Have a listen to Heal Scotland podcast where we talk with Lilia, founder of Heal Scotland, about how swapforjoy came about and why we are so passionate about supporting building people's Mental Wealth! Change your mind, change your life! https://streamyard.com/wccaqfx4d4ke

So I wanted to ask... what have you done recently that has excited you? Anything that has been really fun? Have you experienced new learning or opportunities that you loved? And what about the last time you laughed until you cried happy tears? Feeling alive is key! What we experience influences how we feel. Explore how you can feel better more using the Daily Check-In MEXS! It supports you to REFLECT, what is good and not so good about my life? Then offers ways to REWIRE, retrain your brain, which ultimately allows you to RELIVE! Live your experiences in a different way, making choices that you prefer, that feel so much better, you feel happier, have fun and live more moments in joy. Explore the Daily Check-In Introduction and the Daily Check-In Exercise (below), which asks you to think about what you appreciate in your life, which feeling will you focus on that day, what you want to target to do in your life and what swaps you will make to do things that day. See the Daily Check-In in the Classroom for further explanation of this Exercise. Enjoy! Do this and create a new habits, and you will feel the difference in you life...

Do you want to feel better? Feel calm, happy and at peace? Break old habits and create a life you want to live? Go and check out the first post in Classrooms to start you on your journey: THE POWER OF MEXS Your mind. Your power. Your better life starts here. Create a better life one Mind Exercise at a time. 💛 WHAT ARE MEXS? Mind Exercises for Real Life Change. MEXS are a collection of simple, powerful daily practices designed to help you: 🧠✨ Think clearer 💪⚡ Feel stronger 🌿🧘 Calm your nervous system 🛡️❤️ Build emotional resilience 🔄🚪 Break old patterns 🌈🚀 Create a life you want to live These are not overwhelming routines. They are tiny, doable shifts that create massive transformation over time. 🔥 WHY MEXS WORKS? Because when you change your mind, you change your life. MEXS teaches you: 🧠✨ How to direct your thoughts 🌡️💛 How to shift your emotional baseline 🌿🧘‍♂️ How to stay grounded under pressure 💪🧠 How to train your mind the way you’d train a muscle 🔁📅 How to build daily rituals that stick 🎯🚀 How to feel in control again your mind becomes what you practise.

So I want to invite you to think about 3 things you are grateful for, that you have experienced this week? When we reflect, we can rewire our brain to focus on the more positive things in our life. My 3 things are: 1. That I have a garden and no matter the weather I get to experience seeing a robin, sometimes two of them, coming into the garden to eat. I can now get very close to them when feeding them and it feels magical! It calms and grounds me and allows me to marvel at the power of nature. I now take the time to be present in these moments, in the past this would not have been the case. Other practical priorities would have taken over my mind and diverted me from connecting to the present moment. 2. Having a shower! Did you know that it was only from the 1970's that showers started to become a feature in houses ( using Scotland as an example) Yet so many of us take this for granted. How lucky are we to have access to a private space ( previously people would go to public baths), that provides hot running water to be able to wash ourselves in our own space. 3. Having a misunderstanding with someone... both of us were confused as to why we felt bad about a situation, didn't understand each others point of view in the moment. I was grateful as the person was willing to talk about this in a calm way. We then got to understand how we both had different experiences prior to our exchange which influenced our responses. Both acknowledged we could do things differently in the future, enhancing our relationship even further. I am grateful to have such an open and honest relationship with them. Share what you are grateful for in the comments. Do you regularly think about what you are grateful for? We suggest you create this habit, daily, it is life changing! Is gratitude part of your daily routine?

How has your week been overall - retraining your brain? ✨ What’s excited you or made you feel better this week? 🌊 What’s been the main feeling you have been aware of? (stress, calm, joy, anxiety, peace…) 🚶‍♀️ Which habit is working well for you right now? 🔁 What’s one habit you've identified that you want shift or rewire, whilst being kind to yourself? 💬 Take a moment to check in — share what is making you feel better more? Or ask a question! Small awareness creates big change. Change your mind, Change your life! 💛