Category Archives: Body / Health / Movement

Looking at making changes in your body, health or movement?

The Brain Changing Benefits of Physical Activity

What is the most transformative thing you can do for your brain? Physical activity or moving your body! In the following Ted Talk by Wendy Suzuki (a neuroscientist) – The Brain Changing Benefits of Exercise, she discusses – the brain changing effects of exercise – including better mood, better energy, better attention, how exercise is…

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Ready to Take on the Dare of BEing Yourself?

“Do we dare to be ourselves? That is the question that counts.” ~ Pablo Casals   The past couple of months have been challenging for me personally. I am not going to go in to the details, however something I had committed two years working towards changed and subsequently I have chosen not to do it. Yes,…

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The Non-Diet Approach

This post was inspired after a conversation on Wednesday with a friend. We are catching up this week to discuss business and she made a comment along the lines of “no doubt you’ll encourage me to go on a diet”. This comment shocked me as I haven’t discussed food or health with her before. Subsequently,…

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What is Intuitive Eating?

What is Intuitive Eating? Intuitive Eating is a non-diet approach to nutrition and wellness that helps people start to trust their body wisdom and its signals, break the cycle of dieting and change your relationship with food (and maybe their life). According to Tribole and Resch, the authors of Intuitive Eating, an intuitive eater is defined as…

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What Leads You to the First Bite of Food?

This afternoon I was buying some liquorice from the local health food shop. It is something I do frequently and am familiar with the guy who served me. As I was purchasing the liquorice, he shared with me a story. He told me that yesterday he ate a whole block of chocolate and when he…

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20 Inspiring Quotes on Commitment

Do you ever find yourself making excuses on why you cannot live the life you dream about? Maybe you have a case of the imposter phenomenon, perfectionism or people pleasing. If so, you are not alone! I hope the following 20 quotes on commitment will inspire you to start to take back your own power…

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20 Quotes to Inspire You to Live With No Excuses

Do you ever find yourself making excuses on why you cannot live the life you dream about? Maybe you have a case of the imposter phenomenon, perfectionism or people pleasing. If so, you are not alone! I hope the following 20 quotes will inspire you to start to take back control of your own power…

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