No-one enjoys being ill and at this time of year as life speeds up and gets busier, it’s easy to feel run down or under the weather. Kids are at school and are passing around delightful little germs like a horrible game of pass the parcel. We all made a Read more…
If you could do whatever you wanted this Christmas, how would it look for you? Would it be traditional? Would it be at home or away with friends and family? Are there others in your household that might fancy doing Christmas a different way? Changing the traditions of Christmas. It Read more…
There are times in all our lives when we feel a little bit worn out. That in turn can lead to feeling overwhelmed and anxious, when we feel overwhelmed and anxious, we can sometimes struggle to get proper sleep and so the cycle continues. How much sleep do we need? Read more…
This is a question I get asked frequently. I suppose the same people might ask why someone would use a personal trainer? To be honest, it’s like everything, down to personal choice. If you want to get fit and healthy but struggle to commit to the gym or an exercise Read more…
This blog topic is probably aimed at individuals of a specific age group—formerly labelled or sometimes still referred to as “middle-aged”—wherein those seeking change might be unfairly labelled as experiencing a mid-life crisis. You might be reading this, and although you are much younger, feel that you too need to Read more…
You will be very familiar with the term self-care. It’s something that comes up across all mediums, something I have talked about on numerous occasions to the point where we sometimes switch off because it’s just been “over discussed”. Or we feel it’s yet another impossible task to add to Read more…
As we head into June (and hopefully some more sunshine), more often than not, the sunshine brings with it the dreaded summer holiday anxiety. This can come in several formats – First, we have the classic “Oh my god, it’s only X number of weeks until we go away – Read more…
“I hate asking for help” – so many people tell me this whether it’s clients or friends, it seems that the concept of asking for help is still something people struggle to get their heads around. Asking for help isn’t failing. When I’ve talked with clients about this, they talk Read more…
We all have them. Those weeks when you know you have a lot on or you’re going to have to do some things that are tough or not particularly enjoyable and you’re just going to have to grit your teeth and get on with it. I find, as a life Read more…
A few weeks ago, my body clock was completely up the creek thanks to a combination of menopause, insomnia and a mind filled with one hundred and one things to do. I seemed to be waking around 4.30am and then, not surprisingly, crashing out at 9pm (sometimes even earlier). It Read more…