by Kelly Seaward - Ding | December, 2022 | Kelly Seaward - Ding, Motherhood, Positive Psychology
In part one, Transitioning into Motherhood, I explored my pregnancy journey. This blog – December 2022, marks the first anniversary of the death of my beloved cat Bella. She was part of our family for eleven wonderful years and this blog honours her memory. Bella...
by Kelly Seaward - Ding | November, 2021 | Kelly Seaward - Ding, Life
‘The only people who get upset about you setting boundaries are the ones who were benefitting from you having none’ I have seen the above quote a few times on Facebook. I usually write in line with empirical research regarding Positive Psychology, but...
by Kelly Seaward - Ding | October, 2021 | Kelly Seaward - Ding
We travel in this world in our bodies, it is our temple and it needs the right nourishment to do all the wonderful things it is capable of doing. The mind-body connection is constantly bringing new depths of research to help us navigate our way to flourishing. I...
by Kelly Seaward - Ding | January, 2021 | hope, Kelly Seaward - Ding
The Foundations of the exploration of Hope: One of my roles is teaching drama and something very interesting took place with my year 11 students. For their GCSE they have to create a devised piece of drama. The requirement is the teacher provides a variety of...
by Kelly Seaward - Ding | November, 2020 | COVID Life, Kelly Seaward - Ding
‘Love, as it turns out, nourishes your body the way the right balance of sunlight, nutrient-rich soil, and water nourishes plants and allows them to flourish’ (Fredrickson, 2014, p. 4). As the schools shut on 20th March 2020 and the teaching world embraced a...