Now that I have an 11 week old baby, I have quickly realised how having a baby can have an impact on a mum's self confidence. I will give you some top tips on increasing your self esteem in the next three blog posts, which I have broken down into three themes: Appreciate … Continue reading Self Esteem for Mums (and everyone else!) Part 1: Appreciate your Body
Day 21 of 31 Days of Wellbeing... This is definitely one of the hardest activities for me... I am totally in awe of anyone who can do this for more than one day per week. Try to go one day this week (ideally today but depends what you have already eaten so far!) without processed … Continue reading 31 Days of Wellbeing: Day 21
Day 18 of 31 Days of Wellbeing... We are going for a physical one today...well I say physical, but actually this will really support your mental wellbeing too. All I ask of you today is that you drink...although the following quote from NHS is from 2011, it still stands: NHS Choices' page on Water and … Continue reading 31 Days of Wellbeing: Day 18
Don't underestimate the importance of taking care of yourself. I read a quote on Positivity Blog: “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer You can only truly begin to offer to others once … Continue reading Five self care tips for the working week
It's so easy to get annoyed by trivial things, for example, I recently got annoyed by such things as changes in flight times, picking out a (slightly) bad tasting bottle of wine, forgetting my lunch...! I could go on but it gets quite embarrassing to list these trivialities because I should consider myself so so … Continue reading Boost of the Day
I woke up this morning and felt in a pretty low mood. No big, obvious reason - just being on my 'time of the month', my lower back ached, the weather was miserable and I had eaten far too many calories on Easter Sunday! I generally felt 'meh'. A couple of hours on, I feel … Continue reading Booster Tip #16: Run
There are some days when you just won’t want to do ‘proper’ exercise. This might be because you’re exhausted, drank too much the night before, have aching muscles or are just not in the mood. What to do on these days? I would highly recommend power walking. I know some may find this amusing, and … Continue reading Benefits of Power Walking
There are five foods which I eat often, pretty much daily actually, which are a) incredibly healthy and b) taste good! I don't believe in following a diet that limits your enjoyment of food or feels like you're depriving yourself. Those diets will never last, whereas sensible, healthy eating will become more of a lifestyle, and … Continue reading Nutrition Boost #8: My top five healthy foods
Similar to the weekly fitness boosts, I wanted to share some of my favourite nutrition tips from the sister site Boost Health. Food is an incredibly important part of taking care of yourself, and improving how you feel about you. If you constantly stuff yourself with sugar, bad fats etc., it is only natural that … Continue reading Weekly Nutrition Boost #1: Take on some tuna
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