Motivation may be in rare supply of late, but our ability to rise above and keep going is what makes us so special. Discovering ways to boost your positivity in the current climate is always helpful, and today’s interview will guide you in the right direction. How do you stay motivated when life presents a challenge? Who inspires you to keep moving forward? Are there any personal development tools you use to keep you focused on the positives? I was delighted to hear about A Journal to Happiness, a fabulous hardback book that offers so much more than a place to write your thoughts and feeling ..read more

Who inspires you? Who do you use as your motivator to get things done or to make valuable changes to your life? There are thousands of women who stimulate our need for greatness. They appear on our television and movie screens, we listen to them on the radio, or we read their encouraging stories in articles or books. It’s easy to put a celebrity on a pedestal and desire their lifestyle, skillset and strength of character, but we don’t need to turn to the glossy magazines, or the big screen, to find inspirational women who can motivate us to succeed. They live next door, work alongside us ..read more

Real Women, Real Lives Who inspires you? Who do you use as your motivator to get things done or to make valuable changes to your life? There are thousands of women who stimulate our need for greatness. They appear on our television and movie screens, we listen to them on the radio, or we read their encouraging stories in articles or books. It’s easy to put a celebrity on a pedestal and desire their lifestyle, skillset and strength of character, but we don’t need to turn to the glossy magazines, or the big screen, to find inspirational women who can motivate us to succeed. They live next door ..read more

Real Women, Real Lives Who inspires you? Who do you use as your motivator to get things done or to make valuable changes to your life? There are thousands of women who stimulate our need for greatness. They appear on our television and movie screens, we listen to them on the radio, or we read their encouraging stories in articles or books. It’s easy to put a celebrity on a pedestal and desire their lifestyle, skillset and strength of character, but we don’t need to turn to the glossy magazines, or the big screen, to find inspirational women who can motivate us to succeed. They live next door ..read more

Walking Your Way to Wellness. I no longer set resolutions. Instead, I prefer using intentions and power words which works for me and my life. 2020 is all about positivity for me – positive actions, positive thoughts, positive people, and positive places. I knew one of my positive intentions would be to move more in this new decade (and hopefully shift some of that extra midlife weight!). Just before the New Year I spotted a post on a friends news feed where she was announcing to the world she had signed up for a walking challenge, intrigued I clicked the link. What I found was an opportunity t ..read more

How a Food Subscription Box Helped Save My Mental Health Having depression and anxiety comes with a host of challenges for me. I’m a year into my counselling which has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do – it’s also the best thing I’ve ever done. I’m on my way to feeling human again, being able to cope with situations, and not diving for the covers when faced with social activity. Some people struggle to get out of bed, and others find simple everyday tasks to be a huge challenge. That’s how it was for me. As a single mum of three children, it falls on my shoulders to provide a safe an ..read more

Embracing your inner child, evolving your skills and filling your life with laughter are all important goals, and I believe we owe it to ourselves to live the best possible life we can. As I pondered on this intention, I thought it would be interesting to share a few ways we can all live our best life. Here’s what I came up with… Love yourself. Friends and lovers will come and go, but you are the one constant in your life. If we can’t love ourselves then how can we expect others to love us? Working on discovering our positive body image, boosting our self-esteem, and defining our unique styl ..read more

Real Women, Real Lives Who inspires you? Who do you use as your motivator to get things done or to make valuable changes to your life? There are thousands of women who stimulate our need for greatness. They appear on our television and movie screens, we listen to them on the radio, or we read their encouraging stories in articles or books. It’s easy to put a celebrity on a pedestal and desire their lifestyle, skillset and strength of character, but we don’t need to turn to the glossy magazines, or the big screen, to find inspirational women who can motivate us to succeed. They live next door ..read more

Real Women, Real Lives Who inspires you? Who do you use as your motivator to get things done or to make valuable changes to your life? There are thousands of women who stimulate our need for greatness. They appear on our television and movie screens, we listen to them on the radio, or we read their encouraging stories in articles or books. It’s easy to put a celebrity on a pedestal and desire their lifestyle, skillset and strength of character, but we don’t need to turn to the glossy magazines, or the big screen, to find inspirational women who can motivate us to succeed. They live next door ..read more

Today is EveryWoman Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness for women’s health and wellbeing. So many women’s health problems are misunderstood and this day is all about women sharing their stories and helping others. Whether that’s period pain, fibromyalgia, fibroids, menopause, IBS, polycystic ovaries, or obesity, we all have a story to share that might just help someone else. Here’s my story When I was 21 I discovered (through surgery) that I only had half my womb, one ovary, and one fallopian tube, and that what was left of my reproductive system was damaged. At the time I was told by a ..read more