There’s so much advice out there on how to breathe to facilitate calm- box breathing, star breathing, one nostril or two, 4-7-8, do I sit or lie, hold or let it flow, that you could be left feeling pretty perplexed about whether there’s a right or wrong way to breathe. Fundamentally, when you are tryingContinue reading “Little things… that can help…Soothing rhythm breathing”
Tag Archives: cortisol
Little things series…coping with morning anxiety
Do you wake up feeling anxious or nauseous? Not everyone realises that there is a biological reason for this, namely the cortisol awakening response, and it’s perfectly normal. The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is an increase in the stress hormone cortisol peaking 35-40 minutes after wakening. This occurs on top of the highest increase inContinue reading “Little things series…coping with morning anxiety”
Perimenopause and low mood
For me there was a clear difference between my usual monthly tears and the tears that started to come in my 40s. Tearfulness before my period started as a young teen but it wasn’t until I was in my 20s that I realised there was a monthly premenstrual pattern to it. I’d generally feel veryContinue reading “Perimenopause and low mood”
Old post – Missing hugs
I think we could all say that this has been a tough year for the planet. During these strange times there is nothing “normal” about social distancing and separation from the ones we love. Recently I had my hair done. It needed doing but more than this – I really wanted to catch up withContinue reading “Old post – Missing hugs”
Sea change 