Wisdom, Musings and Experiences from Lynda

My Gifts From Anxiety I’ve learned that my particular brand of anxiety – or poor mental health, is triggered by been out of whack with my values. When I’m not true to myself, when I don’t stand up for and act on what I believe in, when I don’t focus only on what I can...

What's Happening To Me? Anxiety feels like a suffocating weight that can crush even the strongest of souls, and yet it’s your body’s natural response to fear, threat and the unknown. That response is usually transient, it triggers your fight / flight response,...

We Need Awareness Weeks Have you ever felt icky or uncomfortable talking to someone about their or your mental health? You probably feel exposed, or vulnerable and you might even have to face up to some biases. Both collectively and individually, we need to get brave...

Stickiness, for me is about having the courage to go for the things that really matter to you, being able to sit in the discomfort of uncertainty or not knowing in order to grow, and being tenacious enough to hold vision and grow into the person you are here to be.

Are You Creating Enough Mental Space?   I work in the mental wellbeing field, I have decades of experience, and yet the one thing I constantly have to remind myself is to make space – space to just be. This is how / where I ground myself, feed my soul, stay clear...

We all coast in life & business now and then and that’s ok – necessary even, but coasting as a default is a great way to stop living. It’s almost like the more successful you are, or the more expectation you feel there is on you, the harder it is to shake things...

First, let’s get really clear about where we are at – we each have different experiences of lockdown and of social distancing depending on our circumstances, our jobs, our families and the degree of isolation we are feeling. To move forward we have to accept and, more...

Like many good myths and stories, Pandora’s Box has iterated over time – if I had a pound for every inspirational speaker I’ve heard say ‘and the last thing out of Pandora’s box was hope’ I’d be doing very well. For hope to prevail, you have to suspend your fear long...

Reduce Your Anxiety By Helping Others Lynda HoltAt the risk of stating the obvious, we live in scary times – whatever your background, your job, your politics - this affects you. I’m seeing a complete contrast between my small business client, many of whom have seen...