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Five tips to nourish your body with kindness and gentle nutrition

2 May 2021

Guest Blog by Ela Law – Ela Law Nutrition The concept of gentle nutrition is one of the principles of the intuitive eating framework established by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995. What is intuitive eating? Intuitive eating is an approach to health and food that focusses on your inner wisdom of what you […]

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Five ways being assertive helps you communicate

6 April 2021

Has lockdown affected how assertive you are? Maybe Zoom meetings help you be more confident to speak up, knowing you’re not in the same room as your colleagues? Or maybe it’s been the opposite for you, being on screen instead of in an office has made it easier for you to hide? It may be […]

Improving motivation without trying too hard

3 March 2021

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 to escape overwhelm

2 February 2021

It’s a year into the pandemic, and it’s not surprising many of us are feeling overwhelmed. We’ve been juggling working at home, homeschooling and having to organise everything so much more in advance for a year now. Many of us are feeling depleted by what feels like the constant demands on us, The pressure of […]

Creating self confidence, even in a pandemic

4 January 2021

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 helps us to successfully face up to life’s challenges. It means we believe in ourselves, no […]

How to make the most of Christmas in Covid times

8 December 2020

There’s no doubt about it, Christmas is going to be different this time. Whether you usually love it or loathe it, you may find yourself feeling differently about Christmas this year. A difficult year It’s been a year when we have all had to cope with a lot of change and uncertainty. Now, we’re also […]

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How exercise helps your mind, body and spirit

7 November 2020

Guest Blog by Carole Dowling – The Enjoy Movement. We are living through challenging times right now. Exercise improves mental health and help us to cope better. All of us are facing stress, overwhelm, and an uncertain future. There’s so much we can’t control, putting our mental and emotional wellbeing to the test daily. Focusing […]

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How to stop overthinking and start living

8 October 2020

There’s a lot to think about right now. Our jobs, the economy, Coronavirus, our families, if we’re going back into lockdown, face masks and hand gel. As our minds dwell on all the things we could think about, it can feel like we’re caught up in a mental whirlwind. Before we know it, we’ve slipped […]

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When social situations are scary – social anxiety help

10 September 2020

Do social situations fill you with fear? Does the very thought of them bring you out in a cold sweat? If so, it’s likely you have social anxiety. Social anxiety makes social situations distressing time after time. If you have social anxiety, you spend a lot of time worrying about what others think of you. […]

Creating the mindset to lose weight

2 July 2020

Are you putting on weight in lockdown? Have you found yourself eating more as time goes on? Maybe you’re working from home and the kitchen has become your office. Suddenly, you’re noticing yourself raiding the fridge between Zoom meetings and emails. Lockdown stress = weight gain Perhaps food helps you to cope with the stresses […]

Stop worrying, start to sleep

6 June 2020

For many of us, one of the first casualties of lockdown has been our sleep. We may find ourselves waking up more during the night and not being able to get back to sleep, or be waking up much earlier than usual. Or, we may be aware the quality of our sleep has worsened and […]

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Why values matter – what I’ve learned from Covid 19

4 May 2020

I’m standing by the window, cradling my cup of tea. All I can feel is panic rising through my body, like lava bubbling up from a volcano. It’s all because I’m seeing my neighbours return with a third boot full of shopping. I can remember the feeling as if it’s yesterday. In fact, it was […]

Five tips to nourish your body with kindness and gentle nutrition

Five ways being assertive helps you communicate

Improving motivation without trying too hard

Five ways to escape overwhelm

Creating self confidence, even in a pandemic

How to make the most of Christmas in Covid times

How exercise helps your mind, body and spirit

How to stop overthinking and start living

When social situations are scary – social anxiety help

Creating the mindset to lose weight

Stop worrying, start to sleep

Why values matter – what I’ve learned from Covid 19

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