Happier with Hazel

Stress has a habit of creeping up on us and it can easily go unnoticed because we have busy lives and its only when its causing real problems with our health, relationships, in work that we are forced to acknowledge it.  But by recognising it as early as you can,  knowing the various guises it shows up as means you can think about doing something about it.  We can’t change what we don’t know so being aware is the very first, important step to managing your stress in a whole new way - and even learning to use it to your advantage!  In this episode I’ll tell you about the signs and symptoms of stress then, next week, I’ll go through ways you can turn stress around and begin to take control of IT instead of it controlling YOU.  

Do you put things off, then miss your chance or you’re scrabbling at the last minute? Sick of never getting things done and wasting energy on worrying about it? In this episode I explore why we procrastinate and how you can overcome it to get done the things you want to – to get the life you want. What are you waiting for? Listen now!

Would you like to try mindfulness but don’t know how? Or you’ve tried and found it too hard and you’ve given up?  Listen here for easy ways to practice mindfulness without sitting and struggling for hours. With suggestions for short practices you can fit into your daily routine and a couple of longer, guided meditations for you to try.  Get the benefits of increased focus and concentration, be more present and alert and enjoy mindfulness without the stress.   

We all feel lonely from time to time. I know I have in the past and more recently too. Feelings of loneliness are personal, so everyone’s experience of loneliness will be different.

One common description of loneliness is the feeling we get when our need for rewarding social contact and relationships is not met, it can be like a physical pain affecting our focus, our decision making and even our health. But loneliness is not always the same as being alone.

You may choose to be alone and live happily without much contact with other people, while others may find this a lonely experience.

Or you may have lots of social contact, or be in a relationship or part of a family, and still feel lonely – especially if you don’t feel understood or cared for by the people around you 

Learn more about loneliness and what you can do about it in this recent episode. 

Have you ever had the sensation of looking at your life and wondering – what happened? How did I end up here?  Or maybe you know you are not in the right lane, there’s another life you want to be living.   You can see it but its are just out of reach and you ask yourself, why am I here, why am I not there?

In this week’s episode I’ll be sharing my story of how I radically changed lanes and what may be holding you back from finding your true direction – and what you can do about it.

This is for anyone who may be at a crossroads of their life, or lost their way and doesn’t know what to do next or just woken up to the fact that the life they are living is not their authentic one.