Guest author, Jessica Fender, writes about how we can all take a moment for ourselves and successfully decompress from frequent social, family and work pressures.

Stress, affects us in different ways and with National Awareness Day taking place this week, we wanted to share some tips that might help you understand how stress affects your body and how to tackle it from a different perspective.

So how do you achieve more sleep? According to the National Sleep Foundation, here are some steps you can take to improve your time in deep sleep all year round

Being persistent means sticking with your goal no matter what life throws at you, approaching it with relentlessness, focus and intention. It means never giving up until the thing you desire has been achieved.

Here are 4 steps you can take to stay persistent and achieve your goals

Mindfulness is one of those cultural buzzwords that has gained a lot of prominence, especially in today’s fast-paced world where being busy is often seen as a badge of honour, and even more so in pandemic times where there is such a big focus on mental health.

This week we’re sharing a technique used by the US Military which, with practice, should allow you to fall asleep in under 2 minutes. The method was originally published in Relax and Win: Championship Performance and is reported to have been used successfully in the most inhospitable of sleeping locations, such as in warzones - so it should work in our cosy bed!

Your mental health deserves to be nourished and taken care of. In the pursuit of higher confidence and better quality of life, there is a method that can help you throughout that journey: journalling.

While we certainly will not look back at 2020 with fondness, it did teach us so many lessons and also, left us with so many things to look forward to in 2021. Here are a few below:

Our good friend Richie Bostock, aka The Breath Guy, has just launched a new book, Exhale, and gave us a little sneak peek into some breathing techniques that we just had to share!

Check out these 5 books on mindset and reaching your goals in 2020 and beyond:

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. We have put together a list of six things that help us improve our mood when we are feeling down. We hope these help you too!

The ability to focus on a singular task, thought, or subject while excluding everything else from your field of awareness is a skill that few have mastered. And yet, concentration is one of the most important qualities to possess.