Note To Self How To Embrace Being Alone In the latest edition of Note To Self, FW editor Emily Brooks answers a reader's question about embracing alone time. By Emily J. Brooks Published 17 April, 2020 Note To Self How To Embrace Being Alone In the latest edition of Note To Self, FW editor Emily Brooks answers a reader's question about embracing alone time. By Emily J. Brooks Published 17 April, 2020 Previous article Bridget Thakrar: ‘I Want To Help Lift Women Up, Deliberately And With Intention’ Next article Cyan Ta’eed Stands In The Arena Dear Em, I want to wholeheartedly embrace self-care but I find that when I’m alone, I can’t relax. I’ll cut myself a terrible fringe or do a deep dive on the latest findings on Mars. Teach me to meditate. Teach me to be happy with alone me. Not Quite Calm in Bronte, NSWNot Quite Calm in Bronte! I don’t know exactly why you’re choosing to cut yourself a terrible fringe in moments of You Time. I don’t know exactly why you’re investigating life on Mars. I don’t know exactly why you can’t wholeheartedly embrace self-care, but I do know it will be for one of two reasons. One of these is stopping you find contentment in alone time and that is either You or Your To Do List. Both are fortunately controlled by You, so the Early Good News is you can handle it. The first step is defining what one it is, so I will hurry this introduction along and explain. Note to self Best Of Future Women Wellbeing Endometriosis and I By Jordyn Fisher Wellbeing 9 ways to bring more joy into your work life By Angela Ledgerwood Wellbeing The secret to beating burnout By Dara Simkin Wellbeing Is work-life balance just the new long lunch? By Melanie Dimmitt Wellbeing Imposter syndrome is a big, fat fake By Melanie Dimmitt Wellbeing Behind the mask: How to master anxiety in the workplace By Georgie Collinson Wellbeing How Krystal Barter is changing healthcare By Melanie Dimmitt Wellbeing Domestic violence systems are failing children and young people: a message this National Child Protection Week By Conor Pall Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
