Articles on Increasing Positive Emotions
Meditation for Healing Type 1 Diabetes
Meditation. Hmmmm. I have a love/hate relationship with this practice, which is kind of ironic! Isn’t meditation just supposed to be about inner peace, love
A Complaint-Free Life
As I was writing my last blog post on Self-Compassion and Kristin Neff’s book “Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind To Yourself”, I started mulling about what compassion
Gluten Sensitivity
The next step on my healing journey has become about food again. Having identified my problem with dairy two years ago, I have now discovered that gluten is also a problem for me. Gluten is a protein (a long-
Self-Compassion
Self-compassion. Urgh. A topic like this is one that I steered away from for many years. I had the attitude that self-compassion was the route to self-destruction because, after all, if I’m being kind to myself, I’ll
Why Are We ‘Fighting’ Type 1 Diabetes?
I was raised in a family of linguists. Both of my parents studied languages at university, as did myself, my brother and my sister after them. We’ve always played with and thought
Reflection and Gratitude
I’m taking a moment just now to be reflective, be still and at peace. I am pausing to take notice of where I am now. To notice just how far I’ve come. I think it becomes really easy on a healing journey
NEWSFLASH!
I have just come across an article in Science Daily that I wanted to talk about. It has finally been found that insulin not only plays a role in digestion but it also influences brain function. At last the wider scientific community are
Body Confidence
I have a photo in my bedroom of me, my brother and my sister when I was seven years old. It’s a typical holiday photo, with all three of us perched upon a rock whilst the tide sweeps gently in and out by our feet. The