Are you feeling flat? The days are shorter, the nights longer and everything seems WAY harder than it is in summer! So let’s be honest here. How are you feeling? Are you as happy as you felt in summer? Is your mood fatter than normal? More irritable at work, or maybe you are starting to lose confidence and…
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Does the Pill Cause Depression and Anxiety? Many women who have gone on the pill will tell you “when I went on the pill, I started to gain weight, not feel myself and get depressed”! Turns out thousands of women on the pill have been feeling depressed for years, due to the pill itself! A recent…
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What’s Your Addiction? It has been said that “WE ALL have addictions!” I believe this to be true. As humans we all have a desire (and need) to be connected to something or someone. It gives us a sense of belonging. This extends from a connection to the planet, nature, people, objects, food and more.…
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Which wolf is winning inside your head? The Indian grandfather sits with his grandson one day to tell the story of the two wolves… “Inside every person there is a good wolf and a bad wolf and both are fighting each other for their lives. ” The boy shocked says “ which one of the…
Read MoreDo You Suffer with the Burnt Sausage Syndrome (BSS)? Do you put everyone else ahead of you? Only to find that no one really puts your needs ahead of theirs? Do you find that you don’t feel: Relaxed Loved Fulfilled Let’s have a look at this crazy BSS! (And how to beat it…) First introduced to me…
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Gardening this morning and it dawned on me that fear is actually what drives anxiety and stress. Years ago when I was selling pharma antidepressants, a very good psychiatrist said they are only 2 feelings or states of being – the state of happiness or fear. I have often thought his explanation for mental illnesses,…
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Losing weight while on anti depressants can be REALLY TOUGH! How do I know? I know first hand and also from seeing patients struggle to shed while still on their anti-depressant. I will tell you a little about my story, then explain why anti depressants can hold things up and some tips for over coming…
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