Shehnaaz Mohamed's (naaz) Blog

Self-care is all about being good to ourselves. It's about treating ourselves as well as we would treat others. It is the practice of doing things that improve or preserve our physical and mental well-being. There are many benefits to it including improved resistance to disease, increased product...

Miscommunication is the root of most conflicts. All too often when we try to communicate with others something goes astray. It can at times be quite challenging to know how to speak up for ourselves without seeming to be unpleasant or misunderstood. We often struggle as people to say what we mean...

Maintaining a good mindset is probably the most important thing we can do for ourselves at the moment. But it's not always easy. Many of us are concerned about our health, our loved ones, and our finances too. Then, for some,  there is the boredom of isolation to cope with – there is only so much...

Many of us go through life unfulfilled, feeling like we have failed to reach our full potential. But surely we can change our lives at any age. So why are we missing the mark and how do we start to turn things around? Some of us just drift along in life, failing to take responsibility for our own...

The pandemic has put us all under extraordinary pressure and this kind of challenging event creates huge stress leaving us feeling miserable and often unwell. We begin to lose motivation to perform even the simplest tasks. Living like this begins to take its toll on our mental well-being. Stress ...

Life is filled with tragedies and hardships. We all have experiences in life where we lose our temper or spend time fretting over things to the point where we are unable to sleep. Many of us believe that when things go wrong it's the world's fault and it is the world that is causing our suffering...

Being self-aware means we have a clear understanding of who we are and how we relate to the world.  It involves being emotionally and mentally present in situations and understanding how our reactions affect others.   It enables us to be more realistic about ourselves and our judgments. If we kno...

There is always something about ourselves that we can improve and in doing so we increase the opportunities to get the most out of life.  Our beliefs and thoughts shape the way we behave. In order to achieve our goals and ambitions, our mindset needs to match our aspirations.  How we think, act, ...

Giving in to temptation for immediate gratification often leads to problems.  Our emotions can misguide us, forcing us to rely on our willpower or distractions to get us back on the right path. Most people find it difficult to resist temptation and end up giving in to it.  So relying on willpower...

When you feel like you don't have control over the major events in life, it's a good time to slow down and seize the opportunity to reassess and rebuild.  It's remarkable how much time and energy people spend chasing things that they don't really care about. If you've been feeling that something ...