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8 Seats 17 May 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability We ate.  We laughed.  We cried.  We even watched Eurovision.  Connection.  A group of friends staying in our home for the first time in over 2 years.  Boy, did that feel good.  We’ve all missed authentic connection.  So important for our mental health.  It’s been tough.  We’ve missed…… Continue reading 8 Seats

What do Hugh Jackman and Bradley Cooper know about relationships? 10 May 2022|Health, Nutrition, Sustainability Here’s your chance to find out – for free.  We already know that Gabor Maté and Bessel van der Kolk know a whole bunch (that’s why you’ll find their work featured on our site).   Actors, trauma specialists and a stack…… Continue reading What Do Hugh Jackman And Bradly Cooper Know About Relationships?

Mistletoe and Wine 2 May 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes Sir Cliff Richard has been singing about them every  Christmastime for years, but what if we celebrated them both all year? The health benefits of the resveratrol found in red wine are known by many – the health benefits of mistletoe?  Not so much. I was advised…… Continue reading Mistletoe And Wine

A New Season 26 April 2022|Health, Research papers, Sustainability ‘How many decisions do you make in a day? More than you realise: What to have for breakfast, what to wear, how to act towards your friends, family and colleagues, even down to how you manage your work load during the day.  For today: Try to…… Continue reading A New Season

Maximiser Vos Années en Bonne Santé 11 April 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability Sometimes I just love technology.   Discovered that my French neighbours are greeted with this when they log on to the site.  Logic tells me the same automatic translation will occur when German speakers log in, Spanish speakers and so on.  If you…… Continue reading Maximiser Vos Années En Bonne Santé

Paying it Forward The Awesome Way 3 April 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability Finnbar was a little boy diagnosed with a brain tumour aged just 5 years old.  So much of that sentence is so wrong, but so much of what has happened since is so right:  Finnbar was initially diagnosed with a Grade…… Continue reading Paying It Forward The Awesome Way

When Worlds Collide 28 March 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability I was kindly given this stunning venue for my book launch in 2019.  Three years later and they’ll be hosting a wellness retreat led by my friend during my daughter’s 18th birthday celebrations this June… Love it when worlds collide.  The book I wrote during treatment for breast cancer had…… Continue reading When Worlds Collide

Joy Is An Inside Job 20 March 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability We suggest you aim for the eudaimonic type (the ‘meaning, growth, acceptance’ type), rather than the hedonistic type, which comes and goes.   Bet you struggle to watch this trailer without smiling – these two were just full of joy.Neuroscience and psychology are uncovering…… Continue reading Joy Is An Inside Job

You’re Grounded! 14 March 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Research papers, Sustainability, Testimonials A punishment meted out by parents?  A compliment about our state of mind?  Or a comment about our connection to this beautiful planet we call home?   I’ve always loved walking along the beach, dangling my feet in water, laying on the summertime grass…… Continue reading You’re Grounded!

Winners Never Give Up 7 March 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability, Testimonials https://www.youtube.com/embed/2KCmslJUHPA The High Performance podcast joined our site this week and we loved listening to this episode.  There are so many nuggets of gold here; the benefit of verbalising our goals, changing our self-talk, accepting failure, stepping out, stepping up and never giving up.  Jake…… Continue reading Winners Never Give Up