Tag: mental-health

• Reframing old memories to change current perceptions

  

  Our experiences shape who we are in the world – and how we react to things. When our responses lead us to a place we don’t want to go, can we reconfigure our memories to move in a more positive direction? Probably. But it takes practice.

  Sharlene Zeederberg

  April 13, 2025

  Anxiety, Getting Older, Life Lessons, Mindfulness

  Anxiety, life, Life Lessons, memories, memory, mental-health, Mindfulness, peri-menopause, writing

• Oh, here I am…Empty nesting is a chance at rediscovery

  

  The kids are out of the house and off to uni and adulthood. My parenting job is done. Suddenly, I feel like a whole new me.

  Sharlene Zeederberg

  March 10, 2025

  Empty-Nest, Getting Older, Life Lessons, On Life, Parenting

  blog, cognitive load, Family, life, Life Lessons, mental-health, middle age, Mindfulness, Parenting, sense of self

• I think I’ve become addicted to sweat… isn’t life just full of suprises

  

  I think I’ve become addicted to exercise – or at least the feeling of exercise. The endorphin rush that comes with sweating it out to music. Life is full of surprises!

  Sharlene Zeederberg

  January 28, 2025

  Getting Older, Life Lessons, On Life

  ageing, exercise, fitness, funny, gym, health, life, Life Lessons, Menopause, mental-health, peri-menopause, wellness

• The Power of Attention: Shaping Our Thoughts

  

  Somewhere along the line in my grown-up life, I developed a sense of hopelessness about humans. But I’ve realised I’m caught in a negativity bias, and that good and wonderful things abound, if only I’m mindful to attend to them.

  Sharlene Zeederberg

  November 18, 2024

  Anxiety, Getting Older, Life Lessons, Mindfulness

  cognitive biases, consciousness, hope, Life Lessons, mental-health, Mindfulness, philosophy, spirituality