What to Do (And What Not to Do) When your child is Suffering from Anxiety

Anxiety

As an adult, you must have experienced anxiety and stress at several points in time, and what we often tend to forget is that our children too, experience these difficult emotions- sometimes more often than it is for them to handle. If you suspect your child is experiencing anxiety, don’t be worried- there is actually a … Read more

9 ways to boost your body confidence

Body Confidence

Poor body confidence can have a major impact on your mental wellbeing.  When I was younger I had low body confidence because I was so slim, you could see my hip bones, my collar bones and my knees seemed overly prominent.  No matter how many times people told me how lucky I was, I hated … Read more

Why Us Mums Need To Put Their Health First

Motherhood

If you’re a mum, there’s every chance that you devote a lot of time and effort to making sure your children are happy and healthy. Being a parent involves making sacrifices, but looking after your kids should never mean that your health and wellbeing are on the back-burner. Just as it’s vital to look out … Read more

The Importance of Taking Care of Yourself

Taking care of yourself

With the ever-changing lifestyle With our ever-changing lifestyle and hectic schedules, more and more people are finding themselves to be victims of various ailments. However, this does not mean that they have to give up on their health. Various vitamins and other supplements are available to boost immune systems, support your body, and help you … Read more

Go Easy on Yourself: 6 Simple Ways to Boost Self-Compassion

Do you tend to beat yourself up when things go wrong? If so, like most of us, you can use a little more self-compassion in your life. What is Self-Compassion? Self-compassion is having kindness, love, understanding and forgiveness toward yourself. If you think about self-esteem as being how we see and think of ourselves, self-compassion … Read more

3 BIG Reasons to Encourage Budding Artists

Budding Artists

As someone who has been drawing since she can remember, I find it a little shocking — and upsetting — when I find parents who, while they might have initially encouraged their children to show off their artistic side, later adjusted them towards something different. Something different, like medical school, or law school, or physics, … Read more