“Everyone feels like this before exams, right?” “It’s normal to feel like this. Everyone gets nervous before exams.” You tell yourself this as you sit staring at revision notes that won’t stick in your head. As sleep becomes impossible the night before a test. Your mind goes blank the moment you turn over the exam […]

“I just need to push through the pain” “I can handle it.” “I just need to be tougher.” “Keep going, push through.” This was my mindset for a long time. I told myself that acknowledging pain was giving in to it. I told myself that if I just stayed busy enough, focused enough, strong enough, […]

“I don’t have time to be anxious!” “I just need to get through this week… this month… this project. Then I’ll deal with how I’m feeling.” Sound familiar? I said this to myself for years. Between teaching, senior leadership responsibilities, raising two boys, and managing my own health challenges, I genuinely believed I didn’t have […]