Essentialism Meets AI: How We Wrote a Book in a Weekend While Prioritizing Self-Care

We wrote a book in a weekend! Discover how AI and essentialism can transform your project management and self-care practices. Learn from our cyborg writing retreat and embrace intentional living for optimal wellbeing and success.

Try Quiet Flourishing Instead of Quiet Quitting: Working with your strengths

But what if we flipped the script? Instead of dialing back with a “quiet quitting”, let's talk about "quiet flourishing" - optimizing your effort by intentionally leaning into your unique strengths and values.

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It just comes back to kindness

I’ve just returned from several weeks travelling in North America. The space to think, observe new things, people and contexts, and to be curious was so embraced. Here is what I have learnt that resonated as most important.

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Quiet Quitting or is it Quiet Flourishing?

Quiet quitting can be harmful, so what about quiet flourishing? So what does this look like? Let’s explore as you coach yourself and find a balance between one's inner world and the external demands of work and personal life.

Festive Five: Celebrating 1 Year of Wellbeing Whisperer

Wellbeing Whisperer has just turned one. Thanks for your support, for sharing and for reaching out with what has resonated with you. As we move into the end of year and to mark this celebration I’ve collated the top five posts from the past 12 months as a Festive Five gift to you. Read them individually or as a set in an act of care for you and our colleagues.

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Collaboration and the PhD experience (Part 4): Mentorship and nurturing your supervisor relationship

Mentorship and nurturing your supervisor relationship are hot topics in the PhD journey. Part 4 of the Collaboration and the PhD experience series focuses on some reflective questions to support these relationships.

Do you need a Boundary Manifesto?

I’m just going to say it. I’m exhausted. My personal and professional life has blurred so much that I have developed this pattern in the last few months where I work 7 days a week. I keep telling myself I am doing it to keep up or even get ahead on tasks. But after months of doing this I’m not. That’s not cool! My boundaries need a serious refresh. What about you?

Rest as our companion to productivity: And who knew there are different types!

Rest and sleep. We know we need both. Some of us need more than others. And at different times we need more than at others. They are different, but what exactly are they and how can they help us?

The care in requests

I love receiving email requests to collaborate, speak, or run workshops. I especially like emails, tweets and DMs that share an appreciation. I honestly love hearing from others, it brings me joy. I love ideas. I love being generous. But, there is an art to communication and showing care to those you are reaching out to. Here are my 9 flips that place care at the centre of the cold call or new connection with a busy person.

July is for connecting with your colleagues and peers

July is for connecting with your colleagues and peers. Download, print or set as your screen saver this guide to building positive relationships with your teams.

June is for Jolts of Joy

Welcome to June and daily reminders to self, intentions and ideas to bring some joy into your life.

It’s time for a self-care check in

We have a new moon. Well actually we are moving into an "eclipse season" with a super moon amongst many other moon-like changes and astrology happenings over the next few months. An eclipse season is a culmination of some energy changes, and for those who follow along with astrology know that this is possibly a time for taking inventory about how we have dealt with things. So, it’s a perfect time to do a self-care check in.

Collaboration and the PhD experience (Part 2): Connecting to your why and job crafting

Connecting to your why is an important first step to working out how to achieve the goals that excite you. Let’s talk about how this may be possible with your PhD.

Collaboration and the PhD experience (Part 1 ): Positioning your self-care

Undertaking a PhD is a lengthy process. Taking care of yourself is an imperative to last the distance. Let’s consider what this might look like and how your PhD is a collaboration with yourself and others.

Collecting stories and strategies of self-care and wellbeing to help others during COVID-19

Self-care is about taking care of yourself. It is a proactive action involving steps to develop, protect, maintain and improve health, wellbeing or wellness. Self-care can be seen as a repertoire of practices – different things you do that help you care for you, no matter how small, in the act of treating yourself like you would a close friend. The importance of valuing self-care has not changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the ways in which we engage with and value our self-care may needed to have changed.

Questions to think about: Screen time, green time, down time and me time

Questions to think about and you ponder your screen time, green time, down time and me time.

Mindful walking as one daily act of self-care: Meditation54321

Every day I go for a walk. I walk to feel the fresh air on my skin, to smell nature and to notice beautiful things around me. I also walk to pause. To pause, stop, refresh and renew. On my walk I’ve been noticing new things, and I’ve been sharing these on social media as a way to share my pause and pass it on to others.

Digging deeper into boundary setting: questions to help you

If we are being present with a boundary setting, then we need to be present with the process.