Recently in The Curious Club, we focused upon play and the importance of it as adults. We often think play is only for children and yet engaging in playful activities as an adult has numerous physical, mental, and emotional benefits that contribute to overall well-being and a balanced life. Play can help your wellbeing in…
On our wellbeing coach training we explore and discuss what we think and feel about various emotions, one of which is ‘disgust’. Disgust: an emotional response of rejection or revulsion to something potentially contagious or something considered offensive, distasteful or unpleasant. Charles Darwin wrote that disgust is a sensation that refers to something revolting. It’s…
Humans are social beings, although some more so than others. However, loneliness is on the increase with an average of 7% of people in the UK reporting feeling lonely from November 2022 to February 2023 (from Campaign to End Loneliness). This percentage may seem low yet equates to 3.7 million people who feel alone. That…
The UK is about to host a monumental sense of occasion, a ritual full of pomp and ceremony, history, tradition. Whatever your thoughts, as I know the coronation can divide opinion, I would like to take this moment to reflect on the need for rituals. I used to think ritual was just a better word…
Pleasure, the notion of doing something for pure enjoyment is wonderful for our wellbeing. Yet… we can so often dismiss it as not important enough, by thinking pleasure is somehow frivolous (think of the phrase ‘are you travelling for pleasure or work?’), that it has to be associated with guilt (think of the term ‘a…
I love Spring and this time of year. The new growth in the garden, the blossom beginning to make an appearance, the anticipation of the flowers which will arrive in a few months time and I also love the work which goes into making all of this possible in the garden. It strikes me of…
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