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Struggling to sleep? Read on, relax, it’s ok. I’ve got you. The first question to ask when wanting to improve your sleep is always: how are your stress levels? Stress and sleep are intrinsically linked; and can form a bit of a vicious circle if we let them. Life can...

With a significant birthday this week, I thought I’d indulge in a little reflective post. And offer some insight into what is possible from a mind body perspective, which is the world I now inhabit and love. To start: 40 words at 40: Me then v Me Now Burnout – Stress...

Confidence is a powerful word with lots of different connotations. What does confidence mean for you? A definition that I find works well is that confidence is 'the quality of being certain of your abilities'. In my client work recently, a lovely lady felt she wasn't...

There is so much to say about fears and phobias. They are a very common concern that clients bring to my (zoom) door. I could, and no doubt will, write many posts on the topic. Given it is Mother's Day in the UK at the end of this week, I thought I would focus today...

What if that awful thing that happened in your life, was actually a springboard for great things? I was chronically ill for three years (read more about that here). It was the hardest time of my life. And yet from it great things have grown. It was only through being...

Who gets there first? The tortoise or the hare? The tortoise of course. There is much wisdom in that classic fable. This year, after a frantic Christmas period, I decided I needed to change speed. I needed to embrace a slower pace and a simpler approach. I didn't have...

What do maths, a brick wall and a little blue train have in common? Nothing you may think! Well, let me tell you a story.. Picture this, a 7 year old sits down to do her maths homework. Some weeks it is done in the blink of an eye, other times calm and harmony fly out...

Have you got a part of you that causes you some issues? A behaviour or a response that you just wish would go away? A reaction or a feeling that you hate about yourself? That perhaps you're even ashamed of or feel guilty about? This may be any feeling, that you feel...

With the busy-ness of December past once more and the quiet serenity of January upon us, I encourage you to take a moment and, ask yourself two important questions: What do I want? What do I need? With our social media feeds, and so often our minds, filled at this...

Do you feel like you are juggling a lot of balls? Is your To-Do list out of control? Try this little exercise to bring some calm to the chaos, to put you back in the driving seat: Pause, take a moment and close your eyes. Picture a set of dinner plates. Divide your...

January can be a dull and grey month. Both in terms of the weather and our moods. January is also the perfect time to be your own guiding light. What do I mean by that? Well if we follow the Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) school of thought, we learn that we have...