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Aug 22 2020
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To quit is to fail?

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness
Our own glass ceilings I don’t agree. I quit my degree course third year in as I hated my year out in Spain. On paper it should’ve been an amazing...
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Aug 11 2020
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Rise of the introverts

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness
How to start? I’ve rewritten this article a few times as I’m finding it difficult to express myself without sounding defensive or for fear of offending people who do not...
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Jul 21 2020
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The four A’s

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness
Caught up in thought We often have no idea how much of our time we are caught up in our thoughts. Over the years, I spent a lot of my...
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May 10 2020
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My new normal

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness 2,660 Comments
My new normal I’ve pinched this title from a magazine article I was reading this morning as it so resonated with me. The article was about a lady who had...
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Jun 10 2019
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Road to recovery

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness 1,846 Comments
That feeling of drowning, heaviness, darkness - acute anxiety and depression felt like this. No light, no joy, everything scary, everything like wading under water. Except the fear, that was...
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Mar 25 2019
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How do we learn to forgive?

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness 3,934 Comments
If someone has hurt you deeply to your core, can you, or indeed, do you find it in your heart to forgive? I know it’s a difficult one for some,...
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Jul 22 2018
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Why I Journal

Why I journal

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness 1,078 Comments
From doodling (badly!) about all the things I’m grateful for that particular day/in general/in my life, to writing down my goals, dreams and intentions, I love to journal. There are...
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May 13 2018
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Recommended mindfulness books

My recommended reads and listens

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness 2,175 Comments
I am constantly buying new books and downloads so a comprehensive list of my collection would be incredibly long! I've therefore created a list of my faves. Audio books -...
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Apr 01 2018
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thoughts not fact

Thoughts not facts

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness 1,118 Comments
How do you distinguish between what is truth and what is your perception? Imagine this scenario: a person you know across the road doesn't respond when you shout over to...
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Mar 07 2018
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Getting your kids to calm their thoughts

By Michelle Butler Mindfulness 1,654 Comments
This is a great tool I use in my mindfulness sessions with kids as it enables me to explain mindfulness in a clear and easy-to-understand way – the calming thoughts...
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