The Gently Rebellious Blog: Turning Overwhelm Into Joy
Feeling overwhelmed or burned out? Discover simple, inspiring ways to gently rebel against stress and create a life that feels lighter, calmer, and more aligned. Through personal stories and practical strategies, this blog offers a nourishing space to explore, reflect and reconnect with what truly matters to you.
Hereâs why that inconvenient tear leakage at work (that threatens everything youâve worked so hard for) is good news for you
Â
I know itâs also really s**t!
Â
Inconvenient tear leakage is a terrib...
I was thinking of you the other day as I picked up the dog's mess in my garden (bear with me!)
Â
So I can look at my beloved garden, my hard-worked for, long desired half an acre and I can see:
Â
...The Gentle Rebel commits to herself FIRST
Â
To living her life, her way.
Â
How is this an act of rebellion?
Â
It takes courage to own up to the fact that you're struggling with overwhelm
Â
It ...
Today Iâm continuing with my Gentle Rebellion by creating a nourishing and messy list of the kind of person I am:
Â
Iâm a Last Minute Person (thank you to Kristen for this one). Itâs not that I donâ...
Your head is so full it feels like your brain is bruised (ouch!)
Â
You canât think straight but have no time to take a break
Â
Your body aches even though the run/walk/yoga/workout you keep meanin...
You're sick of feeling overwhelmed
Â
You need a solution that works without adding to your overwhelmÂ
Â
You need THE ONE MINUTE MARKE
Â
The one-minute audio that gets you out of overwhelm instan...
Are you in Self Development Hell?
Â
Youâve identified all the things that are wrong with you.
Â
You know all the ways you want to be better.
Â
Youâve read the books, followed the success tips, d...
What do you want?
Â
And why is this deceptively simple question so difficult to answer?
Â
It seems like such a nice question to be asked but can actually be one of the hardest questions I could ev...
The pressure you feel to keep âtemporarilyâ postponing your life is not coming from your external circumstances.
Â
If youâre sick of wondering why you struggle to find the time and energy for work a...
Wish you could hang on to that holiday feeling?
Â
What is it about holidays? We long for them and sometimes they give us just what we need but then that feeling slips away and weâre left back where ...
In this weekâs episode I deliberately experiment with letting go of my strict routine for how and when I record my podcast episodes, to encourage you to see if there is anywhere in your life where you...
Itâs time to heal. Itâs time to celebrate. Itâs time to start living again.
Â
Media and marketing messages have always tended to be doom laden but the deliberate misuse of evidence-based psychology ...