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I’m always grateful to the Queen that her Jubilee coincides with me marking a decade of my life. Not least because it guarantees me an extra bank holiday to celebrate another decade passing. And so it was this year. The recent Platinum Jubilee marked me leaping into my 50s and prompted me to ask myself […]

This week is National Men’s Health Week. Healthy bodies, hard exercise, good diet, and regular visits to the doctor are all things we associate with keeping healthy. However, it is important to understand that mental health is just as important. So, we have asked the men of Complete to give advice on how you can […]

As a coach I am privileged to hold a space for my clients where they can truly open up and share their inner narrative. One of the most common themes I hear from people in all walks of life is some version of “I’m not good enough”. Human beings are far better at self-judgment than […]

We just breathe, don’t we? It’s not like we have to think about it. It just happens. You might notice your breath more when you’re exercising, but aside from that it’s not at the forefront of every waking moment. While I’m not suggesting you need to think about it all the time, I am hoping […]

Climate change struggles to stay at the top of the news agenda. COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, the Queen’s Jubilee and the cost-of-living crisis are understandably taking our attention. But this year’s World Environment Day is a timely reminder that climate change continues to be the most pressing existential threat to our planet. Just over […]

Saturday was the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, it’s a useful reminder of just how important our unique interests and perspectives are. However, our differences present challenges. I’m sure we’ve all worked with people who just don’t seem to think like us. How much easier the world would be if […]

If World Information Society Day adds to your anxiety that you’re falling behind others when it comes to tech adoption, you’re not alone. Doom-laden headlines in the media don’t help either. Some predictions estimate that 20-50 percent of all jobs will disappear because of developments in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next 10-30 years. No […]

For a large portion of his adult life, my father was a ship’s captain. Then, when I was born, he permanently ‘came ashore’ – a nautical term meaning ‘stopped drinking rum and singing dirty shanties’. But he never really left the sea or, at least, it never left him. I was raised on his tales […]

Gone are the days of people boasting about how they survive on just a few hours’ sleep a night – at least I really hope they’re gone. It used to be some kind of macho badge of honour that a person claimed not to need much sleep. Now, we know that a lack of sleep […]

Salvador Dali napped while holding a key. Igor Stravinsky did headstands. Dr Seuss wore crazy hats. Agatha Christie ate apples in the bath. And Japanese inventor, Nakamatsu Yoshirō, keeps himself underwater until just moments before death. What is the purpose of these bizarre and extreme rituals? One common objective: the pursuit of that most precious […]

Tomorrow (2 April 2022) is World Autism Awareness Day, but every day is autism day in our house, and this is the same for many other households. Around one percent of the population have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and there are an estimated three million family members and carers of autistic people […]

Happiness Is … An early morning walk as the sun comes upA heartfelt hugSupport and unconditional love from your family and friendsGiving support and unconditional love to family, friends and beyond‘Enough’ moneyA warm bathA cuddle with the catAchieving a specific goal        My teenage son’s favourite: a full fridge!The middle of a raveSilenceSinging in a choirMeaningful […]

This month I’ve been exploring the wellbeing impact of nature in a series of articles linked to  UN sponsored days focused on the natural world.  In the first article I set out how our emotional response to nature creates changes in our biochemistry that improve our health, energise us and enable us to think more […]

Earlier this month I started a series of three articles on how to harness the wellbeing impact of nature, with each article linked to a UN-sponsored day focused on the natural world.  In the first article, I explored how our emotional response to nature creates changes in our biochemistry that improve our health, energise us […]