From Gut to Brain: How the Microbiome Affects Our Mental Health We’ve all heard of the gut-brain connection, but what exactly does it mean? For decades, the brain and gut were believed to operate independently. The brain was responsible for our thoughts and emotions, while our stomach was responsible for digesting food and eliminating waste.…
7 Ways to Change and Sustain Habits for Good If I asked you the question “what are you really good at?” I anticipate you’d cite a few things out that you’re naturally talented at. Perhaps it would be a creative hobby, a personal talent, your favourite pastime, knack at conversations, making people laugh and the…
Finding Clarity in Times of Uncertainty “Clarity comes from a state of mental concentration, of focusing the thoughts and paying attention” As we navigate the bizarre turmoil of a sweeping worldwide pandemic it’s no surprise that many things are rising to the surface for us to unravel and process. There is a cloud of uncertainty…
5 Ways to Ease Unhealthy Perfectionism “Perfectionism, in psychology, is a personality trait characterized by a person’s striving for flawlessness and setting high performance standards, accompanied by critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others’ evaluations.” ~ ~Wikipedia If there was a book on the art of being perfect would you buy it? It seems we live…
The One Minute Habit Change Technique At the point we take the first breath, our beliefs begin to shape our perceptions consciously from our environment. Beliefs come through our parents, siblings and our surroundings. They are shaped and formed into the landscape of our reality and as a result affect our imagination and behaviour. We…
How to Break a Bad Habit How many times have you had a good intention to change something for the better? You buy the latest fitness DVD. Purchase a bulk load of nicotine patches. Promise yourself only one glass of wine which turns into a bottle. Or fall into a guilty pit of despair after you’ve eaten…
How to Overcome Anxiety Did you know that you have a choice in all that you do and have complete control over how you feel? To some that may seem confusing and ridiculous, to other’s it makes a lot of sense, however you may be trapped by your own restrictive challenges due to the anxiety…
5 Ways To Get What you Want Without New Year Resolutions! As we wander through into the new year it’s good to be thinking about what you would like to be, do or have. But not just for the new year; every day, every week and every month too! Although the New Year is a…
I was a hefty 107 kilos at the age of 14 which wasn’t the best start in life and I could never understand why I was so big. I felt very trapped and out of control in my own body. Throughout the years of trying to lose weight I starved myself, yo yo dieted, tried…
Cravings are something that we have all had before at some point in our life, and they can be healthy cravings or unhealthy cravings. But when a craving takes over your life specifically with food, life can become a challenge. No matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to break the craving for…