Read this if you only take care of your physical health and not your mental health

I am a clinical psychologist who does not talk about mental health 24-7.

I’m always astounded when clients can explain to me in vivid detail their skills to accomplish something…

Awe takes you out of your own head – like one of those high beam lights switching on, your vision goes from tunnel to wide-field. But you don’t need to travel to the ends of the earth, climb a mountain, or seek out novelty to evoke that feeling.

Many shy away from the idea of meditation, no matter how mainstream it may be becoming. It sounds a bit scary and perhaps to some it sounds soft, especially when we discuss it in relation to work and impacting the way we operate.

It’s your physical and mental training for the hill that’s the problem.

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a love/hate relationship with yoga. Actually, when you take a weighted average mean, it’s more like a lukewarm relationship with yoga, and most I don’t feel like I’m getting any better at it.

In a perfect world, we’d all be fit, hot and rich. There’s no shortage of self-help books and programs, and the number of us who buy into that and never do anything don’t lag behind either.

I recently read an article by Alex Shultz on the best way to take a nap (“How to Take the Perfect Weekend Nap”). It was really interesting in that it explained all about our circadian rhythm and how our weekend habits can have a different effect to during the week.

On my staycation over Christmas and New Year this year I read “Why we sleep” by Matthew Walker. What a fantastic book. A delicious compilation of neuroscientific studies showing why it’s so important that we get our required sleep. I really cannot recommend this book highly enough.

“Why am I so tired?” was the 8th most googled health question of 2018. Part of me was blown away when I saw that and then once I thought about it, actually it made perfect sense, especially given the line of work we are in at Next Evolution Performance.