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The Gratitude Challenge (or the recipe for happiness)

20th January 202315th December 2017 by Emilie Marie

In this day and age we have forgotten about the ancient concept of gratitude. Nowadays we are programmed to want more. It is all around us and social media are making things worse, showing us constantly things that we are supposed to want.

We want more money, more holidays, more freedom, more clothes, a new car, the latest product from Apple, a new partner, you name it. What we’ve already got is never enough. And as a result we feel frustration, and unhappiness.

But what if we could retrain ourselves so that we could learn to appreciate more what we have instead of wanting new things all the time?

Why are we more depressed during the winter? It’s not just about daylight…

7th December 2017 by Emilie Marie

“We are more depressed in winter”. This is one of these things that we have always heard and taken for a fait accompli without questioning it. But what if it did not have to be this way?

Why getting a good night’s sleep can help you fight depression

8th January 202117th November 2017 by Emilie Marie

Getting 8 hours of sleep is number 1 advice on all sources relating to managing depression. But why?

Learning to slow down

3rd January 20216th November 2017 by Emilie Marie

In “How To Survive The Winter” I talk about how I go into hibernation over the winter. I seem to be needing more sleep and heavier food to get me through the colder months. My body just asks me to slow down.

The 6 things to know when supporting someone who suffers from depression

3rd January 202123rd October 2017 by Emilie Marie

Being there for someone, what does that really mean? Does it mean being physically there 24/7? Do it mean putting their needs before yours? Does it mean walking on egg shells?

I AM worth it! And so are YOU!

27th March 202317th October 2017 by Emilie Marie

Guest post by Sheleen from the blog dansmapeau.co.uk

How is it possible to care for someone else, if you can’t even take care of yourself?!

This is something I hear people saying all the time. I just didn’t get it! What do you mean take care of myself?! I’m a selfless person, I give. That’s just what I do. I don’t do me I do them.

Yeah right! Until the point where I completely burnt myself out. Maybe it’s part of the reason I became ill myself. Thinking that the people I was looking after came before me.

The 5 signs that your colleague might be suffering from depression

3rd January 202110th October 2017 by Emilie Marie

Today is World Mental Health Day. And the theme is Mental Health In The Workplace. So I thought this was the perfect opportunity to talk about depression at work and how to help a colleague.

How Meditation Can Help Relieve Your Depression

4th March 20214th October 2017 by Emilie Marie

Can meditation help relieve your depression? Not everyone agrees. My very dear Yoga teacher Michelle Chand Michelle Chand certainly does not. She thinks that there couldn’t be anything worse than sitting in silence having to contemplate what is inside her own head when she is feeling low. Granted, if you put it like that…, it doesn’t sound too appealing.

How depression can mess with your love life and how to stop it from happening

3rd January 202128th September 2017 by Emilie Marie

Has depression ever impacted your love life? Have you ever met someone amazing, that one person that seems to be ticking all of your boxes, but for some strange reason out of the blue you start panicking? That horrible internal voice kicks in and tells you that you don’t deserve that person. That person is too good for you. That person is too amazing. You are not playing in the same league. And if you persevere you are going to get hurt. Because why would someone so amazing want to be with insecure you?

How food impacts your mood using Good Mood Food

15th January 202310th September 2017 by Emilie Marie

Quite randomly I have recently been reading up on how what you eat can impact your mental health, or so called Good Mood Food. I wasn’t looking for this information but just stumbled upon it and I have found some interesting things that I thought was worth sharing with you. So here we go.