Many people think of self-care as indulgent or optional—but in reality, it’s a vital foundation for emotional well-being and healthy relationships. In this article, we explore what true self-care looks like beyond routines and wellness trends. You’ll learn how to tune into your needs, respond with compassion, and reconnect with yourself in a way that improves your ability to relate to others. Whether you’re feeling burnt out, disconnected, or struggling in your relationships, these insights can help you build greater self-awareness, resilience, and intimacy.

What happens to our nervous system when you feel anxious? Why do we disconnect from the present moment when we’re anxious? Practise these grounding techniques that can help you come back to the ‘here and now’. Learn about why they help when you’re anxious and how they can prevent anxiety long-term.

Learn about the way your beliefs and self-talk link to your anxiety. Where do our beliefs come from? What have they got to do with feeling anxious? How do the things you say to yourself impact how you feel? What to do with beliefs that no longer serve you? Why understanding your triggers helps?

Understanding our anxiety helps manage it and minimise its impacts on our life. We look at how our nervous system responds to perceived threats; why unpacking your experience is important; why therapy helps and how other emotions and the stories we tell ourselves about them impact our anxiety.

Why did the world pandemic cause more people to suffer from mental health problems? How has built-up stress contributed to the overall increase in people experiencing anxiety after re-entering life in the “new normal”? What have we learnt from it and how can we start healing?

Until my son was born, I didn’t realise how flawed my idea of motherhood was. The mix of outdated stereotypes and social media goddess-like presentation of motherhood is a dangerous trap for new mums. Becoming a mother is one of the biggest transformations a woman might undergo in her life.

While it may feel scary at first, becoming aware of your responsibility over the choices you make in life is empowering and leads to more authenticity, freedom and deeper connections with others. Find out why in this article.

Despite life’s limitations and restrictions, we can always choose how we respond to our individual circumstances. Our attitude to every moment in our life is a choice no-one can take away from us. We may not have control over a lot of things in life, but we do always have a choice.