Health and Wellness

Wondering how to fight viruses as we move towards September and schools open up again? It’s important to protect ourselves against viruses as much as we can. Scientists are not entirely sure why coughs and colds are more prevalent in winter months, but a few of the theories include: We spend more time indoors during…

I’ve written about how to relieve insomnia before, because good sleep is such a fundamental piece of the jigsaw for both mental and physical health. And it seems more important than ever before, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which is why I’m revisiting it again today. Although scientists aren’t exactly sure what happens during shut…

One of my favourite techniques for myself and clients is EFT Tapping. In fact, I do at least one round of EFT tapping on myself most days. It’s simple enough to teach children and is very quick and effective ‘in the moment’ when you’re spiralling into an emotional reaction. You can calm that reaction down…

It seems the perfect time to be writing this as I just found a rather fabulous looking cabbage and courgette left on my doorstep, by a lovely neighbour who has one of the village allotments. I do love living in the friendly Forest of Dean! National Allotments Week takes place 10-16th August. And I’m a…

The world has been in lockdown for several months now. And whilst it might be necessary to socially isolate or follow social distancing guidelines to slow the spread of the virus, there’s no doubt that isolation is taking its toll on people’s mental health. The aspect I want to focus on today is loneliness. It’s…

Edit 9th August 2020 – Sessions are now our usual price of £50 per 45-60 minute appointment. From William and Kate to the government, it’s not escaping anyone’s notice that living during a pandemic is taking its toll on people’s mental health. It’s not just key workers, NHS frontline workers or members of parliament who…

It’s National Stress Awareness Month and, although we’ve been helping clients deal with stress and anxiety for over 25 years – whether it’s caused by chronic health conditions, work situations or life circumstances –  we’ve never had to help people navigate their feelings through a pandemic before! However, many of the tools and techniques we…

Every cloud has a silver lining. I invite you to think back to some of the ‘worst’ times in your life. And if enough time has passed for you to be over the initial, raw, intense part of it, take a look at all the positives that came from that scenario. If you start looking…

We’ve seen countless times, how eating the right foods for your body can have a massive impact of the way you feel – physically, mentally and emotionally. Clients come to us for all sorts of reasons including debilitating headaches or migraines, skin complaints, digestive troubles, chronic fatigue, aches and pains, depression, anxiety – you name…

This week a client visited because, as a long term sufferer, he was wondering what to do for constipation. After reading more about the health implications of this condition, he was determined to resolve it. Initially he came for allergy therapy – this is a great place to start, so that we can rule out…