My Favourite Things
I am so excited to share my favourite things with you! Carefully curated, these are resources that I have found incredibly useful - both in my personal and professional life. You’ll see that I cover all things self-care and wellbeing, from mental health resources to personal finance gems, to practical tips and feel good tools that support looking after yourself. I hope they serve you well on your self-care and wellbeing journey. ☀️
Be kind to yourself. Be Your Own Date.
Wellbeing Planner
Cultivate calm productivity
🗒️✨ My digital Wellbeing Planner guides you to focus, organise, relax and reflect on your day - prioritising your personal and professional self-care. More than just a daily planner; it’s your versatile personal growth space to develop a joyful wellbeing routine consistently and sustainably. Meantime, read my article on cultivating calm productivity for inspiration and top tips!
Do more of the things that are meaningful to you.
Mental Health Resources
Mind
Mind is a UK charity with networks providing local support across England and Wales.
YoungMinds
YoungMinds is a UK charity offering support to children, young people and their parents.
Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation is a UK charity, whose mission is to help people understand, protect and sustain their mental health.
NHS
Mental health support from the National Health Service (NHS) includes links to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.
Personal Finance Gems
These resources have proved invaluable in my financial wellbeing journey, perhaps you’ll find them useful too.
Dropping Personal Finance Gems | Photo by Studio Kealaula on Unsplash
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The Total Money Makeover
by Dave Ramsey
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Money School
by Lacey Filipich
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I Will Teach You To Be Rich (2nd Ed.)
by Ramit Sethi
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Rich Dad Poor Dad
by Robert Kiyosaki
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Your Money or Your Life
by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez
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Unf*ck Your Finances
by Melissa Browne
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Top Picks: Practical Tips and Feel Good Tools from my Blog
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As featured in Financial Wellbeing: Conscious Spending Checklist (6 Ways to Spend Smarter)
A mindful way to spend your hard-earned money intentionally and guilt-free
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As featured in Feel Good Spotify Playlist
Soak up the Feel Good tunes curated just for you!
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As featured in Let’s Talk: How To Be Your Own Date
Watch the replay of my Instagram Live
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Listen to my Podcast Episode on Sleeping Well
Listen and learn to relax and unwind at the end of the day
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As featured in 7 Steps To Improve Wellbeing And Confidence At Work
A practical and powerful wellbeing toolkit for you to flourish at work
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As featured in Self-Care Playlist
Embrace taking good care of yourself with these Self-Care tunes
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As featured in A Good Night's Sleep
Explore the importance of sleep in your self-care routine and discover valuable tips for a good night’s sleep. Prioritise physical rest, one of the 7 types of rest, to nurture your mind, body and spirit on your holistic wellbeing journey.
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As featured in Wellbeing Check-In: How To Date Yourself For Winter Wellbeing
Discover a wellbeing check-in that you can practice in winter and beyond. Nourish your mind, body and spirit for holistic wellbeing. Listen or read - all details revealed!
Things That Make Me Feel Rich
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![Image promotes Things That Make Me Feel Rich by Dr Amy-Jo Lynch, Wellbeing Coach and Founder of Be Your Own Date. Fresh pinky-red carnations buds in water arranged in a glass cylinder vase placed on a glass table against a light grey wall.]()
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![Quote in white text against a taupe background overlaying an image of a pinky-red carnation flower arrangement, detailing why 'Fresh Flowers Make Me Feel Rich' by Dr Amy-Jo Lynch - Be Your Own Date]()
Fresh Flowers
Currently…
LISTENING: Time by Angelo De Augustine (on repeat)
DRINKING: Banana, crunchy peanut butter and almond milk smoothies with a touch of cinnamon (no ice!) or water room temp - I know, controversial!
SOOTHED: Never Too Small videos on YouTube
PODCASTING: Money Box - BBC Radio 4
SOLO DATING: Gravitating towards arthouse films at my local cinema. Past Lives and the soundtrack are beautiful
CRAVING: A reading week
NOSTALGIC: Adventurous travels, captured in my Haiti blog
INSPIRED: My partner and his ideas including the space-sharing platform for hosts and guests, M8share
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