Bear with me whilst I get up to speed…
I’ve been a bit quiet recently because I got one of the horrid bugs doing the rounds.. I’ve spent 2 weeks poorly not doing much other than coughing and feeling sorry for myself because I was supposed to be having a nice time away for half term. Instead, I was not well enough to even climb the stairs, so definitely none of my usual holiday activities of mountain walking for me…Thankfully I am feeling much better now and thinking about getting back to work next week… but just bear with me whilst I get back up to speed. One of the things I have noticed over the last couple of…
What is success?
What does success mean? When I first sat down to write this, I started by thinking about the big goals that Lifestyle Medicine has inspired me to look for… a purposeful, fulfilled, meaningful life with balance between the different aspects (pillars) of life. Being a part of the Lifestyle Medicine community inspires me to have good healthy goals, to eat wholesome well-balanced nutrition, to be physically active, to be connected to those we have relationships with and our community, to practice good self-care, to look after our mental health and wellbeing, and to avoid those things that are unhelpful or harmful. All of those things are potentially good goals to…
How (not) to get back to work after a holiday…
One of my coaches who I supervise said to me in a session this week… “as a coach I am so good at supporting my patients with what they should be doing to feel better but I’m terrible at doing it myself”. This really resonated with me particularly this week. I went away on holiday last week, and started back at work after the bank holiday weekend. I can soundly say that I have not followed my own advice about how to look after yourself and do good self-care in practice. So here are my top ten tips of how NOT to get back to work after a holiday… then…
