Calm Under Pressure: How to Stay Steady When Life Feels Uncertain
Uncertainty has a way of getting under our skin. Even when life looks stable or perfect on the outside, the inside is a different story…mind racing, the body feels tense, and distracted.
This blog explores why uncertainty affects us so deeply and how our nervous system responds when answers are unclear. Drawing on psychological research, it introduces the Window of Tolerance, explains common stress responses like overthinking or shutdown, and challenges myths about what it really means to “cope.”
You’ll also learn simple, evidence-based regulation tools that can be applied in daily life and at work, including a practical exercise to regain a sense of control when things feel overwhelming.
New Year, Same Triggers, Different Response
That Sunday night dread before returning to work? It's not weakness. It's your nervous system adjusting from holiday mode back to responsibility mode. Here's why post-holiday blues happen and the science-backed strategies to ease your transition back.
Time Anxiety: Rebuilding Your Relationship with Time
Feeling overwhelmed by time anxiety? Discover what time anxiety is, how it shows up in daily life, and evidence-based strategies to manage it. Learn practical tools for neurotypical and neurodivergent brains, plus a 7-day challenge to rebuild your relationship with time.
Procrastivity: The Art of Being Productively Distracted
Break Free from the Productivity Trap
Your deadline is coming very soon, yet you're busy organising files and perfecting emails instead of finishing your crucial project.
Welcome to PROCRASTIVITY—the marriage between PROCRAStination and producTIVITY. Coined by Dr. J. Russell Ramsay, it describes staying busy with real tasks while avoiding important work. Your brain seeks comfortable, predictable activities that provide immediate satisfaction while sidestepping challenging projects.
Break the cycle by 5-Minute Anchor, Awareness Check, or Strategic Breakdown.
Recognize when you're staying busy instead of being effective. Redirect energy toward work that truly matters, and your future self will thank you.
Quiet Burnout: The Silent Performance Killer
Have you ever felt like you're on autopilot at work — attending meetings, ticking off tasks, but feeling emotionally numb inside? You might be experiencing quiet burnout — a subtle yet powerful drain on your energy, motivation, and sense of purpose. Unlike the typical signs of burnout, quiet burnout creeps in silently. You still perform, but something’s missing: your joy, drive, or connection. This blog explores what quiet burnout looks like, why it’s often overlooked, and how it can slowly eat away at your well-being and professional identity. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, demotivated, lost, or just “off,” this read offers practical tools, compassionate insights, and resources to help you recognise the signs — and take action to reignite your inner drive ❤️🔥.
