Yearly Archives: 2016

My week went a little awry and worry laced its hinges. Last night I came up with the perfect solution for my worrisome heart; Chicken Soup. Chicken soup is for the soul, it heals, it calms and it soothes. Doesn’t it? You see this time last week I was waking up from […]

Panic attacks, chicken soup and learning to be kind.

28 Apr, 2016 in 2016: April worry by Amanda

I like to think that I’m cooler than worry and that whatever comes my way doesn’t phase me it all. This statement could not be further from the truth. I’m that tall, blonde, wearing a black classic blazer trying to appear somewhat together, but underneath at the depth of my […]

Stop trying to figure everything out

24 Apr, 2016 in 2016: April worry by Sara Polanski

I woke up worrying this morning. It was 4 am. I’d had a dream that spoke only of failure. I was vulnerable, I was not meeting expectations, I was letting people down. And of course people were watching. It was an uncomfortable dream, a little too close to home, and enough to set […]

To worry or not to worry…

23 Apr, 2016 in 2016: April worry by Esther Murray

I didn’t think I was a worrier, I thought I was easygoing and carefree. What I didn’t know was that I stuffed the worries deep down on the inside. Packed them in tight. Refused to acknowledge their existence. Recently, though I realised they were there. They were like my Tupperware […]

I didn’t think I was a worrier

18 Apr, 2016 in 2016: April worry by Em Hazeldean

Have you ever made a mistake that you keep reliving? A mistake that causes you to think about why it happened and what you did wrong? Are you living with the echoes of that mistake and can’t escape it? I remember the time I was talking about the death of […]

Shake It Off and Be Happy

12 Apr, 2016 in 2016: April worry tagged #don'tworrybehappy / #shakeitoff / #worry / brenébrown / kinwomen by Elaine Fraser

When my daughter wakes in the night from a bad dream, I blearily walk her back to her room. Snuggling her down in her bed, I pray over her: “May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.” This prayer is my […]

The worries of motherhood

7 Apr, 2016 in 2016: April worry by Jodie McCarthy