Yesterday I had a wisdom tooth extracted. I'm not going to lie to you, I was feeling somewhat anxious. I knew it was for the best. I had been told by the oral surgeon (oh yes this bad boy needed more than your average dentist to remove it) that the tooth
https://vimeo.com/434025811 Do you know someone who has anxiety? Do you want to help them? It's natural when someone you care about has anxiety that you would want to say something that makes them feel better. However, our words have an impact and if you know someone who has anxiety then watch this video
You know that feeling when you just want to scream and shout and let it all out? As a teacher in the world of wellbeing, it's not my normal advice to act out your frustrations, but then again, we are hardly living in a state of normality. Having moved house as we went
In times such as these, it's easy to feel defeated. To lose your way. To wonder about life and our purpose in the world. Midway through week 7 of lockdown with no light at the end of the tunnel, and lack of human contact and interaction, we can struggle to
Did you know that the gut has its own brain? 70% of your immune system is located in the gut. And furthermore, that the key hormones to your happiness, motivation, mood regulators and libido are also produced in the gut? With a whopping 95% of serotonin and 50% of dopamine being created in
Bringing a new life into the world is described as a magical and life changing experience for thousands of parents. Yet sadly around 30,000 women a year in the UK describe the experience as ‘out of control and traumatic’. Now factor in soon to be parents who have had their birthing plans denied due to Covid
One of the things I LOVE most about working with clients is spotting the lies that they tell themselves, and then bringing those lies out from under the surface, into the light of day where they can no longer hide from or behind them. A little like bringing someone
As you begin to read this post, your mind is likely to be thinking, "hold on I know that face". Now if you have met me, you will recognise one of the faces! And then undoubtedly you realise, "Ah, it's Paul McKenna!". I'd seen that Paul was going to be in Edinburgh
This time of year drives me mad when my inbox starts to flood with marketing emails and blogs about new year resolutions and how and why I should be setting goals for 2019. You might be reading this and thinking that this is something I would advocate!. And while