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New Year Wellbeing - clear your fridge and clear your mind!
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New Year Wellbeing - clear your fridge and clear your mind!

We all know that self-care is key especially in our busy world. However, you can have all the best intentions in the world such as eating healthier, doing regular exercise and losing weight at any time of the year but, if you continue to believe you are not good enough, not confident enough, can’t change or are too stressed to even think about your good intentions, sadly the reality is that nothing is going to change in the positive direction that you want it to.

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EFT is mentioned in the NICE PTSD Guideline
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EFT is mentioned in the NICE PTSD Guideline

As an Integrated Wellness specialist and an advanced EFT practitioner I was very excited to receive notification from AAMET International, my regulatory body, that the UK government agency NICE has officially recommended EFT as worthy of government research funds for trauma/PTSD. 

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How to cope with back to school stress
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How to cope with back to school stress

The new school year is full of stress for the family.  Some school things you’ll know about, some things you won’t know about.  What makes this a challenging time for parents is that stress is contagious. Children pick up on your feelings and you pick up on theirs!  You know what to put in their lunchbox and what uniform to buy, but how can you cope with stress and help your child deal with their anxieties about going back to school for a new year? 

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What to do when our emotions just get the better of us
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What to do when our emotions just get the better of us

Let’s face it, there are times when our emotions can get the better of us - we all get stressed, overwhelmed or frustrated with ourselves or someone else. Unhelpful and negative emotions affect how we behave, how we communicate with others - they limit our capabilities and always (as proven by science) have a physical effect on the body.

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