Well-being Mojo

We all know about the importance of self-care, but it often gets sidelined because we feel too busy, or unmotivated, or perhaps we see it as a luxury we can’t afford. Join Claire and Sue as they share their Top Ten Tips for self-care that is easy, free and can be done in under 5 minutes. All with the aim of supporting your mental well-being and building self-care into your everyday.

The Scottish well-being term of Coorie can help us to reframe Wintertime from dark and wet into feeling all snug and cuddly. This year, more than ever, we could use Coorie to lift our spirits, find a good balance and bring a sense of intention into our daily routines to support our own mental well-being. What Coorie elements have worked for you?

We all know rest is important, so why do so many of us find it difficult to find time for rest? In this episode, Claire and Sue share how they each interpret rest and discuss why the idea of doing ‘nothing’ seems so challenging, focusing instead on how to rest without guilt and with intention.

Empathy, values and emotions each have a key role to play in how well we communicate and how effectively we manage and develop our relationships, both within the workplace and within our personal lives. So why are they still referred to as ‘soft skills’? In this episode, Claire and Sue discuss the term ‘soft skills’ and how these seemingly ‘softer’ aspects of what makes us human, are actually foundation skills for life and work.

We seem to be talking a lot about resilience these days but what is it and how do we get it? Claire and Sue explore what resilience really means, how it can support that healthy mindset approach to life and help our mental well-being. Plus, how we can build up and nurture resilience for ourselves.

When things are difficult we are often told to 'lean in', but what does this mean and how do we do it?

In this episode, Claire and Sue offer a personal perspective, sharing how it suddenly made sense. being open to the process and giving it a go, they realised just how powerful it could be.

In this episode, Sue takes a closer look at each of the 3bs and shares how by focusing more closely on ways to Be, Believe and Breathe, we can set a supportive intention to start each day and consider how we want to feel, rather than simply focusing on what we need to get done.

Claire and Sue discuss the helpful practice of noticing our emotions and the importance of acknowledging how we are feeling as a route to figuring out what course of action to take to support our mental well-being. With help from a Coaching model, originated by Jackie Arnold, they talk through a really simple method for moving from being caught up in our feelings, to owning them and identifying what happens next.

“If you have the choice between being right and being kind, choose being kind.” Wayne Dyer. In this episode, Claire and Sue discuss taking the 'kind' route and how by placing the emphasis on being kind over our need to be right, we are actually supporting our mental well-being, as it changes our thought patterns once we make this into a habit. This change also develops our resilience and encourages self-care, therefore enabling us to have that healthier mindset approach for ourselves as well as empowering those in our community.

In this episode, Claire and Sue tackle the sometimes challenging subject of accountability; its relationship with our mental well-being and what it means to be accountable for our own actions and behaviours. They discuss the idea of accountability as a practice and how it can help us build up a healthier mindset approach to the way we support ourselves and improve our interactions with others.