This week I have been feeling totally overwhelmed, the weight of what we are experiencing has really started to affect me and I am struggling. I am a trained professional in dealing with mental health issues and feelings such as anxiety, stress and overwhelm but that doesn’t mean I have it together at all times. I, like all of us, have days/weeks where nothing feels right, I can’t focus, I can’t seem to get anything done and I seem to spend most of my time feeling guilty for not succeeding in any of the multitude of things that I have to juggle.

As I am writing this we seem to be entering a new phase of escalation in the coverage and spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the media coverage of this virus has been unprecedented. To date it has had 1.1billion mentions across global media platforms, in comparison SARS had 56.2million and HIV has had 40 million! Sporting events are being cancelled, countries are going into lock-down, USA has banned all travel from Europe and the global economy is already suffering as a result….

Meditation: many people swear by it; it’s an intrinsic part of their daily routine like showering or cleaning their teeth but what does it mean? how does it work? and what is the affect of mindfulness & meditation on our brain and how we feel in general?