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When Food Rules your Life – Disordered Eating Explained

3 May 2018

Are you constantly on a diet? Do you think about food all the time? Have “good” and “bad” foods? Maybe you binge in secret or skip lunch to make up for eating too much the night before? You may have disordered eating and you are not alone. Men and women both face pressure to look […]

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Fight or Flight – understanding how your body responds to stress

2 April 2018

We all experience times of stress, and it doesn’t feel good. Our thoughts race, our hearts race, muscles tense, mouths get dry and we get nausea and butterflies in the stomach. This is the body’s fight or flight response kicking in. When we sense a threat, we tense up, ready to fight or run away. […]

Improving Motivation Without Trying Too Hard

4 March 2018

Getting and staying motivated can be difficult in our busy lives. We may find we are motivated when it comes to work but not say, exercise. If motivation is so important, then why do some many people struggle to find it? There are many reasons why we don’t always manage to do the things we want.

Five Ways Being Assertive Helps You Communicate

4 February 2018

Do you end up doing things you don’t want to do? Is it because you find yourself saying yes to things when you want to say no? It might be taking on more than your fair share of the domestic load, accepting more demands being placed on you at work or taking time to listen […]

Unwrapping Christmas Stress – tips for a relaxed Christmas

2 December 2017

Love it or loathe it, there is no avoiding Christmas. As some of us count down with excitement to the big day, others are filled with feelings of dread. The extra commitments, expectations and expense cause Christmas stress. For weeks, we are bombarded with images of perfect families having perfect Christmases. While this is often […]

Creating Self Confidence

1 November 2017

Self confidence is that elusive quality we all want. It’s feeling good about ourselves and our abilities, whatever we’re doing. It doesn’t matter if we’re giving a presentation, having an interview, meeting new people, or facing difficult experiences, self confidence gives us the capacity to successfully face up to life’s challenges. Confident people tend to […]

Creating the Mindset to Lose Weight

30 September 2017

Most of us would like to lose weight. It may be just a few pounds, or even more. We want to improve our health and wellbeing by eating better and taking more exercise. It could be noticing our clothes feel a bit tighter, or not having as much energy anymore. It may be there’s […]

Stop Worrying, Start to Sleep

2 September 2017

We all need a good night’s sleep. It is essential for us to function properly in our day-to-day lives. Sleeping is how we store memories and experiences, and rest and replenish our body for the day ahead. According to the Sleep Council’s Great British Bedtime report, one in three British people have suffered with sleep […]

Coping with Chronic Pain

30 July 2017

We all know what pain feels like. For most of us, we know what caused it. We have a sharp or dull uncomfortable feeling that goes after a while. For those who experience chronic pain though, it is inconsistent, comes and goes without warning and may not be able to be traced to any one […]

Creating Calm in an Uncertain World

2 July 2017

It seems there is so much change and uncertainty at the moment. We can all learn ways to help us feel calm and more able to cope with a changing world.

When Food Rules your Life – Disordered Eating Explained

Fight or Flight – understanding how your body responds to stress

Improving Motivation Without Trying Too Hard

Five Ways Being Assertive Helps You Communicate

Unwrapping Christmas Stress – tips for a relaxed Christmas

Creating Self Confidence

Creating the Mindset to Lose Weight

Stop Worrying, Start to Sleep

Coping with Chronic Pain

Creating Calm in an Uncertain World

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