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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 […]

What to do when you can’t stop worrying

4 April 2020

Right now we’re slap bang in the middle of a pandemic, and it’s natural to worry. Life feels unpredictable and uncertain. As a result, it’s easy to get caught up in worrying about things that are out of our control. More time at home We’re spending a lot of time at home, and we’ve lost […]

Binge eating – when food is friend and foe

3 March 2020

We all overeat occasionally. Maybe its finishing a delicious desert when we’re already full, eating just too much birthday cake, or somehow finding room for an extra slice of pizza. We usually enjoy the extra indulgence and end up feeling overfull. We may make a mental note not to eat quite so much next time, […]

Five ways mindful eating can stop you overeating

4 February 2020

Are you putting on weight and don’t know why? Do you find yourself overeating but don’t know what to do about it? Maybe you always eat on the run, quickly fitting in food between other things, or absentmindedly munching in the car, or as you sit at the computer? Mindlessly overeating It’s easy to eat […]

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The benefits of body awareness

4 January 2020

Body awareness is the ability to tune into our bodies and how they are feeling. It’s how we know to eat when are hungry, and to stop when our stomach tells us we’ve had enough. It’s how we know if we are tired or unwell. Body awareness tells us we need to rest when we […]

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Fight or flight – understanding how your body responds to stress

2 December 2019

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. […]

Five ways to escape overwhelm

2 November 2019

In our high intensity, high pressured lives, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. Without even realising, we are rushing all the time. We live life feeling there’s too much to do and not enough time to do it in. The more we get done, the more the to-do list seems to grow. Many of us can […]

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When food rules your life – disordered eating explained

1 October 2019

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? Disordered eating is an unhealthy relationship with food and eating. And, if you have it, you are not […]

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

What to do when you can’t stop worrying

Binge eating – when food is friend and foe

Five ways mindful eating can stop you overeating

The benefits of body awareness

Fight or flight – understanding how your body responds to stress

Five ways to escape overwhelm

When food rules your life – disordered eating explained

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