On the SCALES… How The Great British Bake Off 2019 finalist Alice Fevronia keeps her mental wellbeing ‘strings’ of Sleep, Creative, Active, Listen, Earth and Social in tune

Retune teaches a 6-string process for psychological wellbeing known as SCALES, which stands for Rest, Innovative, Energetic, Pay attention, Earth and Social.

Like the strings on a guitar, we shift up and down these SCALES around the system of a working day, 7 days or thirty day period. It’s essential to fork out consideration to every single of the wellbeing ‘strings’ so that we experience ‘in tune’ and in a position to are living a balanced, harmonious daily life.

In this sequence for the Indie, we area some interesting individuals, hailing from Bishop’s Stortford and over and above, ‘On The SCALES’. The purpose is to take a look at how just about every interviewee seems to be immediately after their mental wellbeing, according to the ideas of the 6 strings.

Stepping on this week is Alice Fevronia, a runner-up in TV’s The Great British Bake Off in 2019.

Rest

I am not terrific at obtaining sufficient sleep, so it is some thing I have to be seriously conscious about as I truly feel the results when I do not.

I check out not to go on my mobile phone also considerably prior to I go to bed, and I also consider to create down everything I want to do the subsequent working day. That way, my thoughts can relax recognizing I’ve obtained my to-do checklist sorted, relatively than lying there with all the ideas of what I need to do heading spherical in my head!

Resourceful

Baking has often been my go-to exercise to rest. It truly is my favorite matter to do and it helps make me truly content.

However, throughout lockdown I tried using to department out a little bit and test new items. I did some embroidery, which I beloved, and drawing is a little something else I have constantly loved.

I obtain it genuinely stress-free to do one thing in the evening that would not involve the Tv set.

Energetic

I really like spinning! I consider to go at minimum twice a 7 days at my nearby gym, and I get these an endorphin boost from it. I just adore the songs and the routines, I’ve performed it for a couple of decades now.

Other than that I get pleasure from heading for walks, and I do some yoga from time to time. I will not think I am really very good, but I take pleasure in it.

Hear

I consume a whole lot of sweet items (it sort of will come with the job) but I do consume a properly-balanced eating plan. I really like clean fruit and vegetables, and I am mostly vegetarian.

I’m really into acquiring new recipes to cook dinner in the evenings, so most of the books I go through at the minute are cook textbooks.

Cooking is quite diverse to baking as it really is significantly less specific and you can experiment far more. You will find a thing so enjoyable about stumbling throughout a new food that you adore.

EARTH

This is a little something else I have to genuinely perform on, as I can get sidetracked by lifestyle a large amount.

I appreciate spending time outside the house, but residing in London can leave you craving the countryside. I test to go on heaps of walks and get outside to eco-friendly area when I can.

I normally feel so much superior when I’ve finished some exercising and experienced some refreshing air.

SOCIAL

I have long gone from a seriously occupied occupation as a instructor to working at household by itself in my kitchen, so remaining social is truly essential.

I regularly talk to my friends and spouse and children above text and WhatsApp. My mum is my go-to particular person to call and chat to about just about anything.

I also adore voice notes for when you haven’t acquired time for a mobile phone connect with, but possessing meet-ups in the diary is actually crucial. Scheduling walks and dinners with good friends retains my spirits up.

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