Encouraging someone who lives with chronic pain to ‘get moving’ could sound like a misguided, insensitive piece of advice. However, throughout my years as a professional Pilates and movement coach (not to mention during my years of ill health) I’ve seen time and again the...
I read a fascinating article on the BBC website which examined the results of some recent research into happiness. It turns out that time, not material goods, raises our levels of happiness. There is now this new phenomenon – Time Famine, where people are increasingly...
In my time as a professional Pilates instructor and wellness coach, I’ve come across countless people who have lived for years with undiagnosed joint pain and movement issues. Helping them understand what hypermobility is and how it might be causing their varying levels of discomfort,...
When the conversation turns to health, the concern for a lot of people is with illness; being healthy is seen as an absence of illness. But this attitude actually leaves people more vulnerable to becoming unwell, as the actions they take for their health are...
Stress can be a good thing. We all need a little stress, just like we all need problems; these things keep us going and push us forward. If we didn't have manageable stress or problems, we would just vegetate or stop growing. The trouble arises...
Most people, as they get older, have a little nagging pain somewhere – maybe it’s their shoulder, their knee, or their neck, perhaps their hip, or their back. It’s okay though, because it’s normal, right? Absolutely not. Just because we’ve been told it’s ‘normal’, or because you’re ‘used...
When I founded Create+, people often asked why I chose that name. What does Create+ mean? For me, the choice was easy. I wanted to foster an environment of change. I wanted people to be the creators of the next chapter of their lives, rather than...
Flexitarian: the official definition is someone who eats primarily a plant based diet with occasional meat. According to The Independent, it's been predicted to be the biggest health trend this year. I don't want to be part of a trend or a fad. As a health...
Now when I say funny, of course I don't mean ha-ha funny. But it's a strange, funny thing. I've been experiencing the grief of the loss of a loved one, my mother, this year. She passed away in March after a short, brave battle with...
I read that quote a few years ago on Twitter and was instantly drawn to its meaning. I crudely wrote it on a post-it note that still sits above my computer in my office. It meant something to me - maybe because I had chosen to...