MINDFUL BODY COACH

COACHING FOR BURNOUT RECOVERY
AND STRESS MANAGEMENT

Jackie Trenavin BSc (Hons) MSc

COACHING FOR BURNOUT RECOVERY
AND STRESS MANAGEMENT

Feeling frazzled, run down, anxious, stressed or fully burned out? It's all too common as we stretch ourselves ever thinly in a world with seemingly endless demands and needs.

Charlotte

Anxiety is a strange thing...

"Anxiety is a strange thing. You don’t realise how controlling it is until it no longer controls you. Late last year I made the decision to take control of the crippling feeling I suffered most days that seemed to engulf me with an overwhelming urge to hide from the world. I remember telling Jackie, during my first session, that I wanted to run away from the feeling. It was while we were talking through this, that I realised that I couldn’t run away from the feeling in my head and stomach but that I needed to understand it. Jackie has helped in more ways than I could ever imagine.After each session I have left feeling lighter and calmer and now, I can honestly say that I feel able to face the inevitable moments of anxiety that are normal in day to day life. I can’t recommend these sessions enough, they have changed me and my way of thinking. I no longer feel anxiety about things out of my control, I don’t ‘sweat the small things’ and I understand that other people’s reactions or emotions are not my worry. I can manage me, and therefore I am my priority.Here’s to continuing this journey to feeling content and calm in my life, work and family".

Tina

Fatigued and depressed...

"Thank you, I often think of you, a little gentle voice in my head encouraging me to be kinder to myself. When I first had a conversation with a Jackie I was fatigued and depressed. I was struggling to understand why I couldn't honour commitments I made to myself. I found Jackie's calm and astute questioning helped me to find my way through and take better care of myself. Last time I spoke with her I was bubbling with energy and excitement and shifting into a whole new world. What I needed was Jackie. With her eclectic mix of skills she was able to use aspects from each of those disciplines to help me find my way through." I turned to Jackie when I knew I needed to change my mindset from negativity to positivity and from feeling inadequate to practicing gratitude for everything that I have. Jackie's gentle but perceptive questioning helped move me on to a lighter and much more positive outlook."

Jessica

Making changes seems overwhelming...

"Jackie is truly inspirational! Making any change seems overwhelming but Jackie shows you that you have the power in you to make small changes that add up to super powers. She helped me realise I have all the tools I need to be amazing, it’s all there inside us all, Jackie helped me to help myself uncover my awesomeness! I have more energy, power and “oomph” for life since spending time with Jackie coaching and training with me. Even when life gets hard she has given me so many practical tips on how to not just manage, but thrive. Thank you so much."

Coach Jackie Trenavin standing in a doorway, smiling, wearing a cream jumper and jeans

THE MINDFUL BODY COACH STORY

I am a Life and Health Coach specialising in supporting people through times of deep stress, anxiety and burnout.

I am now, to my clients, what I needed for years when I tried unsuccessfully to make significant change in my personal and professional life and find balance and a healthy way to approach my own health and wellbeing. I have suffered personally with stress, anxiety and full blown burnout. I know how it feels when it seems like you have lost control, like your life has been hijacked, and I've successfully not only found my way back, but rebuilt myself and my life, to be better, balanced and more resilient than ever before.

What's more, I would confidently and comfortably say that these dark and challenging experiences are the best thing that could have happened to me. I wear my experiences like a badge of honour, as I believe we all should.

I was once in the same place as you are now, I understand you may feel daunted at the prospect of coaching. Whilst I motivate and mentor, my programme is always led by you and is at your pace, you will feel fully in control.

I am here to help you see where you are now is not where you need to be. It's all part of a rich journey that you will be able to look back on with gratitude.

I offer concessions to a select clients that may be unable to otherwise access coaching so please do get in touch.

What's your story?

Jackie Trenavin

The Mindful Body Coach

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"The first wealth is health"

Ralph Waldo Emerson

CONTACT ME

Email:

info@mindfulbodycoach.co.uk

Phone:

07717 820651

Fantastic chat with @meno_pause_doctor Corrine. Apologies for the sound issues, we will have another go if people would like to hear more about #histamine and #menopause.

#menopausecare #hrt #mcas #histamineintolerance #stress #stressmanagement #yoganidra #guthealth #holistichealth #nervoussystem #nervoussystemregulation

So excited for this LIVE with Dr Corrine Fletcher on histamine intolerance in menopause.

A histamine intolerance can be developed or exacerbated by the onset of menopause. In addition, the symptoms of both can be overlapping and therefore difficult to diagnose. Symptoms of histamine intolerance include (but are not limited to); digestive issues, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhoea, nasal congestion or sinus issues, fatigue, high blood pressure and anxiety.

I’ve known Corrine for a number of years and she is my own menopause GP. After suffering with a (misdiagnosed) histamine intolerance since my early 30’s and with the subsequent onset of peri and then menopause, I was delighted to find support in both areas under one professional.

Corrine is a GP with over 20 years experience, specialising in perimenopause and menopause care. She holds the Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care from the British Menopause Society, equipping her to manage complex cases with a tailored approach. She has a particular interest in histamine intolerance and MCAS during menopause, along with expertise in lifestyle, functional medicine, and nutrigenomics. She integrates HRT as needed and appropriate, creating in individualised care plans to boost health, wellbeing, and happiness. She’s recently launched her online clinic, Life-GP, to offer personalised, holistic care.

If you are interested to learn more please join us on Tuesday 17th September at 7.00pm to hear Corrine and I chat.

#menopause #histamine #histamineintolerance #menopausesymptoms #menopausesupport #functionalmedicine #womenshealth #50 #perimenopause #health #healthandwellness

A huge THANK YOU to the team at @soilandsoulnorfolk for helping me today in the garden 🪴 Serious amounts of elbow grease used, which made both the garden I feel so much better.

This year I’ve still not been up to full power as my back pain is still a limiting factor for one or two activities, gardening being one. But I’m grateful. It’s been a real opportunity for me to practice ‘letting things go’, not something I’ve ever really managed to do before. And I’ve got to say I’m all the better for this new found skill (once I mastered the art of zoning out the screaming perfectionist in my head). Life is actually so much better when you go with the flow, don’t try to fight what is and learn to accept the now.

Thanks to my dear friend Cels @homeaddressco for the catchy saying ‘if a jobs worth doing…it’s worth getting help’.

#gardening #gardeners #gowiththeflow #askforhelp #greatteam #acceptance #autumn #septembergarden

Where I’m staying is an Ayurvedic Health resort.

For those that don’t know (and might be interested) Ayurveda is an ancient science of health, physical, mental and spiritual which dates back over 5,000 years.

According to Ayurveda every living and non-living being in this universe is a combination of 5 basic eternal elements; earth, water, fire, air and ether. These 5 elements manifest in the human body as Dosha (Vatha, Pitha and Kapha). As individuals, from conception, depending on our nature and physiology we will be predominant in one of these but will be influenced by more than one. When we become unwell, in whatever form it’s due to our Dosha being out of harmony. To rectify, a Dosha specific diet is followed and therapeutic treatments and supplements given.

My Dosha is Pitha Vatha, with my Vatha out of harmony. So I’m following a Vatha diet. To determine what you need, on arrival you see a doctor at the hospital here at the resort, you continue to see them daily. My therapy treatments are two hours a day, using oils, herbs poultices and being washed with herb teas. Every day. During the first week I’ve been on supplements for purification. I’ve got to be honest, I’m not really looking forward to the final curtain in the purification process (I’ll leave that up to your imagination as to what that might be).

Some photos of the beautiful gardens here, you know me, sucker for a plant or two, and the a few of the incredibly hard working band of women that keep them in pristine condition.

#somatheeram #ayurveda #health #healthandwellness #spirtual #india #kerela #dosha #plantbased #vegetarian #healtydiet #therapy #naturalremedies

Growth happens outside your comfort zone, so the saying goes. But so does life ☀️

Sometimes our worlds are big expansive places but at other times of life they retract and become small. Life stages generally bring natural expansions and contractions as do seasons, like when we hunker down for winter and then burst into spring.

But then there are other maybe less natural oscillations caused by things like loss, trauma or ill health. Noticing when life has contracted too far or for too long and the joy of living is missing is a call to action.

I’ve noticed this about myself recently. My world had become small, a small and careful place with not nearly enough joy, in fact often rather dogged with an opposite emotion, anxiety.

So I decided to take myself on an adventure and retreat to India for three weeks, alone. This is so far out of my comfort zone right now it’ll either be a resounding success or quite a disaster (I obviously believe it will be the former) but either way, three weeks with no wifi (or very limited) and my own company will be a most interesting experience. A chance to learn new things, experience a vastly different culture, meet new people but also to throw off my safety net.

Do you ever notice this about yourself? If you do, what do you tend to do?

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#solotravel #india #growthmindset #growth #anxiety #comfortzone #travel #retreat #health #timeout #healthandwellness #selflove #livelife #lovelife #yoga#meditation #selfreflection #journal#practicewhatyoupreach #growthhappensoutsideyourcomfortzone #holiday

It’s our anniversary today and we’ll likely be celebrating tonight with a nice glass of something or other. For me that’ll be something not only lovely but also non-alcoholic.

Historically a fairly big drinker, the choice not to drink was rather dictated to me; I liked wine but it didn’t like me. One of the trickiest parts of not partaking in a tipple was (and often still is when out and about) the lack of ceremony. The ice, the glass, the pop of the cork. So I’ve created my own fun space, where I have choice, and lovely choice, so that I can join in with everyone else.

So here are some of my growing collection of tried and tested delicious alternatives, that I’ve been introduced to over the years by friends, in restaurants and here on instagram.

My go to daily is the @motherrootldn but new kid on the block @botivodrinks is lovely and bitter and a great alternative to gin or the non alcoholic gin alternative. Both are nice with tonic but in actual fact I like them both with sparkling or still water best.

As for the fizz or sparkling alternatives, whilst I like a kombucha I sometimes find it a bit much and too vinegary to have more than a glass or two. My fave sparkling is the @ama_brewery_basque. They do a few but I like the BI which is a lemongrass base and not so sweet.

Finding a nice wine alternative has probably been the most difficult as they just don’t taste the same (and I do miss the first sip of a lovely cold Chenin, I’ll be honest). But a recent find in @jarroldnorwich of the @noughtyaf range has been a revelation and well worth a try.

What are your fave non alcoholic drinks? Or what do you have to offer the drivers of the party?

@kofracoffee @thelast_norwich @max_munford

#nonalcoholic #sober #soberlife #alwaysthedriver #kombucha #weddinganniversary #soberlifestyle #celebration #anniversary #drinks #soberinspiration #nohangover #menopause #menopauselife #health #healthylifestyle #drinkaware #healthychoices #choices #wine #spirits #mocktails

So wet and dreary out there I thought I’d post a reel of the lovely garden here last summer ☀️

I literally can’t wait for the spring to get going and lift everyone’s spirits as I think we’re all suffering from over exposure to grey skies and rain. ☔️

I wasn’t outside most of the summer to work in the garden but I actually sat in it which was novel. This year I’ll be doing both I hope, in equal measure!

🌺 Not looking forward to seeing what the wet weather has done to my lovely dahlias though as I wasn’t well enough to dig them up. So, we’ll see. I have a few in pots but they were my least favourite ones.

🌼 I’m particularly excited to see what happens with the wild flower meadow as it was beautiful last year but it was its first year.

Anyone else keen for their gardens to start to bloom?

#spring #springtime #springgarden #summer #summergarden #cottagegarden #englishcottagegarden #norfolk #organicgardening #dahlia #lily #peonies #kitchengarden #lovemygarden #rhinogreenhouse #wildflower #wildflowermeadow

It’s been six months since my last post when I was one week into shingles. Shingles, it turns out, can be a bit of a sh*t show and whilst I’m most certainly feeling more myself these last few weeks, I’m now managing the aftermath of, as yet undiagnosed, fluctuating chronic pain and fatigue.

But this is not a sympathy post, no, no, no, it’s quite the opposite as I can honestly say I’m grateful for the experience. Not all the time of course but most of it, as whilst it’s been challenging it’s more than paid back with learning (and I am a self confessed learning junkie). Not only am I learning so much myself, but as a direct consequence of it I continue to find support from a growing network of diverse alternative therapy superheroes that fill the void you can find yourself in, when you don’t want to take a pill for your pain.

So, to follow will be posts of what I’m doing to actively recover, what I’ve discovered and how I’m going about rebuilding my overall health. And I’ll share my superheroes 🦸🏻‍♀️ too 🧡

But I need to start with this as there seem to be quite a lot of shingles cases about…

💉 If you’re over 50 do consider the shingles vaccine
🦠Familiarise yourself with what the rash can look like (generally, but not always) torso or (god forbid) head and face, always on one side (I’d put a photo of mine on here but I’ll save us all from that as it was on my butt 🤣)
💊 If you even suspect it might be shingles, get yourself to the doctors or pharmacy (as pharmacists can now prescribe the anti-virals) WITHIN 72 HOURS. Don’t miss the window!
❄️ During the winter months particularly, take care of your immune system health by:
☀️Taking Vitamins, C, D and the B’s
🧘🏽‍♀️ Managing levels of stress
🛌 Get sufficient sleep
🥕 Eat your fruit and veg

#shingles #chronic #health #healthylifestyle #healthandwellness #healthisthenewwealth #healthcoach #alternativetherapy #nlp #anxiety #mindset #naturalhealthremedies #depression #pain #healing #selfdevelopment #recovery #nervoussystemregulation #immunesystem #mentalhealth #worklifebalance #gutmicrobiome #stress

It’s been the strangest few weeks as the blasted shingles persists and has forced me to grind to a halt. Body says no and all that.

I’ve not got as far as I would have liked with my plastic journey as a consequence of being stuck here but…what an opportunity it has given me.

It’s allowed me to read and listen to some of the myriad of diverse books I have accumulated over the past few years.

It’s also given me is time to consider balance and priority. Balance of work and personal life. I know clearly how this works but still fall foul and allow it to get out of kilter.

But mostly it’s given me the opportunity to receive love and support from family and friends. I’ve never been good at asking for help, I don’t know why really. But people have put themselves out for me, called, messaged, shopped, cooked, and generally jollied, for which I’m incredibly and eternally grateful 🙏❤️.

I’m also grateful to my clients for patiently waiting for normal service to resume. I have so much exciting work on my books and in the pipeline, frustrating is an understatement.

On reflection, given what do for work and what I know, both of the above seem a little ironic as I fully understand the power of collaboration, of community and of taking care of one another. I also understand balance from both an environmental and a health perspective but still had allowed myself to lose sight of it or maybe just let it slip down my list of priorities. As I said, it time has been rich in opportunity.

📷 @robdodsworthphoto (need some new ones Rob!)

#rebalance #recovery #balance #priorites #worklifeblance #healthylifestyle #health #family #familyandfriends #love #wellness #healthiswealth #care #selfcare #lovemywork #healthandwellness #coaching #sustainability #wellness #environment #support #collaboration #community

End of week 1 and not quite the week I was hoping for as I have not been well (shingles 😳) so that’s rather slowed me down.

Still there have been some wins (and some not so wins).

🥇First and possibly the best win was last weekend finding @ernieszerowasteshop thanks to @_create.joy_ and what a find! I was planning on going back today a little more prepared (although they do have paper bags) with jars and the like. Still that’ll have to wait for next week when I’ll do a better coverage 📰 of what Ernie has to offer.

🥇 Under other wins I am trialling some new beauty products which is going well (post to follow).

❎ In ‘not so winning’ and staying in the bathroom, would have to be the visit to the dentist on Monday when my replacement dental floss did not behave itself.

#zerowaste #plasticfree #reduceplastic #refuseplastic #refusesingleuse #ocean #plasticocean #singleuseplastic #betterbuying #consciousconsumer #eco #ecofriendly #sustainability #sustainable #sustainabilityconsultant #sustainabilitycoach #healthandwellness

📸 @robdodsworthphoto

#plasticfreeoceans #sustainabilityconsultant #plasticfreeliving #plasticfreejuly #sustainability #sustainableliving #sustainablelifestyle #sustainableliving #earthlovers #ecotips #southwoodsocialhub

Three books I’ve read in the last four years might not on the surface seem to have lots in common but this evening seemed very connected indeed.

The Diet Myth (or Tim Spectors more recent and equally good Spoon Fed), John Elkingtons Green Swans and Sarah Langfords Rooted.

As I spent a couple of hours this evening listening to Sarah Langford speaking about her beautifully written book, a few neurons connected about systems thinking, or maybe ecosystem thinking.

The synergies of soil systems and our own gut microbiome feel impossible to ignore. Diversity and abundance bringing health, wellbeing and resilience (in whatever context you might be able to think of). The concept that a healthy soil producing healthy produce which can be absorbed to deliver our own health and well being though encouraging and feeding our own microbiome seems a blindingly simple solution to a few monstrously complex issues, such as food security and human health oh and yes let’s not forget the climate emergency.

John Elkington’s book talks of (unsurprisingly perhaps) green swans being our solutions to not only green growth but planetary rebalance. Enabling our soils to regain their natural biodiversity has surely got to be the greenest of green swans.

Such a lot of talk about crisis. About emergency. Such a lot of talk about why things can’t be done and what’s not happening I find it a difficult space sometimes. So I like it when I find things that seem to fit and flow, that seem to be simple and natural and make total sense.

#regenerativeagriculture #biodiversity #microbiome #climatechange #greenswan #rooted #nature #organic #goodreads #systemsthinking

Gratitude. Quite the buzz word and something I’m fortunate enough to feel on a daily basis.
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I’ve not been on here for quite a while now but after reading (another) post on #gratitude, I thought I might post to highlight that not everyone has access to this feeling. In fact, knowing that they ‘should’ feel it, often makes them feel considerably worse.
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Perhaps worth pondering on when writing about this perceived utopia, is that it’s also OK not to be grateful; to just be is also fine and more than enough.
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#grateful #feeling #feelings #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #coping #coaching #menopause #menopausesupport #depression #anxietyrelief #anxiety #anxietyawareness

A friend asked me the other day if I was happy and for the life of me I couldn’t begin to answer the question. What even is being happy? The absence of pain or suffering, or feelings of joy? It should be a simple enough question but it had me flummoxed.
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Anyway, I was reading (a pastime I find makes me happy) The Art of Rest and it mentioned a term that I was unfamiliar with in relation to happiness which was eudaemonic. So I went off in search of meaning (also a pastime that makes me happy) and found out some interesting stuff.
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Behind the long-standing debate on defining how we achieve happiness are two popular concepts. The first we may be familiar with, hedonic happiness, which we associate with pleasure and enjoyment (good meals or fun events). The second and perhaps the less well-known concept is of eudaemonic happiness, which can be gained through finding meaning and purpose in life.
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I have linked in my bio to a short (2 minute) read about what I found out but suffice it to say I can confirm that I am indeed happy but seem to find I prefer eudaemonic happiness more fulfilling these days.
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📸 @robdodsworthphoto throwback to summer ☀️
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#happiness #hedonism #eudaemonic #fulfilment #contentment #coaching #philosophy #psychology #meaning #meaningoflife #purpose #lifecoach #lifecoaching #gardenerslife #kitchengarden #norfolk #summerthrowback #50pluswomen

Post about anxiety but before that it needs saying that it’s a bloody perfect morning here for a walk. Sunshine, frost, autumn colours, just perfect.
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Listening to Fearne Cotton this morning talking about her anxiety or more precisely her panic attacks.
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If you suffer from panic attacks they can feel terrifying in the moment, and once you have had one you then become afraid of the fear, so it’s a double whammy.
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I have both deep empathy and qualification in this area these days and whilst there are a few elements to unpicking them, unpick you can.
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The predominant part of a panic attack is the feeling or emotion (normally strong and unpleasant) that you experience at the time. If you spend a moment thinking about it, it will be a feeling that you can locate in your physical body somewhere. Many people experience this within their torso.
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Something that can help greatly with the physical feelings or the ‘e-motion’ is to recognise the ‘motion’ of it. How does it move? Think for a moment and imagine it and say it out loud as if to me, “It feels like…”.
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Mine was a wave, beginning in my feet which would rush up my legs and would crash over me. Their ‘motion’ was circular from back to front.
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Now, imagine that feeling and ‘stop’ its movement. Then reverse it. It will have already begin to feel ‘less’. When this feeling comes over you do just this.
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Now how does that feel?
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As always I say, hang in there, this too shall pass and you will be all the better for having had it, as much as you might not believe that.
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#fearnecotton #panicattacks #nlp #managinganxiety #mindfulness #emotionregulation #emotion #emotions #nlppractitioner #anxiety #anxietyawareness #nlp #menopauserelief #menopausesymptoms #menopause #stressrelief

I’ve not done one of these before but as I’ve got a few more followers over the past month, together with my 60 day mindful movement challenge, I thought I might do a post to say hi 👋 and a bit about who I am.
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Things to know about me…
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- I’m a life and health coach
- I’m also an NLP practitioner and currently studying for my Master practitioner (off to do more of that today)
- I’m a qualified personal trainer (but don’t practice)
- I’m also swimming coach to the wonderful @UEA_tri triathlon swimming team
- The thing I love most about life coaching is that it involves meeting lots of people and generally being curious. It’s as stretching for me as it can be for my clients and always new and exciting.
- I discovered mindfulness and moderation for myself and it totally transformed how I approached my overall health.
- I love Pilates, swimming and walking (in that order)
- I love spending time at home with my husband
- I have two grown up children who are also good friends
- Recently discovered gardening and growing vegetables
- I love to meditate
- I love cooking and eating with my family and friends
- I did an environmental science degree at the wonderful @UEA aged 36 and masters the opposite side of the country in Wales.
- I hate cleaning and ironing
- I get bored easily
- I love to buy books and have lots on the go, but don’t always finish them
- I’m allergic to alcohol, chocolate and coffee
- I love coffee ☕️ so refuse to acknowledge that one
- I suffered with severe anxiety 20 years ago
- I’ve been married 3 times (yes I have found someone crazy enough 3 times)
- I can drink a pint of larger in 2.9 seconds
- I’m a cat lover at heart but our new puppy Bonnie the border terrier has melted me.
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Feeling lacking in motivation and fancy getting into shape mentally and physically for Christmas?
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Why don’t you join me for 60 days of mindful movement, beginning this week?
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Mindful movement can be anything from taking a walk to your daily yoga practice, swimming, running, or a bike ride. Just keep moving and being mindful of what you’re doing or if you’re outside, your surroundings. Only rule is that whilst you’re exercising you’re thinking about it and not your to do list!
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DM me if you’re interested in joining us!
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#mindfulmovement #pt #mindfulness #moveyourbody #mediation #yoga #walking #swimming #cycling #climbing #pilates #coaching #norfolk #norwich #intimeforchristmas #mentalhealthmatters #healthcoach #healthcoaching #lifecoach #healthyhabits #healthyhabitsforlife #gettinginshape #fun #justforfun #friends #workout #exercise #exerciseyourmind

It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it.
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I love my Pilates and my swimming, it’s no secret. Both forms of exercise are great for bringing the mind into play. Like yoga, they encourage spending time ‘in the body’ rather than the head which has the double bonus of becoming a mindful activity, as you recruit muscles through focus on technique and build strength.
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Slowing it down plays a big part in effectiveness of everything I’ve come to believe. Forget the multi tasking, bring focus to what you’re doing is the superpower 🦸‍♀️ Less is more approach.
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What things do you do that bring a bit of mindfulness into your life?
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Ps @pilates_east I know my head is in the wrong position 🤣 but for the sake of a nice photo….
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#pilates #pilatestower #mindfulness #mindfulmovement #swimming #meditation #meditate #swimmingtechnique #coach #lifecoach #swimcoach #uea #norwich #norfolk #healthandwellness #meditation #personaltrainer #core #coreworkout #strength #strengthandconditioning #moveyourbody #restyourmind

Thought about what to write here for way too long and the irony of that was not lost on me…
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I use this saying a lot with clients but also with myself and my own tendency to procrastinate and the need for perfection.
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Knowing where it comes from is the trick to breaking what is an ultimately unhealthy and unhelpful mindset/habit. To help manage perfectionist tendencies:
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- Set realistic targets (eg. not to get the whole of the job done in one).
- Start in a safe environment and practice sitting with imperfection around the home and/or garden.
- Notice that nothing bad happens when you do this.
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#goodenough #perfectiondoesntexist #health #worklifebalance #timetorelax #doneisbetterthanperfect ##paralysisofanalysis #confidence #coach #coaching #lifecoach #justdoit #coachingforwomen #heartcenteredcoaching #norfolk #norwich #mentalhealth #mindfulness

It’s all about CONFIDENCE this week 😎
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This magical stuff grows just outside our comfort zones and it’s there in abundance 💐 just waiting for us. So really it’s not about finding confidence but courage to step out there.
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Join @_spacetogether and me Thursday 6.30pm Instagram live to discover some #confidencehacks or just for a generally fun and energised chat about a subject that sometimes holds us back from making as much progress or impact as we capable of.
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#feelthefearanddoitanyway #couragequotes #courage #confidence #confidencequotes #youvegotthis #comfortzone #growthmindset #personaldevelopment #challenge #challengeyourself #outsideyourcomfortzone #coaching #coachingwomen #confidencecoaching #skills #lifecoaching #lifecoach #eleanorroosevelt #tools

Feeling the need for a confidence boost?
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Join fellow coach Briony and me next Thursday (23rd September) at 6.30pm here online, to chat about confidence, why and how it feels as it ebbs and flows through life (or maybe just the day) and a few tricks as to what we can do to hang onto it long term.
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#coaching #coachinglife #confidence #confident #selfconfidence #confidentwomen #coachingwomen #nlp #positivity #positivemindset #actasif #norwich #norfolk #over40 #over50 #coffee #chat #feelings #changemakers #healthandwellness #happiness #happy

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A theme I seem to be coming across with clients but also with myself, is that feeling of less is more.
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One client, talking about this topic said that she feels the need to constantly be productive. When we explored a little more it transpired that message came from her mum (parental narrative). Her mum had always been busy, she worked part time, was a mum and also had an active and productive garden. She also kept home and the family clothed with her sewing. Her message to my client was inactivity is wasteful.
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But this message doesn’t translate to our modern lives where we are constantly living with a barrage of emails and messages pinging in, phone calls and the expectation of immediacy. In our parents time things took time, you wrote a letter, posted it and waited. Patiently. You made a phone call and it was answered, or it wasn’t. Your choices were limited for purchasing what and from where. You didn’t expect or were not expected to keep in contact with 100’s of people, virtually, whilst servicing nearest and dearest personally. Your weekends were not a whirl of social activities, or the pressure to attend. In essence life was slow and simple.
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These lockdowns have given us an opportunity to see how this might have felt and it went on long enough that most of us had nothing in the diary, at all. To see how that felt. For many of my clients, and for myself it feels like a relief. State wiped clean. But with life beginning up again the pull back to the rat race is growing and it takes conscious effort not to be drawn in, if we don’t want to be.
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I’m summary, if you’re feeling pressured to do more than you’re feeling ready to do, if you’re feeling anxious about being out and about that’s OK. Perhaps it’s worth thinking about what and how you really want to be living and who is important to that. Create some healthy boundaries around your time and energy.
#coaching #coachingforwomen #sustainableliving #happiness #health #healthylifestyle #wellnesscoaching #lifecoaching #mindfulness #mentalhealth #anxiety #nlp #norfolk #norwich #norfolkbloggers #personaltrainer #pilates #nature #outside #exercise #wellbeing #health

“Fail to plan and you plan to fail”.

A good health goal should follow The 4 P’s rule:

☘️Positive
☀️Personal
💫Present tense
🌈Possible

Obviously 🙄 I hear you think, but you’d be surprised...

Positive - so a goal should be positively stated. This is first and foremost but many of us struggle with this one because more often than not we know what we don’t want but not what we do.

Personal - about us and if possible with an outcome determined only by us (so doesn’t need input from anyone else).

Present tense - this is a biggie for me. I’m always hearing ‘when I’, ‘I will’ rather than ‘I am’. This isn’t always an easy one to begin with as you may get a touch of the old imposter syndrome but hang in there. Speaking in the present tense about your goal (and yourself) really helps. ‘I am....’ If it’s difficult, make some positive affirmations around it which you can practice it in the shower or when you’re going to sleep.
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Possible - sounds obvious right but you would be surprised or maybe amazed how many of us set ourselves up to fail. Taking on a goal that is destined to fail will have a number of impacts, none of them good. Those limiting beliefs that many if not most of us harbour somewhere, need periodically feeding and we do this very diligently when we fail to plan appropriately.
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Join me on Wednesday 28th at 7.30pm with @pilates_east (link in their bio) for a healthy goal setting workshop to work through not only the 4’Ps but some other insightful exercises before setting your own personal goal.
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#goals #goalsetting #healthylifestyle #mindset #positive #healthandwellness #coaching #norfolk #norwich #pilates #fitnessmotivation #fitness #wellbeing #toptips #lifecoaching #healthcoach #positivemindset #health #happiness #mindfulness

Browsing through Insta, I find it’s Earth Day today 🌎
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This year has done a good job of reminding me just how small we are and whilst we think we have some semblance of control over things, we really don’t. Rather than freak me out or depress me I find this rather liberating. Not much of the stuff we get stressed or worried about matters really, not in the grand scheme of things.
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Happy Earth Day 🌱
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#earthday #happyearthday #beach #sunrise #happiness #environment #seaside #swimming #mindfulness #sustainability #coaching #norfolk #coast #howluckyarewe #seaviews

IG Live tomorrow evening (Thursday) 5pm with fellow therapist and coach @angiegilestherapies.
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Chatting about why avoiding past and future thinking and spending more time in the present moment makes for a happy life.
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#mindfulness #present #goals #presentmoment #eckharttolle #meditation #relax #selfcare #self #consciousness #awareness #mentalhealth #positivemindset #coaching #healthylifestyle #healthandwellness #healthyhabits #norwichbloggers #inspirationalquotes #yoga #mindmastery #mindhack #healthygoals

All change...
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Sometimes we’re well overdue for a change but a whole load of things get in our way. Fear of change, fear of what people will think or say, fear if failure (or sometimes fear of success). Basically there are a whole host of things that hold us in place.
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I’ve changed a few major elements in my life a few times both personally as professionally, and I’d say that the most difficult thing is knowing when exactly to do it.
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It helps of course if you have an alternative plan. Not so easy if you don’t but not impossible, just perhaps braver or more trusting.
Fortune favours the brave and all that.
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My tip on working out if it’s time for a change are to keep a note, mental or physical, of how much time is spent in whatever area is under review, feeling negatively towards it. Once it hits 30% of the time give it amber status, 40% red and 50%, it’s time for change. Of course these things aren’t linear and sometimes naturally things are tricky for a period, which is why keeping a diary can help discern whether it’s a hiccup or something systemic.
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If you’re interested there’s a good (and short) book called Who Moved My Cheese, which uses a story of couple of mice to demonstrate our habits and tendencies around change and offers insight into how we behave and what we need to do more of to embrace change.
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#coaching #lifecoach #changemaker #transformation #lifecoaching #norwich #norfolk #healthandwellness #fitness #change #careergoals #life #lifestyle #changeyourmindset #change #changeyourlife #positivemindset #nlp #50 #goals #whomovedmycheese #journalling #mentalhealth #relationshipgoals #love #happiness

Why almost everything we’ve been told about food is wrong.
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Here are my personal two (I know there are three but my first copy of The Diet Myth has lost its glue from overuse) best buys in terms of what and how we should be aiming to eat. I am not a fan of diets as I always say and for me these books are great tools to be used to step away from this mentality.
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The Diet Myth and is successor Spoon Fed are eye opening accounts of what we have been led to believe about what we ‘should’ be eating to remain fit and healthy by Government and the food (and diet) industry.
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@tim.spector uses his vast expertise through international twin studies of many years, to throw light on our health, based on genetics and what (and how) we choose to eat.
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Based on the health of our gut microbiome (the tiny chaps that line our guts and as we are now discovering assist in the absorption of nutrients) he one by one takes issues such as supplements, calories, carbs, fat, fast food, coffee, salt and sugar and using research (25 pages of references 😍) busts the myths around what we’ve been told, replacing it with evidenced based information from trials and experience.
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In summarising he argues what is good for us depends on our genetics (and our guts). He recommends a Mediterranean diet, high in multicoloured, varied and varying plant matter, supplemented with well sourced (but limited) fish and unpasteurised dairy and fermented foods.
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You can get your gut microbes tested to discover what your own personal areas for improvement are @zoe (although not sure if they are doing it in the U.K. yet). There are other places such as @atlasbiomed who I have used and can highly recommend.
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#nutrition #coach #coaching #healthylifestyle #lifecoach #healthandwellness #healthandfitnesscoach #plantbased #organicfood #guthealth #guthealthmatters #intuitiveeating #pescatarianlife #norwich #reading #notadietbutalifestyle #healthcoach #fitnessgoals #healthymindhealthybody #healthyeating #foodbook

My relationship with anxiety started almost 30 years ago. Around 15 years ago it hit a low point and left me unable to leave the house and needing medication to manage darkness.
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But I’m glad of it, I honestly am. I can tell you this, whilst it won’t feel like it when the hideous storm is raging, it is in fact a gift. Once you recover (and you will) you will understand not only more about yourself, where your boundaries are, and how to take care of and manage yourself; you will also develop a deep empathy for others in distress.
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So many of us are suffering right now and I feel for them deeply, but I feel like one of the lucky ones as what it taught me over the years is enabling me to (largely) keep my balance right now. The things I’ve learned to manage are:
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🌸Accept it in the moment, don’t fight it.
🌼Learn a good, simple technique for self soothing, including kind words to yourself and an anchor.
🌳Get outside as often as you can, and look up.
🧘🏽‍♀️Be in the moment more, practice meditation daily, so it’s there when you need it.
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Oh and avoid alcohol (sorry I know thats a camp splitter).
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I could do a short #instagramlive and we can set an ‘anchor’ for yourself for self soothing. Stick a 🙌🏽 in the comments below if you’d be interested. X
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#mindfulness #meditation #nature #anxiety #healthandwellness #relaxationtechniques #health #mentalhealth #walking #nlp #mindfulness #breathe #yoga #walking #therapy #sobriety #sober #mentalhealthawareness #cbt #coach #norfolk #carljung

Happy new year!
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I don’t remember a year that began with so much hope and anticipation coupled with anxiety and uncertainty but I do know that I literally feel lighter for having left 2020 behind me. I didn’t plan to feel like this, we didn’t really even manage to see the new year in but regardless, I woke this morning feeling fresher and like I’ve left a whole load of baggage in yesterday.
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Come on 2021 let’s be having you!
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##happynewyear #mentalhealth #healthylifestyle #positivevibes #positivemindset #coaching #norfolk #50something #coachingforwomen #healthandwellness #healthandhappiness #goalsetting #goals #happiness #fitness #personaltrainer #happylife

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