We won’t help you lose weight

We won’t help you lose weight

  Have you been scanning Facebook looking for an exercise option which will help you lose weight?   Have you caught yourself looking at the toned arms and narrow waistlines in those advertisements?   Have you felt the disappointment in yourself that you...
Rest Deprivation

Rest Deprivation

  We recently came across an article from @the.sagesociety that looks at a theory from Dr Matthew Edlund, M.D., a psychiatry specialist and Director of the Centre for Circadian Medicine, that explores the concept that ‘we’re not just sleep deprived, we’re rest...
Getting out the door with kids

Getting out the door with kids

  Anyone who has kids knows that getting out the door can feel like a military operation. Who hasn’t shouted “Get your shoes on. I’m leaving without you!”?   I came across some parenting advice that has helped turn around our family’s exit strategy. Just...
Supporting Healthy Sleep Cycles

Supporting Healthy Sleep Cycles

  So many people I speak with are struggling with a sleep disorder which impacts their day to day functioning.   Insomnia affects up to 30% of the population and is defined as a chronic or acute sleep disorder characterized by a complaint of difficulty...
Understanding and managing stress

Understanding and managing stress

  Stress seems to be a challenge that most of us are faced with in our lives today.  There are so many demands on our time and energy and an expectation of the 24-hour society.  It seems to be a side-effect of modern life and can become overwhelming.  But we can...