Hidden Anxiety
Are you a person when people say, ‘do you have anxiety?’ you say ‘no, not really?’ I have said this on occasion because I did not...
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Hafsah Raja
- Apr 22
- 6 min
Strategies for tempering expectations without hindering the joy of Optimism
In continuation from my post titled ‘the Happiness debt’, a reader wrote a comment to address the question mentioned above. I enjoy...
Emma Lyddon
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Losing my job and other such foundation-cracking activities
One of my objectives when I first started writing for K2M is to shine a light on men's health and how it is often downplayed or hidden in...
Hafsah Raja
- Apr 6
- 4 min
The Odyssey Plan
I genuinely am intrigued by the whole concept of mindfulness . I think it is brilliant for coping with anxiety and truthfully it has been...
Hafsah Raja
- Apr 1
- 5 min
Envy
Now, I am very aware that the word ‘envy’ really doesn’t have the best connotations or set a peaceful start to this post . I can already...
Hafsah Raja
- Mar 25
- 6 min
Strategies for tempering expectations without hindering the joy of Optimism
In continuation from my post titled ‘the Happiness debt’, a reader wrote a comment to address the question mentioned above. I enjoy...
Emma Lyddon
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Are you living your Ikigai?
A lot of us talk of not knowing what we want to do in life or let alone how to live life correctly. Ikigai gets pretty close to giving us...
Emma Lyddon
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Jaimie Weisberg: A Breath of Fresh Air
I had the absolute pleasure of informally interviewing (via email) the social media icon and influencer that is Jaimie Weisberg. If you...
Connie Millar
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Nourish To Flourish
For any gardeners amongst you reading, you will know that for a plant to grow it needs certain means of nourishment: water, light,...
Shrina Purohit
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
Christmas 'fucking' Cheer
Anyone got some spare “Christmas Cheer” for me to have? No? DECEMBER 16, 2017CRAZY_HAPPY_LADY Another year is slowly coming to an end and...
Connie Millar
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
S.A.D. - I smile, You smile, We all smile
The winter months are a time when warmly nostalgic ideas of the ‘night’s drawing in’; cosy jumpers, snuggling under blankets, twinkly...
Hafsah Raja
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
Advice - are we looking for it in the right places?
Being an extremely inquisitive person is actually a big part of what makes me who I am. I ask a lot of questions, but I guess after doing...
Hafsah Raja
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
The Happiness Debt
The pursuit of happiness is universally seen as an important part of our innate human and biological makeup. It is this very pursuit that...
Shrina Purohit
- Nov 5, 2021
- 4 min
Is everyone else doing “Life” better than me?
As someone who has lived with anxiety since childhood (granted I had no idea what it was back then) the above question in some form or...
Gavin Duncan
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
The problem with toxic self-improvement
The problem with toxic self-improvement -It doesn't align with personal belief -It comes from comparison -Extrinsic motivation is doomed...
Connie Millar
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
OCD - A Guide
Intrusive thoughts? Disturbing images in your mind’s eye? Rituals you must carry out. Not doing them is not an option. Urges which do not...
Amy Gunn
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Different Types of Mental Health Support
There are so many ways of treating mental health issues - so much so that there is usually something out there to support everyone,...
Hafsah Raja
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
Tragic Optimism: an Antidote to Toxic Positivity.
I will begin by introducing myself. My name is Hafsah. I will abstain from providing a lengthy description of who I am or what others...
Chris Lewis
- Aug 16, 2021
- 5 min
The Power of Online Support Groups
In 2012, I went to see my GP as I knew something was wrong with me. I started having panic attacks and felt compelled to do things that,...
Connie Millar
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
30 minute Self-Care
An unequivocal benefit of the medium of self-care is that once you begin you are more readily able to recognise when you can apply...