Winter is a challenging time of year, with colder weather, dark mornings, and a lack of sunlight playing havoc on your mind, body, and spirit. The cold temperatures can dry out your skin and lips, leaving them chapped and sore, while the lack of Vitamin D can upset the balance...
Menopause is a natural phase in a woman's life, and the changes it brings can often feel overwhelming. Both mental and physical symptoms can impact your daily life, but understanding these changes and finding ways to manage them can be empowering. It is important to remember that you are not...
In an increasingly digital and fast-paced world, the concept of connection has evolved dramatically. Despite advancements in technology that facilitate virtual connections, many people still experience feelings of loneliness and isolation. The irony lies in the fact that while we have tools at our fingertips to stay in touch with friends,...
Aromatherapy has many health benefits, including helping to relieve stress. Whether it’s stress from work, school or personal situations, aromatherapy can help to deal with stress and make you feel more at peace. During exam season, your stress level might be at its highest peak. Especially when you have back...
Starting new schools is a difficult and daunting experience, even for outgoing children. Dealing with change is a learned skill and big changes in kids lives need to be handled to help set them up for the future and into adulthood. Learning how to not sweat the small stuff is...
Aromatherapy balms are incredible for aiding in reducing anxiety, helping you to fall asleep and just making you feel calmer and at peace. They can have such a positive impact on your overall mood, whether that is after a long and stressful day, or you just need some ‘me time’...
We are all looking for ways to instill a level of calm into our day-to-day lives, especially if find ourselves getting stressed out easily or even suffering from anxiety. But can candles truly help? In this article, we will be looking at how watching a flickering flame could be the...
We regularly talk about anxiety and stress being on the up amongst the adult population, but the truth is that it’s affecting our children too. In so many ways, they’re not treated like children these days. Primary aged children now undergo tests and exams, routinely use their parents screen devices...
Stress can get on top of us at times, and more often than not it can be because of work, whether it’s pressure, colleagues, self-confidence, performance worries or finance related, we’ve got 8 top tips to help you de-stress and regain your confidence at work - you’ve got this! The...
Do you know the difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack? Not a lot of people know that there’s a difference but there most certainly is, by knowing this we can learn how to better manage both attacks before, during and after they occur, and perhaps learn how...
After a year of uncertainty, we’re all in need of some good news. So, after what has seemed like forever, it finally came last week when some European countries received the green light for English tourists. The world is opening up, little by little, bringing new opportunities for many of...
By Lucy Higgins ICF accredited Life & Mindset Coach “We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm.Some are on super-yachts. Some have just the one oar”. Damian Barr As an empath, this quote resonates with me. A reminder to be kind and...
I don’t envy kids right now. After a year of uncertainty, home-schooling, and missing out on crucial socialisation, they’re expected to slot back into school and pick up their studies from where they left off. The ramifications of successive national lockdowns, however, will surely be long-lasting. Our nation is facing...
It’s been a hard year all around for students. No matter their age, pupils and students have had their education massively disrupted. Schools closed down and exams were cancelled whilst zoom lessons replaced the classroom. Covid testing for older students became the new norm, and some university students complained they...
We are continually being told to open up the conversation about mental health with our friends and family. In fact, you may have noticed that this past year, conversations about common mental health issues such as anxiety have dominated the headlines more than ever before. But when it comes to actually speaking...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or so the saying goes. And if you drive along the streets with their cheery, twinkling lights, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there’s nothing different. Thoughts should be turning to the festive period, of winding down and spending much-needed time with...
The first time I heard about weighted blankets was whilst listening to David Baddiel’s recent ‘Sleep’ podcast. I was, of course, trying to get to sleep at the time. A chronic insomniac, for most of his life, he’d tried every gadget or relaxation technique going. Unsurprisingly, he was pretty cynical. Amazingly,...
Let go of the stress, anxiety and pressure with our calming breathing technique that will relax you in no time wherever you are. All you will need is your breath. By giving this a go you are jumpstarting the road to a life less stressed. It's most effective when you listen to...
