The Encouragement Diaries

Kate Kelly has years of experience in teaching the Alexander Technique. She shares how enriched life can be simply for changing habits. Listen and learn 🙌

A hunter, a forest, a group of idlers and a challenge, all lead to a clear conscience when avoiding overworking 🙌

The six steps to creating the best apology and all this started with some pumpernickel🤣

The story of a speaker who shifted his audience into action - a real story of practical motivation at work - with immediate results 🙌

Local pipe band aged from 7 upwards playing at Dumfries Midsteeple with wonderful comments from Margaret Wilson, proud grandmother of one of the players 💖

Artist/singer songwriter Lucinda Sieger kept a diary for Harriet, her alter ego, every day through lockdown and its still going strong! Lucinda is letting Harriet loose at an exhibition in St Pancras Hospital, Conference room. Listen to Harriet's story and great advice on not having an idle mind!

However barren something seems, it is amazing how growth and life has a way of appearing as if by magic when we give time and patience space to do their work.

There's a really simple way of dealing with anxieties so enjoy and see what happens when you apply this to your own life 🎉

There is something special about the power of honouring someone - not for status but just for appreciation. Namusa is one such person and here is her story 💝

Nick and Tracey Young-Thomson have faced Covid, flood, riots, bringing up the kids and can really encourage us to hold on to hope. So good🎉

When you've come through challenges and are still facing many more, how do you stay focussed and motivated to be your best? Philile has a great approach🙌

Flexibility with weather temperature changes helps learn all about being prepared - no matter how silly it leaves us looking 😁

Packing a case and feeling safe are two keys to happy travelling. Heres one way of doing that:-)

Nel Van Zanten gives great tips on the benefits of healthy gut flora and how it leads to great physical and mental wellbeing💖

A journey down a river opens up wisdom for living well🌞

Transformation starts on the inside, of you and me. So here's something that really works and a great quote from Malachy McCourt to explain why🙌

Have you ever noticed the parallels between how people deals with dog poo bags, and how they handle life? Very entertaining!

A great perspective on what can happen when we work with, rather than against tricky people.

We've all been to slap up dinners - then faced sleepless nights when our eyes were bigger than our stomachs🤪 Life's circumstances can be a bit like that overwhelming meal, so here's the best food approach ever:-)

Paul and Pam Christmas join with Kath Bateman on a mirthful podcast on family😂

Doing jigsaws are great way of discovering more about your ordinal and engaging with others 😁

A couple of encouraging thoughts about abundance and more in these troubled times.

Poppy (13) and Jules (11) give really great encouragement on staying calm and loving life. How glorious to have learnt this at such a young age 💖

A sea soundscape from Runswick Bay to help you chill whatever you are doing ❤️

How we respond to life's circumstances can be key in developing resilience and Elizabeth shares great stories from her life's journey. Such a joy to hear her words of encouragement.