Butterflies are a sign you are about to do something awesome
“Why do we get butterflies mummy? I feel sick.” This was from my 10year old daughter, just before I dropped her off at school earlier this week, on the day of her music exam. I know how she felt, having struggled with anxiety for years, it still shows up every so often, especially if there’s something “big” happening. Butterflies are your body’s way of saying “I’m anxious” Over time, I’ve learned to accept and control my anxiety, but it has taken a lot of time, patience, some therapy and medication along the way. And now they are just butterflies, they are no longer the herd of raging stampeding elephants that…
Sleep. Part 1.
sleep is often overlooked, but it is absolutely critical to our health and wellbeing, and getting enough good sleep improves health
Motivation part 2…
What made me sign up for this challenge? I have been reflecting and trying to work out what exactly made me decide to sign up to drag myself over 5000+ft of hills, over 25miles of country side. For me, there’s two main reasons that prodded me into giving this a go. You can take the girl out of Yorkshire… Firstly, I am a Yorkshire lass, born and bred. I grew up near Bradford, went to medical school in Sheffield, and only left Yorkshire when I came to live in County Durham, so I’ve hardly gone far! I can well and truly claim to be a proper northerner. So, for me,…