Peace in a Pod

The idea for this post occurred to me during a week where I’ve actually been really occupied with solo travel plans, so it seemed apt to put pen to paper (read: fingers to keyboard) to speak to the concept of travelling as a party of one, and why it is something you should never rule out. First things first, solo travel does not need to be an entire holiday where you are on your own 24/7 (but if you like the sound of that, by all means shoot for the stars, doll). It can take the form of booking a spot on a tour group who run a set itinerary, or getting in touch with independent guides in the area beforehand who can suggest and arrange activities for you (all to be covered in future posts). So just bear that in mind as you read this. We are not talking seclusion-in-a-cave-for-a-week here (but go for it if that sounds like heaven). When I sat and contemplated the life lessons I have learned from experiencing solo travel, I came up with 3 main lessons that I’m willing to share here. But t...

This week’s post will be short and sweet as it merely serves as a jumping-off point for a self-care practice worthy of your time: the art of journaling. Keeping a daily journal need not be as huge and as scary as novel-writing, and in fact, it needn’t even be daily. No-one is asking you to draft 20,000 words by the end of the month. Think of journaling as another tool in your self-care kit that allows for deeper discovery, reflection and expression, which I will explore later. Not only this, but there are actually physical health benefits linked to regular journaling, such as decreased stress, a strengthened immune system and even a reduction in asthma symptoms . So what about the mental and emotional perks of journaling? Personally, from a very young age, my more difficult thoughts felt all confusing and tangled up in my mind until the moment I got them down on paper and I could actually see them for what they were and therefore understand them better. I truly cannot count the amount...