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Anxiety doesn’t always look like fear. Often, it looks like competence. In fact, some of the most outwardly confident people I work with are deeply anxious. They run companies. They lead teams. They speak in boardrooms. They appear decisive and…
When I talk to my clients about self-care or the dreaded me time, invariably I get told all the reasons why people cannot fit this into their lives. Women particularly seem to struggle with the terminology self-care and especially me…
Water is free medicine! Once you feel dehydrated, your brain is even more dehydrated. If you never feel thirsty, your body might have given up trying to nudge you! If you reach for food but are not really hungry, you…
Toxic stress and Therapy Tips for SEN parents and carers By Charlotte Holden, Up For Air Counselling If you’ve ever been to Alton Towers and experienced the most terrifying but exhilarating rides there, you’ll have some idea what living the…
I have taken these words from a video on You Tube by my teacher Barbara Morgan - she was interviewed in February 2026, after completing her last training in Romania. Check it out for lots more information about family constellations…
In modern medicine, diagnosis begins with patterns. A physician observes the tongue, evaluates the skin, asks about digestion, sleep, energy, and mood. Ayurveda has followed a similar method for thousands of years — but instead of isolating symptoms, it looks…
There is a belief many people carry that rarely gets spoken out loud. “I’m not good enough.” It can show up quietly as overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, comparison, anxiety before speaking, or the constant feeling of needing to prove yourself. On…
For many people, life has resumed but internally, something still feels unsettled. Work has restarted. Social events have returned. The world appears to be moving forward. Yet many individuals report feeling more anxious, withdrawn, emotionally numb, or uncertain than they…
Ayurveda cleanses can remove toxins or ama, balance your doshas, and restore your digestive fire or agni. This leads to better health and reduces dis-ease. During an Ayurveda cleanse we are working on nourishing the body, vs depletion, and this…
Ayurveda Wellness and feeling better Ayurveda is a holistic and ancient system of natural healing from India, and it’s based on 3 vital energies that exist in our bodies and in nature called doshas-vata, pitta and kapha. These are in…
You've been told your whole life that having a twin is a gift. But what happens when that gift starts to feel like a prison? When you can't make a decision without consulting them, when their pain becomes your pain,…
At certain moments in life, what we need most is a shift in perspective.Not necessarily answers, but a wider lens — one that helps us understand ourselves with more compassion, context, and choice. Over the years, I’ve found that altered-state…