Author: Elena Overfield
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Comfort Zones
Thursday May 11 I will start this blog post with a single quote: if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. The concept of ‘comfort zones’ is an odd one. The comfort zone is a state within which a person operates in a neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviours to deliver a…
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Learning to Change: Rediscovering Yourself
Wednesday 11 May The thought of change is horrific to some people: part of the human condition is to enjoy what we know and be afraid of what we don’t. But have you ever wondered what life would look like if there was no change and life was just rigid? Change is exciting. It opens…
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The ‘Sunday Scaries’ and Why I Love Mondays.
Saturday 7 May – The phrase ‘Sunday Scaries’ is a newly built phrase in today’s society, which describes the feelings of anxiety and dread about the week ahead or the weekend you’ve just had which you get on a Sunday. It’s often connected to ‘hangxiety’ – the feelings of anxiety when you have a hangover,…
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It’s Ok to Slow Down
Sunday 1st May Today I woke up feeling… lost. Does anyone else feel like this? At the end of the week, after a week of productivity and ‘strict routines’, my body and mind have demanded a rest. This week I have started a completely new chapter in my journey to recovery and finding my bestest…
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Comparison: the thief of joy
Saturday 30 April Comparison is not a new word for any of us. Daily we all fall to our knees to the king of making our lives and all that we do feel utterly useless and, shortly put, rubbish. It’s like no matter what we do, we always fall short of being good enough. This…
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Balance in Life
Friday 22 April Life as a young adult can seem very scary. There’s so many things to think about: degrees, financial life, the next steps. The societal pressure put on those aged 18-25, even aged 30, isn’t talked about enough. We become fixated on the idea that we should have everything figured out by the…
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What would you tell your younger self?
Monday 18 April The very first thing I would tell the younger me would be this: abs do not define who you are, eating the least calorific item on the menu does not define who you are, cardio does not define who you are, your body does not define who you are. Who we are…
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The art of enjoying what you have instead of chasing what you don’t
Sunday 17 April A large part of the human condition constructed by today’s society is complacency. We often jump to moan about all that we don’t have, what we want to have and what we hope to have in the future. Being present and living in the here and now is something which is highly…
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