Improving your mental health can be achieved in various ways. Mindful activities such as yoga and meditation have shown to be effective for benefiting someone’s mental health as the practices can reduce stress.  Moreover, there are other physical practices that can make the mind a more calm and collected place. Cleaning and getting organised are […]

Catastrophising During a Crisis – “To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.” –  Seneca It’s easy to slip into a state of mind in which you dwell on the worst possible outcomes when faced with a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Such a cognitive distortion is known […]

As we’re coming to the end of the year, many people will start to think about the changes they want to make in their lives once 2021 rolls around. It’s good to have goals and it’s good to want to change unhealthy habits, but why wait until the new year when you can get started […]

If you constantly find yourself stressed or overwhelmed, it may be time to take a step back and examine why. Like many others you are possibly under a lot of pressure, whether that’s emotional or demands on your time. One of the first signs of overwhelm is the impact is has on the home environment. […]

Self-care is activating your best self by looking after your mind, body and spirit. They are choices you make that improve your mental, emotional and physical state, allowing you to be better and aim higher. Now more than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic, self-care is important. Having to stay indoors can be stressful and you […]

Tidy Home Tidy Mind You have probably heard this phrase a thousand times before but, ‘a tidy home really does equal a tidy mind.’ If you aren’t quite sold on the idea, there are many reasons why this life philosophy works! There are a number of ways in which clutter can affect your home and […]

Declutter Your Life: it could make you more content The average number of possessions per person has increased HUGELY over the last two generations. Contentment levels however appear to have decreased. So it’s clear that excessive consumption does not fulfill its promise to make people happier.  So far, so anti consumerism…. But let’s analyse it […]

Happy New Year! How are you feeling today? Are you in the mood for setting goals? Or does it all feel a little overwhelming? I firmly believe that, in order to make improvements to life, you often don’t need anything. Instead, it might be better to lose something.  Ultimately, you may need to have less…..in […]

Living in a calm, clutter-free, ordered space is vital to those with Alzheimer’s and at A Tidy Mind, we can work sensitively with sufferers and their families to help them create safe spaces and live independently for as long as possible. You may not be thinking about making modifications to your home to help you […]

Ever feel like you start the day with great intentions about how productive you’re going to be, but then reach lunchtime and have pretty much clocked off already? It doesn’t need to be that way though. There are plenty of things you can do to make your day more productive for you and the people […]