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Put the phone down!
I was rather shocked at several recent events to see the extent to which most participants seemed attached (literally!) to their mobile phones. As the day was starting and speakers had started talking, phones could

How to avoid frying your brain
So what signs should you be looking for to know if you are entering the “danger” zone of burnout? Well, it depends where you are along the road that can lead there. There are several

Relax in the doing
As I was driving on the motorway the other day, overtaking a huge lorry with my little car, I suddenly realised I was very tense on the stirring wheel and my body was leaning forward

Busy brain v. Clear mind
Have you noticed how when we are doing so much, rushing around, we make more mistakes? We may not notice it but when we do too much, our brain tires. We think our brain can

Switching off
Imagine: 4 weeks with no internet connection, no mobile phone connection, a landline that barely functions and sometimes not at all, far away from the crowd, with just silence and nature around… And I am

Sleeping Tips
As promised last month, here are a few practical tips if sleep is eluding you. If you wake up during the night and feel restless: instead of tossing and turning, drink water or herbal tea,

Sleeping better
Difficulties sleeping? Tossing and turning? Anxiety or ideas going round in circles and preventing you from sleeping? Finding it hard to concentrate on work the next morning and wishing you were feeling energetic and refreshed?

Balancing your professional life and your private life
Over the last century, our life time has expanded and our working hours decreased. Do you, like me, wonder where all that “free time” has gone? Do you often feel overloaded, overwhelmed, rushing under the