Optimal Vitality Blog
Show, give and make it easier
Show, give and make it easier
During the last 12 months, like me, I am sure you have gained a clearer view on what is important to you and your family, now and in the future.
The classic song The Greatest Love of all, made famous by Whitney Houston, has really resonated with me over the past year, especially the first verse, which my teenage son is sick of me singing out of tune at full volume!!
I believe the children are our future, Teach them well and let them lead the way, Show them all the beauty they possess inside, Give them a sense of pride, To make it easier, Let the children's laughter, remind us how we used to be.
What resonated for you?
Children's Mental Health Week 2021 - Children are like sponges!
Absorbing everything from the environment around them, from the people they spend time with and from their experiences. All of these can create positive vibes or negative vibes that can affect mental health.
How full is your emotional support bucket
No matter who you are, from someone who has never done any emotional or self-work before, to the Dalai Lama, we all need to be looking after our emotional and mental wellbeing every day.
We all need to fill up our emotional support buckets every day! I’ll explain what I mean.
Support your body and mind today and every day
Whatever you think about the Coronavirus, it is highlighting powerful truths and interconnection lessons that we all need to reflect upon. These are the main ones I see at the present time
Happy 2020!
When we think of the word luxury, we may think of a 5 star hotel, an expensive car or a big house, yet luxury does not have to be materialistic. What we don’t always acknowledge or appreciate is that we are surrounded by free luxuries every day! What luxury presents did you get for Christmas?
New Year Wellbeing - clear your fridge and clear your mind!
We all know that self-care is key especially in our busy world. However, you can have all the best intentions in the world such as eating healthier, doing regular exercise and losing weight at any time of the year but, if you continue to believe you are not good enough, not confident enough, can’t change or are too stressed to even think about your good intentions, sadly the reality is that nothing is going to change in the positive direction that you want it to.
The power of challenges, change and Christmas
Whether you can believe it or not, Christmas is nearly here! I know for many, including myself, this has been a challenging year, where you may have been placed in a unwanted situation, forcing you to adapt, grow and reassess.
It’s getting colder, the nights are drawing in, do you just want to stay under your duvet?
So now is the time to ask you - how are you going to keep yourself on top form this winter? The key to wellness is to integrate small changes into your life to support your body and mind every day. This is especially important during times of stress, uncertainty and of feeling helpless. These feelings surround so many people at the moment, not just you.
Invisible toxins and wireless technology
My integrated approach to wellness is focused on helping clients to find the root causes to wellness issues. This means understanding and reducing people’s physical, emotional, relationship and environmental stressors and then empowering people with tools to improve wellness and get the most out of life.
A safe space to learn and grow
In the middle of January I had an accident which was a totally unexpected and highly frustrating experience! It totally changed my daily life and I was advised to take 3 months off work so I would be able to focus on healing and recharging. What was I going to do?!
Linking integrative wellness and cancer treatment
As an Integrated Wellness Specialist, I was very pleased to be invited to the Yes to Life conference in November. The theme was Starting the conversation and the aim of the conference was to explore ways in which integrating cancer care and lifestyle medicine can improve client outcomes.
The Keys to Wellness - doing the right thing for you and mastering the basics
We are halfway through January and no doubt you have been bombarded by many, many different ways you could improve your wellness. This makes January a confusing, frustrating and overwhelming month, resulting in us potentially wasting time and money on things not right for us - or doing nothing at all.
Wishing you calmness, clarity and courage this Christmas
So it’s started! Everyone has their to do list’s as long as their arms. Heads spinning with zillions of thoughts about work, home, family and working out how you are going to get it all sorted in time!
EFT is mentioned in the NICE PTSD Guideline
As an Integrated Wellness specialist and an advanced EFT practitioner I was very excited to receive notification from AAMET International, my regulatory body, that the UK government agency NICE has officially recommended EFT as worthy of government research funds for trauma/PTSD.
Integrative Health - Doctors & Therapists working together
As an Integrated Wellness Specialist, I was very pleased to attend the Integrative Health conference in London. The conference was organised by two inspiring Integrative Health GPs, supported by the College of Medicine and attended by GPs and Complementary Therapists.
What would being pain free mean to you or someone you know?
Being pain free means freedom, freedom to do the things we want, being able to sleep well and making the most out of life. Whilst pain is normally not life threatening, it can be very frustrating, limiting and debilitating for the sufferer.