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  • 3 Things Worth Knowing About Dreams

    3 Things Worth Knowing About Dreams

    In Answers In The Dark: Grief, Sleep and How Dreams Can Help You Heal, the subject of dreams is explored and in particular how they show up for us when we’re going through a difficult time.  Here’s three videos that explore different areas around dreaming, that might help you begin your own journey of discovery, including… Read more

  • Why Do We Wake Up So Tired? A Tip for Better Sleep That Might Surprise You

    Why Do We Wake Up So Tired? A Tip for Better Sleep That Might Surprise You

    According to various commentaries, including from the World Health Organisation, insomnia is a global problem*. Many people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, and when they do wake up, feel like they’ve not been to bed at all. We know the pace of life affects our quality of sleep. Technology makes us easily interruptible… Read more

  • How to Create a ‘Not-Knowing’ Plan

    How to Create a ‘Not-Knowing’ Plan

    In a world where information is available at our finger tips, there will still be times when an internet search engine can’t give us the answers we need. If you’ve found yourself in a situation that develops into, or exacerbates, anxiety you’ll understand the difficulty of managing periods of uncertainty.  Our fears and worries rise when we’re… Read more

  • Self-Care for Busy People

    Self-Care for Busy People

    In our busy and changing world it often feels like there’s not enough time, especially when it comes to taking care of ourselves. Whether you’re taking care of someone you’re worried about, or just rushing from one task to another, the last thing you may think about is having some ‘me’ time.  Some people worry that… Read more

  • Self-Care for Bad Days [Worksheet Included]

    Self-Care for Bad Days [Worksheet Included]

    We talk a lot about self-care these days and it can help in terms of helping us manage things like our resilience to some extent.  In Answers In The Dark, I include a section called the Self-Care Check In, which looks at how we might know when we’re not ok and what might help.  But on the… Read more

  • How to Create a Vision (Action) Board

    How to Create a Vision (Action) Board

    Whether you’re someone who has high hopes and big ambitions or just wants to settle on a particular direction in life right now, you may have been wondering how to get started.  A Vision (Action) Board is a great way of putting your aspirations into a visual display to help you decide, and stay focused… Read more