I have put together a list of potential online learning and culture activities and for the COVID lockdown. It seems that the lockdown will continue to be in place to some degree for some time to come. I hope you find these resources helpful! Learning Activities for the COVID Lockdown […]
Wellbeing
Music is a great healer: Listen to Marshmello & Halsey’s Be Kind
It’s not groundbreaking news that music has been proven to make us feel good. The role of dopamine in musical pleasure and motivation is clear to anyone who whacks on the tunes and jumps around to lift their mood. We spoke about the role of dopamine. how to improve it […]
What happens when a friendship turns toxic?
Negativity comes in all manner of forms. Whether it’s the seemingly endless torrent of hate and bile that’s spewed onto various web platforms every day, the glossy celeb-obsessed magazines that take it upon themselves to openly criticize those who just happen to find themselves in the public eye or simply […]
Free Fitness Activities for Lockdown
Keeping fit is essential, which is why I have put together a list of free fitness activities to help you get through the lockdown. It can be hard to exercise by yourself, so using videos (including streaming videos live) can help you keep to a fitness routine. To keep yourself […]
Motivation? Even pro athletes need a push
Let’s face it, getting motivated can be tricky. Especially when it could mean getting out of our pyjamas. Motivational gurus and talking heads will preach about how to unlock secrets to push you forward. For the most part it’s white noise signalling the same message – ‘it’s within you, you just […]
Your mental health in the pandemic
Your mental health in the pandemic We’re living in strange times right now. Unless you come under the category of being a key or essential worker, chances are that you’re now stuck at home all day and every day for the foreseeable future. Your education and your social life have […]
Isolation, mental illness & COVID-19.
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has brought about additional worries, many of which have no real answers.
Getting to know our new normal
These are strange times that we are living in now. “Normal” life as we know it has been paused and we are having to get to know a new normal. To begin with, I really struggled with this. I cried a lot. Having never been a fan of change, everything […]
Taking a look from a different point of view…
Taking a look from a different point of view… We are now into our third week of lockdown, and time appears to be passing quicker now that the weather is providing everyone with an ounce of hope. I’m getting familiar to my routine of a slow-paced life. I have learnt […]
Quarantine. Like the movies? Maybe not
Two minute read by The Oracle No one was ready for this Quarantine is a very alien and no one thought there would be an outcome as weird as this within my generation. We always saw movies where things like this happen, and I’ve have played games with scenarios showing […]
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