From the Geishas of Japan, who used rice bran, green tea, and camellia oil to maintain luminous skin, to the Romans, who indulged in herbal balms and sensory flower-infused cleansers, to the ancient Ayurvedic skin traditions of India, skincare has always been about more than surface beauty. In my practice, I draw inspiration from these ancient rituals, combining sensory and herbal traditions with the most modern results-driven paramedical techniques. The result is a harmoniou

Having some anxiety can be helpful in lots of life situations. Anxiety, with its accompanying adrenaline, is activating — it increases our awareness, attention and motivation so, when we need to, we can act with focus. However, if we experience too much anxiety we go into in fight, flight, or freeze mode. This can happen even when there is nothing to be worried about — when we are scared about the future or worrying about the past, rather than feeling connected to the presen

Counselling might feel nerve-wracking at first but it doesn't have to be... For some people the thought of counselling is exciting, for others it is utterly nerve wracking. The idea of sitting down with a stranger and sharing your story can be overwhelming. You might naturally feel apprehensive if you don’t know what to expect. Counselling is ultimately about you giving yourself quality time and space to explore things that are important to you and to heal parts that might ne

Just showing up for someone can be transformative but it's important we know how to make it really count. When we talk about showing up,...

Establishing healthy boundaries allows us to feel stable and safe so no justifications are required. Boundaries are essential to healthy...

Self care isn't just high thread count sheets and essential oils. Self care is often doing the stuff we don't actually want to do....

Challenge learning and moving right on. "Because life, I’ve found, is one big fat metaphor. And God knows I love a metaphor. Paying...

Being triggered is challenging but we can choose how we respond. Some of us have only ever known how to be thermometers and we don't realise we can actually be thermostats. These worlds sound similar but they are really vastly different and I'll tell you why. .. " Often when we experience trauma or a crisis we flick into thermometer mode, it's a case of simple survival." Many of us respond to what comes our way, when this happens we're in thermometer mode. We read what's ha

Re-parenting, being brave and facing change Change isn't something us humans tend to love. In fact science shows we're pretty downright crappy at it. Given the opportunity to step into the unknown or to stay in uncomfy and unhealthy situations we tend to go with the latter, we tend to say, 'better the devil we know'. "We know what we know until we teach ourselves differently." I'm not one for resolutions, that word tossed about at the cusp of a new year. The term feels some