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Snow flakes, cabin fever and the menopause!
How on earth do you manage to connect all of these together Jennifer, I here you ask? Well…..read on and all will be revealed! It looked like spring was well and truly on its way until the beast from the east arrived on our doorsteps last week. My little ray of...
6 P’s For Successful Goal Setting
For many of us we are used to setting goals in our careers that we work towards with, an often steely, determination. We have goals and aspirations for our children that we work our fingers to the bone to give them the best possible future. We are patient and...
The Resolution Revolution
Yes, 2018 is hurtling towards us filled with all those obligatory health and lifestyle rituals many pledge their allegiance to in the early days of January…. Yip, those RESOLUTIONS we’re expected to make to be fitter, thinner, drink less, healthier, stop smoking………...
The War on Drugs Requires a Different Approach Called Love, Connection and Support
The man in this video talks sooooo much sense. In the words of a community psychiatric nurse I used to work with (thanks Paul), ‘No one wakes up one day and decides to be an addict.’ Some 10 years later, I look back and realise, never a truer word said. When I think...
Ask An Expert – By Whose Standards Are You An Expert?
Buyer beware!!! There’s an ever growing number of people proclaiming they’re experts in various areas. As you may expect, the 2 that concern me most are those people claiming to be experts in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and nutrition "Our health is our MOST...
Find Time For Health – Not Illness
I was at a meeting last week championing the physical health and wellbeing of people with serious mental illness through their food choices. Trying to highlight that the types and quantities of food we eat has a huge influence on our physical and mental health. ...