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What are your favourite flowers? For me, hydrangea’s are the most exquisite flowers; so many colours with diamonds in the centre. When I look at their beauty I feel cam and still. I make a point of sending flowers regularly to my mum and nan as viewing flowers in your day that give you a…

We may all be experiencing higher levels of anxiety right now. Whether we are going back to work, home schooling, self-isolating and thinking about leaving your doorstep or unsure whether you have a job. There are so many things we have little control of and when we start to think about things we can’t control…

In February 2018 my whole world changed. I found myself at work struggling to speak, with a headache like childbirth and the left side of my body going numb. I spent the next few weeks in an out of hospital with various tests including MRI scans, CT scans and lumbar puncture. The final diagnosis from…

When we feel stressed, anxious and low in mood this has a direct affect on how we behave towards food and drink. This change in behaviour towards food and drink may further compound low mood and anxiety levels alongside having a negative effect on our weight, waistline, immunity and physical health. Do you stop eating…

Kindness has the power to calm our mind and ease our hearts especially at this most challenging time in the world.  Being kind to ourselves is important. Having spent weeks in lockdown we may feel frustrated, angry and fearful. All these negative emotions chip away at our mental health and have a negative affect on…

Funny how we were not named human doings! In these uncertain times we may now start to truly undertand the word human being. Our brains have two different modes doing and being. In our busy lives we are so used to doing things we spend very little time just being. Now that we have all…

In these uncertain times many of us feel fear about what will happen in the future. Never before have we all been faced with not being able to plan holiday’s, weddings or plan for the future. Whilst having goals for the future is important, now more than ever before noticing just today, this hour, this…

What we think about and how we feel are transient. They change throughout the daytime dependant on what we are doing, where we are and who we are with. Being in isolation during Covid-19 may have had a big impact on the way we feel and think each day. Mindfulness meditation helps us to understand…

Feeling a sense of accomplishment and that you have achieved something each day is especially important at this time. Setting a small goal each day and achieving it helps boost positive thoughts and emotions. It helps boost our self confidence, self worth and self belief which all contribute to us feeling happier and fulfilled. What…

”Only when it is dark enough are you able to see the stars!’ Martin Luther king Jr. What a great quote. The days may seem dark with the news of what is happening in the world if we choose just to notice the darkness. We can, if we choose to notice what sparkles through the…