The Stress-Skin Connection: Tips to Support your Skin from Stress

As the holidays approach, excitement builds, but so can our stress levels. Between planning parties, shopping for gifts, travelling, and juggling end-of-year deadlines, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. And here’s something many people don’t realise stress doesn’t just affect your mood - it affects your skin, too. Guest contributor, Louise Thomas - Expert Facialist & Founder of Louise Thomas Skin Care - shares some simple and effective Skincare Tips to Reduce Stress and Support Your Skin this festive season.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne17 December 2025Stress, Mind-Body Connection

How Do I Know If I’m Burnt Out? Signs & Strategies for Burnout

When does ‘being busy’ tip into burnout? And how can you tell the difference between everyday stress and something more serious? Let’s talk about it...

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne12 February 2025Self-Care, Fatigue, Burnout

How to Be Present & Step Out of Doing Mode

Would you benefit from shifting your focus from doing to being a little more? Learn more about how you can step out of doing mode, and into simply being.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne15 January 2025Self-Care, Burnout, Mindfulness, Stress

Values: What They Are, Why They Matter, And How They Can Transform Your Life

Let’s explore why values matter, what they are, and how understanding yours can help you live with intention and more fulfilment.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne11 December 2024Self-Care, Values, ACT

Want Better Sleep? Avoid These Three Common Mistakes

Find out the three common mistakes that I’ve seen people who struggle with sleep often make and, crucially, my recommendations for overcoming them.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne11 September 2024Self-Care, Rest, Sleep, Fatigue, Insomnia

The Seven Types of Rest Every Person Needs

Essential for restoration, boosted energy and preventing burnout, there are seven different types of rest, each of which serves a unique purpose in helping us to feel physically, mentally and emotionally well. Explore your own individual needs, as well as what works best for you, to incorporate more restful practices into your everyday life.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne7 August 2024Self-Care, Rest, Sleep, Fatigue, Stress, Burnout

Three Steps to Building Resilience: Harness Your Window of Tolerance

Discover the three crucial steps to psychological resilience, empowering you to better manage stress, regulate emotions, and navigate life's challenges.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne10 July 2024Stress, Burnout, Self-Care, Rest, Nervous System, Dysregulated, Regulation

Protect Yourself from Stress with Resilience: Your Psychological Body Armour

Shield Yourself from Stress by Strengthening Your Psychological Resilience.

Survive Christmas with Twelve Days of Mental Fitmas

12 Mental Health Boosting Strategies to help you thrive over Christmas (and beyond!)

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne29 November 2023Christmas, Self-Care, Stress

Sleep Better: Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Sleep

In this article I share scientifically backed information and actionable strategies which, if done regularly and consistently, will improve both quality and quantity of your sleep. Thus, resulting in a wealth of physical, mental and social benefits.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne25 April 2021Self-Care, Fatigue, Burnout, Stress, Sleep

Why Can’t I Sleep? Understanding Sleep Struggles

It is often our negative thoughts about sleep, in addition to certain behaviours we do to try to address the problem, which are responsible for 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 sleep difficulties, and can contribute to sleep disorders, such as insomnia.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne31 March 2021Self-Care, Sleep, Fatigue, CBT, Stress, Anxiety, Mind-Body Connection

5 Common Myths About Self-Care

The biggest resistance piece I hear from people in therapy sessions, particularly mothers, is that self-care is selfish. In this article I want to address a few common misconceptions or myths about self-care and reiterate to you the importance of a regular, consistent self-care practice.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne10 February 2021Self-Care, CBT, Rest, Working Mum, Mum, Mom

Value-Based Self-Care: What it is and Why you need it

Value-based self-care is what it says it is; self-care based on your values. There’s an abundance of data which shows that out emotional health is optimum when the actions we choose to exert our time and energy on are aligned with our values. Try this simple three-step process to help you identify the self-care practices which are most aligned with your values.

Burnout & ResilienceTess Browne27 January 2021Self-Care, Values, CFT, Burnout, Fatigue, ACT