The Stress Bucket: Why Small Things Can Feel So Big
Caroline Prout Caroline Prout

The Stress Bucket: Why Small Things Can Feel So Big

We tend to think that stress comes from one big event: a major crisis, a huge change, a difficult diagnosis, or a painful life event. And sometimes it does. But often, stress builds in a much quieter way. It drips in through the small things, the daily demands, the constant over thinking, the unfinished tasks, the worries we keep returning to, until eventually we feel overwhelmed, flat, tearful, irritable or unable to cope.

That is where the stress bucket analogy that I use with my clients can be so helpful.

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Spring: My True New Year
Caroline Prout Caroline Prout

Spring: My True New Year

Ah, Spring! For me, this season feels far more like a New Year than January ever does.

January is not my time for fresh starts or big goals. It’s a time for comfort — to slow down, cosy up, and restore energy after a long year. Spring, though, feels alive with possibility. It’s when I start to feel ready to move, create, and grow.

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You Don’t Need a New You!
Caroline Prout Caroline Prout

You Don’t Need a New You!

Honouring who you already are is a far more powerful foundation for change than chasing a “new you”

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