So, we are over a week into January and the majority of the people I have spoken to, namely friends and family, have expressed that they are feeling a little ‘down’. Some have said they have no energy - others have said they feel overly irritable and have little patience but all of them have wondered why, when a few days before they were feeling fine. I have to admit that to a certain extent I include myself in feeling a little less motivated than usual! Which led me to wonder why January...

It’s that time of year again where a great many of us decide to put aside our ‘bad’ habits and decide to make changes that will result in a ‘better’ us. For me, I often wonder whether these resolutions are actually positive or do they perhaps just create more pressure on us to become one step closer to ‘perfect’? With the stresses and strains of 2020 still raw for many of us and no clear end to the virus yet. Perhaps now, more than ever, is a good time to seriously consider the impact of our...

Heres the science bit! We all have a natural neurotransmitter in our bodies called serotonin (sometimes called the happy chemical - all...