Serotonin & why nature is important to happiness.
Time outdoors... Almost all of us could do with more of it, but do we really understand why? I've been learneing recently about the timeline of serotonin and thought you might appreciate this bit of #IttyBittyInfo about happiness 🤓
Mental Health Awareness Week 2019
I'm slightly embarrased to admit that I had so much to unlearn about body positivity. Learning more about the myths I'd come to believe forced me to let go of judgement and face the fact that I was carrying a deep bias that'd been building up since my childhood.
Keeping Kids Happy - Crowdfunder
We know that keeping kids happy is something everyone can get behind. But I don't think anyone needs to feel overwhelmed or pressured to do something huge. There are enough good people here that we can really make a difference if we each do something! Little things - Big Impact!
Stop apologising for the mess!
I think we all see enough ‘perfect’ these days, Instagram is full of the most beautiful, inspiring, could-eat-off-the-floor homes. I’m tired of feeling pressurised to create that in real life.
There's no such thing as a perfect work/life balance
Whether you’re self-employed are you work for someone else everyone has an idea of how their life would look if it had ‘perfect balance’. But what if real life just isn’t meant to work that way, what if life, instead of being like an old fashioned set of balancing scales is more like a pendulum? Would that be so bad?
We're on YouTube!
We recently did a social media poll to see what people would like to know about us and our business. The overwhelming vote was our start up story, so here it is, in video form!
10 ideas for how to help a friend who's struggling...
We all know a few people who are having a tough time. I’ve made a list of 10 little things that you can do to help and support them. It doesn't have to be a big thing to make a big impact.
How important is it to have friends?
Our lives are full of ups and downs, being able to stay in a good mindset when the hard times hit is so important. It’s clear that if we feel connected to others we feel more able to deal with what life throws at us
Every mistake we made in the first 5 years of business. Facebook live Video.
This is the live stream of my talk at City Hall in Belfast. It’s aimed towards people starting a business, but mostly it’s about being brave, embracing failure & our real-life experiences since starting Itty Bitty.
Itty Bitty Books Re-Launch! New Packaging, New Price & New Quotes!
I love the new books so much & I really hope that you’ll love them too & that the new price will allow you to share more positivity, strength & encouragement with the people you care about.
Podcast with business consultant Paul McAnallen - Astra discusses business ethics, self motivation and positivity!
Astra talks in detail with Business Consultant and Strategist Paul McAnallen on his Podcast! She talks Itty Bitty beginnings, motivation, risk taking and what the plans are for the future!
Talking Kindness, Fairness & Respect. Free Printable Posters - Marriage Equality - NI election 2017
Let’s bring it back to basics. Let’s be kinder to everyone - every single person has their own story that we can’t see. Everyone deserves to be treated fairly, to have the same opportunities, we are all human & none of us is superior to the other. Let’s treat each other with respect.