Sorry, but also a bit not-sorry... Hi Team. You could definitely be forgiven if you'd completely forgotten that this little blog even existed, because this blog has not seen even a glimmer of action since the end of May - which honestly feels like a lifetime ago, doesn't it? Whilst I do feel a little … Continue reading Let’s Catch Up: August 2020 Life Update
I wrote my first podcast recommendations blog post back in August 2019 - wow, that was a long time ago. Not a hug amount has changed since then, I still LOVE a podcast, and I'm still primarily listening to podcasts that cover topics largely in the health, fitness and wellness space. Podcasts for me are … Continue reading My Favourite: Health, Fitness and Wellness Podcasts [NEW April 2020]
Last week I suffered my first panic attack. I talked about it - reflected on it - a little more in my last Sunday Series blog post so I'm not going to go into detail here. But it wasn't something I had experienced before, nor something that I would like to experience again if I … Continue reading Recovering From A Panic Attack: Advice From Friends…
Hello. How are you? If this is the first Sunday Series post of mine that you’re reading, welcome! As the title suggests, this post is me (Moll, hello) sitting down on a Sunday morning, with my coffee (important detail) and reflecting on the week. It’s a useful exercise for me, regardless of whether anyone reads … Continue reading SUNDAY SERIES #3: Reflecting On A Difficult Week
This week feels like it has been one of my worst mental health weeks for some time. After a really great weekend with friends, it came as a nasty surprise to wake up on Monday morning feeling, what I tend to call, "cloudy". During these cloudy times, everything can feel like "too much". Reflecting back … Continue reading How I Managed A Bad Mental Health Week
I have been shortlisted for 'Best New and Noteworthy Blog' at the HBC Health Blog Awards 2019! When I launched my little blog - A Molly Story - never in a million years did I think that within six months of being online, I would be shortlisted for a blogging award. No sir'ee. I already … Continue reading Shortlisted: Health Blogger Awards 2019
Amongst the multitude of other positive benefits, fitness has really helped me with my body image and body confidence. This week has been #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2019, I wanted to expand on the relationship between exercise and body image, a little. The Research If you aren't already aware, the month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month. … Continue reading Fitness Goals and Body Image
If you're anything like me, these negative body-image days roll around every once in a while. There was a time when this would be my 'every day', but as I started 'working on myself, for myself', as the saying goes, the bad days were interjected by more frequent 'good' days. Fast forward to now, with … Continue reading ‘Negative Body Image Days’ and How To Beat Them…
I have a true love-hate relationship with social media. I'm only 25, so I know that it plays a huge part in everyday life (mine included), but being 25 means that I also grew up in the 90s, when the only screen I had to play with was a etch-a-sketch, and when I went home … Continue reading Make Your Social Media a More Positive Place
Oh hey! I'm Molly. Thanks for stopping by - it's so nice to meet you! I have thought about having my own blog for a long time. This is actually attempt number three (they say "third time lucky" though, right?) Blog attempt #1: I was in my second year of Uni and I started a … Continue reading My First Blog Post; Welcome to ‘A Molly Story’
