)

As I mentioned a week or so ago, I've been really struggling with increased depression and anxiety, thanks to my parent's divorce and the breakdown of my relationship with my father. That, combined with an intense work life, has meant an increased need to recentre myself and practice mindfulness wherever possible. This year I've found…

Woman Crush Wednesday: Serena Williams

I love to share inspiration and motivation wherever I can, and I especially love championing fierce and fantastic ladies. This week I was inspired by Serena Williams' open letter to women everywhere, and so I just had to share it. So this week's post is a slightly different format; I'm going to let Serena's words speak for…

Monday Motivation: Leo Manzano

This week I thought I'd share some motivation that really hit home for me when I saw it earlier this week. It's about Leo Manzano, who is a Mexican-American middle distance runner. What struck me about this video was Leo's focus on learning from injury- as someone who is currently a little bit in denial…