The Best Sources of Inspiration to Spark Your Creativity Discover the best sources of inspiration to help you stay creative and unlock ideas, solutions, and new ways of thinking.

You don't have to just wait for inspiration to strike.

Instead, you can find ways to inspire yourself!

Here are a few of my favorite sources of inspo -

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Thank you! 😊 That's something I needed to hear

Believing in myself has been the hardest thing I've had to do

How to Look Confident Even When You’re Nervous Learn how to look confident even if you’re not with simple and practical tips you can use in your daily interactions.

Can you truly fake confidence?

If so....

How can you act more confident than you actually feel?

Let's talk about it in my latest blog!

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Interesting...when I was a kid, I used to empty the clothes out of my wardrobe and sleep under the lot of them; I found the weight comforting!

Yess, I did similar when I was younger!

It's called deep pressure stimulation, where we apply firm, gentle pressure to take us out of fight or flight mode

It's also why a pet on our lap or a tight hug can be so soothing 😊

The Benefits of Weighted Blankets [My Personal Experience] Discover the main benefits of weight blankets and decide whether it’s worth buying one to help you sleep, relax, and even relieve pain.

Did you know?

Weighted blankets can reduce stress, anxiety, and even chronic pain.

Whenever I need to feel more grounded and calm, I crawl under my weighted blanket like a hibinating bear 🐻

Perhaps one will be your next self-care purchase!

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Major props to anyone who DOESN'T have anxiety or just a general sense of impending doom

Seems near impossible during the current state of things

Hope the sun rises soon

#stayhealthy #mentalhealthawareness

The sweaty climb to reach such waterfalls is *ahem* not so enjoyable...

But, we have to give a little to take a little when it comes to our beautiful world, right?

Photo of a waterfall

Staring at waterfalls is my favorite pastime

What is Diffuse Thinking? Trigger It to Boost Your Creativity Find out what diffuse thinking is and check out simple ways to trigger this mental state to improve your creativity.

Do you know that feeling to sitting at your desk trying to *force* an idea, solution, or just a spark of creativity?

For fresh, inspired ideas, try diffuse thinking 💭

Find out what diffuse thinking is and how to activate it in my latest article -
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A great entry to the blog today, a fantastic read to get away from the commuting doom scroll on my way to work.

Whilst I make videos which are focused around me talking a lot, I struggle with public speaking a lot. It's very different behind a screen with 100 cuts.

Love it

It's a topic that really reasonates with me as someone with social anxiety, and I've done a lot of research to find tips that are actually helpful rather than sticking to generic advice

So, don't worry, I won't be telling you to imagine your audience in their underwear

Your descriptions are just as captivating as your photographs 🌅

Glad you like it! I'll definitely be making more🐙

Five Simple Public Speaking Tips for Beginners Learn how these simple public speaking tips for beginners can help you build confidence and shake off your anxiety when talking publicly.

My newest article is for anyone struggling with public speaking. I'm not just talking about big speeches or presentations, but even regular interactions that cause nerves 🎤🎙️

So, if you're looking for easy tips for public speaking, check it out -

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👏🏻 getting off Instagram was a game changer for me, and Facebook is next

New hobby alert 🚨

I'll try not to go overboard with buying yarn and accessories, buuutttt making this little octo has made my Monday bearable 🐙

Another Friday appears

I'm super glad to get through another work week

But it's kinda deflating knowing I spend 70% of the week waiting for the other 30%

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Today is definitely a day *sigh*

My cat always seems to know when I'm getting tense. She'll sneak over and just flop herself on me 🐱

Pet cuddles are a great example of deep pressure stimulation, which can ease our anxiety and help us relax

Read more about it in my latest blog: gettingtoknowourselves.net/what-is-deep...

Most of the time I have a pretty good idea why I'm anxious

But sometimes I don't know what's making me feel that way.

The 'there are enemies nearby' music is just louder some days.

After you acquire a billion dollars you should have to start the game over at a higher difficulty level

Looking to find the level of peace and contentment my cat has on a fluffy blanket

#selfcarecat

Very concerning.. I do feel that younger generations need to be explicitly taught how to fact-check and shown the importance of finding sources for information

Loving the colours here

Behold, my little ring holder cactus, made from air-dry clay, a screw, and some tinfoil! 🌵

I love him of course.

This is one of my first clay projects, and was pretty simple to do

I talk about clay sculpturing and other easy hobbies in my lastest blog gettingtoknowourselves.net/10-easy-hobb...

Endless wisdom in those pretty eyes 🧡