by Andy | Jul 3, 2020 | Gratitude, Wellbeing
‘There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.’ – Hamlet Lockdown has been the most challenging time my family have ever gone through. It triggered a severe mental health issue with my mum which still hasn’t been fully understood, and it has been and...
by Andy | May 20, 2020 | Happiness & Success, Mental Health, Wellbeing
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is kindness. It has been very heartening to see the number of acts of generosity and kindness during lockdown, including the incredible £32 million in donations to Captain Tom Moore, the 750,000 NHS volunteers, and...
by Andy | Nov 25, 2019 | Food for thought, Mindfulness, Wellbeing
I recently did an online course called Metaphysics and Mystery, which encouraged us to explore life’s big questions: Why are we here? Does life have any meaning? What is reality? It was a brilliant course. One of our pieces of homework was to take an opinion we hold...
by Andy | Sep 18, 2019 | Meditation, Wellbeing
When I was 16, I had a medical and was asked to touch my toes. Later that day, my back went into spasm and I was in so much pain that I had to lie on the floor for hours. It was really scary. I didn’t know what had happened, why it had happened or how long the pain...