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NEWSLETTER 9: APRIL 2025 – MAY 2025

WHAT ARE AFFIRMATIONS?

Affirmations are positive statements you can repeat to yourself to challenge and overcome self-sabotage and negative thoughts.
When you repeat them often and believe in them, they can help bring about positive changes in your life.
I have always used affirmations, but not every day. As I started to see and experience new benefits,

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Newsletter 8: FEBRUARY 2025 – MARCH 2025

DO YOU EVEN WONDER WHY WE SLEEP?

It allows the mind and body to recharge so you feel refreshed and alert when you
wake up. It enables you to adapt to night and day. For centuries, people relied on
the sleep-wake cycle, called the circadian rhythm, before modern humans and
industrial development.

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Newsletter 7: DECEMBER 2024 – JANUARY 2025

WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED – DO THIS!

It’s the season to be jolly, but unfortunately, the festive holidays and New Year
celebrations can also bring stress. So, our winter bi-monthly newsletter is from
December to January 2025. Check out this article and WATCH the video to help you
de-stress.
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Newsletter 6: OCTOBER 2024 – NOVEMBER 2024

3 Major Signs Alerting You to Stress

Women: Stay alert for these Look out for these 3 Major Signs to alert you to stress and avoid getting overwhelmed

Everyone experiences stress at some point, and we all respond differently to it. Some may appear to be more highly stressed than others, and that all depends on their lives and their coping mechanisms.

The first is the physical symptoms:

There is a change in your emotions and the chemicals released in the body. Your mind focuses on feeling overwhelmed, which creates physical reactions—such as more headaches and muscle tension, which I am aware of, upset stomach, and one that most people are unaware of. Your breathing pattern changes, and you don’t breathe as efficiently, leading to tension when the body is not getting sufficient oxygen to do its job.

Women and menopause

Anxiety is twice as likely to affect women as it is men, and this psychological problem can be even more common during menopause. This is because of the vast fluctuations in hormones, high, low, or staying low for too long. This affects your mood and your emotions. Anxiety increases, stress increases, and the symptoms increase: sweating, irritability, increased heart rate, overactive mind. All these symptoms make it difficult to sleep, and you may have a stressful job to do. So, menopause for women is a time to be alert and prepared to treat and manage these symptoms while still doing their jobs well.

Sleep pattern

How’s your sleep? When you are stressed, you will find yourself unable to concentrate because your mind is going to be overwhelmed & disrupted by all the other things happening. You will notice this in your sleep pattern.  Your thoughts become focused on the problem, and you start to worry. You may start to blame yourself, develop low self-esteem, and become angry with yourself because you can’t cope as well with your job. When stress sets in, it affects your ability to manage everyday things.

If these emotional things happen during the day, they will affect your ability to calm down and relax at night, affecting your sleep pattern. If you wake up with night sweats, that will ruin your sleep.

Be alert to emotional changes.

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Newsletter 5: August – September 20242024

IS SLEEP PART OF SELF-CARE

Of course, sleep is part of self-care; most people neglect their sleep
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JULY 2024

6 Ways you can kickstart your self-care today

Starting a self-care routine is a wonderful way to prioritise your well-being and enhance your overall quality of life. Here are some practical steps to help you get started:

1. Assess Your Needs: Understand what areas of your life need attention. Reflect on your physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Your spiritual, sleep and nutrition, exercise, relaxation. Consider all of these and which ones are important for you. Make a list and pick out the important ones.
2.  Start Small: Don’t overwhelm yourself by trying to do everything simultaneously. Begin with one or two self-care practices and gradually add more over time.

If you don’t start small and start big, chances are you’ll overwhelm yourself and then give up.

3.Then set some goals

• Set Realistic Goals: Set achievable goals for your self-care routine. These goals should be specific, measurable, and realistic. For example:
  • “I will meditate for 10 minutes every morning.”
  • “I will go for a walk three times a week.”
  • “I will prioritize sleep by going to bed at a consistent time.”
• Create a Schedule: Write it down. Consistency is key. Allocate time in your daily or weekly schedule for self-care activities. Treat these appointments with the same importance as any other commitment.

• Be Mindful: Be fully present when engaging in self-care activities. Enjoy the moment without distractions and get in the flow, so your body and mind can relax and enjoy it.
• Have compassion for yourself—because—Eliminate Guilt: When you start to do things for yourself, you may start to feel guilty. Understand that self-care is not selfish; it’s essential for your well-being. Release any guilt associated with taking time for yourself.

Remember, self-care is unique to each individual. What works for one person may not work for another. Experiment, adapt, and find what resonates with you. 🌿

Feel free to explore different self-care practices and tailor them to your preferences.

JUNE – JULY 2024

SELF-CARE IS PERSONAL

Have you ever thought about what you do to take care of yourself? Do you have a self-care routine, or is it something you’ve never really considered? If you don’t have a self-care routine, then I have to ask, why?

Self-care is not just a luxury; it’s a necessity. It’s the key to maintaining overall health and well-being, and it’s time we started treating it as such.

Everyone should have that care for themselves, and you know the first care is self-care; without it, you can’t care for anyone else.

Self-care is a personal journey of self-discovery and self-preservation. It’s about carving out time for yourself, doing things that bring you joy, and nurturing your mind, body, and soul.

It’s taking care of yourself in such a positive way, not in a selfish way but in a self-caring way that benefits you mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.

There are many categories of self-care, and sometimes, we need a little help reminding ourselves of them all and how to practice them—especially when we have a busy lifestyle. So, how busy are you, and are you making time for yourself? Every week in my meditation class, I ask, ‘Are you taking time and space for yourself?’

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It’s a concerning fact that most of us don’t prioritise self-care. Our busy work-life balance often takes us away from the care we need. Just taking that time for ourselves can make a significant difference in our well-being.

Engaging in self-care has been clinically proven to eliminate anxiety and depression, reduce stress, improve concentration, release frustration and anger, and increase energy. These benefits can make you feel generally happier, and when you’re happier and more positive about life, it has physical health outcomes. Reducing stress also reduces your disease risk and increases your overall well-being.

So now you know, are you going to start doing something? You can start with something as simple as walking at least three times a week. See how it goes; you may want to walk more often or a longer distance. You can also practice regular meditation. I like to do both physical and mental activities, so a walking meditation suits me.

There is plenty you can do, but it is up to you to recognise the importance of self-care.