Mental Health, Autism Awareness & Self Care
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not particularly a fan of Halloween. Not only do I not like horror/spooky/scary things, but having people knocking at my door all night is a huge trigger for my anxiety. I actually ran a poll on Instagram earlier today, asking if people loved or hated Halloween, and the […]
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Well yesterday was a striking reminder for me as to why we need to avoid relying on social media as business owners. Out of the blue my Pinterest account, which is my main source of traffic to my blog, eBook and sign ups for my email list, was suspended. 6 million monthly unique views, over […]
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*this post contains gifted products and affiliate links Next month will mark my one year anniversary of taking the leap and becoming self employed! I can’t believe how quickly the time seems to have flown and, while it’s not quite been the smooth sailing I’d hoped for (trying to balance a masters degree and running […]
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Hi, hello, remember me? Yes I know it’s been a while since my last post. I think in the past few months I’ve only managed to get three new posts up, and I’m sorry about that. I could blame it on my master’s degree, and while working on my dissertation has taken up a ton […]
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*this post contains a gifted item If there’s one thing I can’t talk about enough on here, its the importance of self care; especially if you spend a lot of time online. I love making little self care based routines for myself throughout the day, as I find it really helps me remember to practice […]
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Oh Instagram, the app we all love to hate right now! Between low engagement on posts, the follow/unfollow game, and of course the algorithm it’s easy to see why so many of us are getting a little fed up with Instagram right now. So I thought I’d put together a quick post talking about how […]
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If there’s one thing I’m grateful for, its that the people who are closest to me understand my autism and do what they can to help support me with it. Unfortunately I know that other people aren’t always so lucky. There are still so many misconceptions and stereotypes around autism, with people regularly mocking people […]
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I love having my own business but it really can put a strain on my mental health at times and make me feel overwhelmed and anxious. Don’t get me wrong, I would never want to go back to “traditional” employment again (that was even worse for my mental heath!), but some days it can all […]
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The theme for this years Mental Health Awareness Week is Body Image – something that I’ve struggled with all my life. I’ve been bullied for the way I look throughout school: I’m fat, my boobs are too tiny, I have “thunder thighs”, my skin is too oily so I look sweaty, I look like a pig… It’s […]
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