There are days when life feels manageable. And then there are the days when everything seems to arrive at once. Work. Deadlines. Family. Money. Relationships. The endless messages. The thing you forgot to do. The thing somebody else didn't do. Your phone won't stop buzzing and suddenly even the smallest inconvenience feels like it might tip you over the edge. I've been thinking a lot lately about self-regulation, particularly what we do when our stress levels are high. Because knowing you're...

I had a moment recently that made me laugh (possibly not in the hahahhaha way). I'd finished a spin class, justified the glass of wine I'd planned for later, booked my next hair appointment, realised my nails were overdue, mentally added "buy eye cream" to my shopping list and wondered whether I should finally try that new collagen everyone keeps talking about. Somewhere between the spin class and the nail salon, I stopped and thought... Who exactly am I doing all of this for? A few days...

Summer sounds lovely in theory. Longer evenings. A bit of sunshine. Maybe a break away. A chance to slow down. But in reality, summer can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Work does not stop because the weather improves. Deadlines still land. Clients still need answers. Teams are stretched because people are on leave. Meetings get moved, squeezed or doubled up. Everything feels like it has to be finished before someone disappears for two weeks. And outside work, life gets busier...