Author Archives: thehopefulcarer

Am I feeding despair? Despair is a pre-requisite to change. Without despairing about a situation, I will never have the need to change it. Consumerism, comfort eating, netflix binging, alcohol, drugs and retail therapy (Disclaimer: Not my personal list of comforts. Edit: ok, most on the list are my personal comforts) all hide despair andContinue reading “Am I feeding despair?”

Do you hide away when things go a bit skew-whiff? Maybe life feels like a game of peekaboo! At the top of your game (or when you feel strong enough to pretend you are), you are out there doing your thing, unconcerned when eyes are on you.  When things start to go pear-shaped, you tuckContinue reading “When life is a game of peek-a-boo”

I have to say I don’t feel very qualified writing about health and wellness as an overweight, unfit 44 yr old.   I’m now 7 years post-babies and still looking rather pregnant!  My determination to change lifestyle rather than go on countless diets has definitely been a slow process of change and not the route youContinue reading “Self-care -v- Self-comfort”

The world has embraced online living like never before. Anyone from your cat to your granny can have a presence on social media. It seems we have found our voice, but it is questionable that our voice is being heard. Do we even recognise our own voice among all the external opinions and judgements floatingContinue reading “Find your voice”

Lockdown is mental! Aside from being ‘mental’ in the Scottish slang sense of the word, its mental because our experience of lockdown is dependent on our frame of mind. Its mental health awareness week and here we are in a lockdown situation where mental health is being compromised from all angles – less fresh air,Continue reading “Lockdown is mental”

Tonight I had a full circle moment – the completion of a ‘Gestalt’ (Dont worry if you have to google it! I did too when I first heard of it!). It happened as I was listening to a live video from one of my favourite people to listen to, Kristina Kuzmic. She was sharing aContinue reading “A New Hope!”

I didn’t mean for this to happen, however, there seems to be a bit of a star wars theme going on 😁 Maybe it’s something to do with being in a house full of boys with the unlimited supply of star wars that Disney+ has to offer! This last week I’ve been highly aware ofContinue reading “The Resistance”

Yup, I’m aware that every star wars fan who crosses paths with this title will be reading my blog, including my sci-fi loving brother – hi Donald 👋😁. Nope, this is not a blog about how to master the jedi force and defeat the resistance. Hopefully you will stick around though and maybe, just maybe,Continue reading “The Force be with you!”