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This Monday I want to chat to you about a bit of a triggering topic. You might not love hearing about this one as it requires taking a long, honest look at yourself and a toxic trait most of us might feel ashamed of. If you haven’t guessed already, what I want to talk about is envy… You know that sneaky wee green-eyed monster that appears every now and then - maybe more so these days now that we have so much more access to each other’s lives.

I attribute this to why I am so adaptable and resilient, it’s a tool I’ve used a lot over the past few years when faced with so much uncertainty and having to pivot more times than I can count! It’s a 5 step process based around the question of What’s the worst that could happen? I hope it’s useful for you.

Cue potential step off the edge into a pit of doom and self-sabotage.

Why am I telling you this? Not because I want you to feel sorry for me but because as a coach and mentor for others, I recognise this as something people come to me for help with. I know that so many of you will be able to relate and I also know that social media and our perceptions of others often leave us feeling like we are the only ones who find life difficult or come up against hardships.

I stopped, slowed way down and went right back to the most fundamental movement pattern I know - the breath. One minute a day was all I could commit to, soon that became two minutes and then three and now eventually 10 minutes of intentional breathing.

It’s been almost two years since I started my journey with cold water therapy and I am reflecting on the lessons I have learned, I shared my first-year learnings last year and today I’d love to share with you what I have learned since. From learning that I can do hard things and using my own voice to healing health-related anxiety and accepting myself for who I am!