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How Creativity Can Improve Mental Health

Image Credit  Whether you consider yourself to be a creative person or not, everyone is creative to some extent. We don’t have to be professional artists to be creative; it’s enough to fill in a pattern in a mindfulness book. Here are some amazing ways creativity can improve your mental wellbeing.    Brain Function  The brain…

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5 Morning Routines to Boost your Mental Capacity

Is your morning routine adding to the heavy, mental load you already carry through the day? Try out these morning routines to boost your mental capacity. 1. Set your alarm for an hour earlier (if possible). It may seem like an awful thing to consider as an already exhausted adult, getting a whole hour less…

Growth Mindset Books for Children

One of what I consider THE most important things to teach our children, is the power of the growth mindset. Here is a list of our favourite growth mindset books for children. If you’re new to the term ‘growth mindset’, I would describe it as the ability to accept ALL of yourself as a positive.…

The Roads Recovery Takes.

The roads recovery (from anything!), and life, take are never straight forward, and the 'recovered' aren't forever healed from failure and relapse moments. Here is what I've learned through my decades of recovery and discovery. What let's us down... There seems to be this idea, before you've made the decision to try to build, or…