by Claire Melvin | May 12, 2026 | wellbeing
The accident that changed everything Just before Christmas 2014, I found myself in the same lane as a lorry on the M25. It was for a fraction of a second, and then after doing a 180, and a few somersaults, my car was upside down in a field next to the motorway. I...
by Claire Melvin | Apr 19, 2026 | wellbeing
I nearly missed it — but Stress Awareness Month is too important not to talk about. There seem to be days, weeks and months which commemorate all sorts of things these days and April is no different. I found out just yesterday that April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’...
by Claire Melvin | Jan 18, 2026 | wellbeing
Monday 19th January is ‘Blue Monday’ or the most depressing day of the year. There isn’t a scientific reason behind this, but supposedly we’re all broke, it’s cold, motivation is probably lacking, there’s a post-holiday slump and the short daylight hours all...
by Claire Melvin | Aug 25, 2025 | wellbeing
My mind is a bit blank this week as I come to write this. I’ve been working hard, getting my podcast ready to launch in September and I haven’t done much else! When Accountability Keeps You Going I’ve mentioned elsewhere I’m doing a business version of the ’75 Hard’...
by Claire Melvin | Aug 18, 2025 | wellbeing
The never-ending to-do list Rather unusually for me, I had a mammoth to-do list this weekend. And somewhat expectedly for me, I didn’t get quite a lot of it done! I think this is common for us all – being constantly ambitious with what we’re able to do in what is...
