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Everyday Rest In 5 Simple Steps

 Prioritising rest

I’ve been reflecting on how much rest is an intentional choice recently. Too often I think we tend to think of rest as a luxury and as something we can only really pursue once we’ve finished ‘everything else’. And it also tends to be the very first thing that gets cut when we become busy or over-stretched.

But why is it that we see...

5 simple steps for prioritising every day rest

 Prioritising rest

I’ve been reflecting on how much rest is an intentional choice recently. Too often I think we tend to think of rest as a luxury and as something we can only really pursue once we’ve finished ‘everything else’. And it also tends to be the very first thing that gets cut when we become busy or over-stretched.

But why is it that we see...

One Year On…

 Reflecting back…

I’ve been thinking a lot about rest recently, particularly as I’ve been reflecting on our passing the one year anniversary of the pandemic really starting to interrupt our every day lives.

When lockdown measures were first introduced here in the UK this time last year, for many of us it felt like a bit of ...

One year on…

 Reflecting back…

I’ve been thinking a lot about rest recently, particularly as I’ve been reflecting on our passing the one year anniversary of the pandemic really starting to interrupt our every day lives.

When lockdown measures were first introduced here in the UK this time last year, for many of us it felt like a bit of ...

How Smart Are You With Your Phone?

 Suffering from phone distraction 

I have a question which I’ve been asking myself a lot lately: Are you in control of your phone or is your phone in control of you? Because often for me, it seems like it’s the latter …

Too often I find myself picking up a what’s app message and then get sucked into another unrelated Facebo...

We can do better on women’s health

 Miscarriage & advanced maternal age

Anyone who has been reading this blog for any time, will know that over the past three and a half years my husband and I have been dealing with recurrent miscarriages through our mid to late 30s.

Then finally we both turned 40 this year and found ourselves unable to get pregnant again; ...

Sand between your toes

 Ready to feel the sand between your toes?

Warm gentle breezes. The rhythmic sounds of a breaking surf. Washes of orange and blue painted across a sunset sky. The spray of salty water at your feet…

Everyone loves getting away on a beach holiday, but what if you could bottle up that feeling of rest, and live in it every day?...

10 Tips Slower, Simpler, More Soulful Living

 Slower. Simpler. More Soulful.

A few years ago, I was caught in a season of over-busyness. I was working full time in a marketing role, parenting a toddler, and juggling lots of other church and social commitments too.

I often found myself feeling stressed out, over-extended, and longing to slow down - yet struggling to ...

Sand Between Your Toes

 Ready to feel the sand between your toes?

Warm gentle breezes. The rhythmic sounds of a breaking surf. Washes of orange and blue painted across a sunset sky. The spray of salty water at your feet…

Everyone loves getting away on a beach holiday, but what if you could bottle up that feeling of rest, and live in it every day?...

10 tips for a slower, simpler, more soulful life

 Ready to feel the sand between your toes?

A few years ago, I was caught in a season of over-busyness. I was working full time in a marketing role, parenting a toddler, and juggling lots of other church and social commitments too.

I often found myself feeling stressed out, over-extended, and longing to slow down - yet str...