Why I Can’t Take Power Naps (and What My Evening Routine Looks Like Instead)

Do you ever take a power nap? One of those fifteen-minute snoozes that leaves you feeling completely recharged, fresh as a daisy? I ask because I really can’t do it.

How an Old Sitcom Became My Comfort Show During Trauma

You know that a while back I went through something difficult, something that left a deep mark on me and was, in the end, one of the reasons I started this blog.

Harry — Episode 2: The Ambulance

— Episode 2 in a five-part series about what happened to Harry —

I called 112, but my phone refused to cooperate. I heard an intermittent electronic beep. I tried again. The same beep.

This is taking too long.

How to Calm Anxiety Naturally (A Simple Mantra That Helped Me)

I didn’t expect a simple sentence to make such a difference during a period of intense anxiety. But it did.

 

How to Get Through Difficult Days (When You Can Barely Get Out of Bed)

What if the only thing you expect from yourself… is to get out of bed before 9?

And what if that’s enough?

Feeling Alone vs Loneliness: How I Learned to Cope and Even Befriend It

I used to think loneliness was something you either had to endure or escape.
Then something shifted in the way I related to it — and it changed how I experience being alone entirely.

How to Reduce Anxiety Naturally: A Simple Grounding Exercise That Actually Helps

It started with a knot in my stomach.
Not long after that, I could barely bring myself to step outside.
What eventually helped me was surprisingly simple — and something I had known for years, but had completely forgotten.