Do you feel like your life is an emotional rollercoaster? Happy one minute, sad and apathetic the next? You're not alone. Many people feel like they're swimming through a sea of emotions that are completely out of their control. It's frustrating, frightening and destabilising. Big emotions can get in the way of work, rest and play - getting us into debt, unhealthy relationships, frightening situations and contribute to health conditions and a sense of unease. However, emotion

My local GPs surgery this week - not somewhere I frequent often - maybe once a year for proactive health checks, possibly even less. It's...

"Things" don't bring you happiness! Fast cars, fancy clothes, big houses/apartments are not the source of anyone's joy - they are merely...

When teaching my current 6-week online Mind Calm meditation course for WayfinderWoman Trust, I asked the group to visualise a big, open,...

With the colder weather upon us we're likely to find ourselves dealing with more cold and flu viruses that lead to symptoms like a runny or blocked nose, sore throat, temperature, low mood, lethargy and headaches. Being exposed to the viruses behind colds and flu are almost inevitable, but for most of us our immune system is capable of fighting them off before we know we've been exposed to them. That's because our body has a very clever system built into it that recognises an

I had the joy and benefit of teaching Reiki last week, and one of the metaphors I share is how doing Reiki (which is actually being...

Ever find yourself getting up in the morning and launching head-first into the day? After all, you've had between 6-8 hours downtime...

Did you know that 35% of people do not feel they get enough sleep, impacting both their physical and mental health? And that up to 45% of...

Thoughts, feelings, emotions - we all have them - it's how we relate to them that counts. If you criticise, analyse, try and fix,...

As I write this fourth blog on anxiety as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, I am sat out in a field, surrounded by woodland, the last...

To honour Mental Health Awareness Week's theme of anxiety*, each day this week I've been exploring different facets of anxiety and...

Day 3 - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK "It's all in your head", one of those classic cop-out statements people with limited resources make...

My top tip for addressing anxiety is downtime. Scheduling time out in your diary to do things that positively benefit your physical,...

With anxiety the most common mental health condition presenting in my clinic, it's the perfect topic to explore for this year's mental...

In our fast-paced world, it may seem a little strange to set aside time for 'healing'. Many find the concept self-indulgent or only...

Reiki is a energy healing practice that originated in Japan. It translates as: Rei = spiritual ki = energy This healing practice was...

The transition a woman's body goes through from her 40's onwards is no laughing matter. Weight gain, brain fog, low moods, erratic...

It's Wednesday morning and I have just finished a call with a coaching friend. Wednesday mornings are Wellbeing Wednesday's in my diary,...

As the autumn season comes, it is a good time to think how you are going to support yourself through the winter months. Winter can be...

You know those down-days you have when you feel low and can't get out of bed? Or maybe you've made it out of bed, but life is joy-less...