Blogs and more – Holistic Wellness

The New Year is often a time of inner reflection. To ask yourself what have I learned this year? What’s worked well for me that I can build on, or what do I need to do differently. And then to take those lessons forward into the new year.  This New Years Day, we had the […]

Over the last few weeks, we’ve spent many hours getting the right level of care sorted for my mother-in-law, who has dementia.  This is round two, as my adopted mum also went on this difficult journey. As everyone knows, it is not an easy or fun road for anyone; the person with dementia or their

In these turbulent, complex and dark times in our world, it’s easy to go down the rabbit hole of thinking traps and lose perspective. This can be a slippery slope and a range of symptoms from not sleeping and increased anxiety to a lack of motivation or more can show up. The words in the

After going down many twisting, uncomfortable rabbit holes, and much soul searching, I am now double vaxed. This was not an easy decision for me to make, as a result I’ve stayed away from posting anything about the covid vaccination subject.   I was recently contacted by a client who was feeling the same way, which has

Since ancient times, people have celebrated the arrival of spring or autumn at the equinox.  Every six months, in March and again in September, an equinox splits the Earth’s day almost in half, giving us around 12 hours of daylight and 12 of night. This year, our spring Equinox falls on 23 September. Bernadette Bekker,

How often do we live our lives trying to fit in?  Striving endlessly to be that person we think we should be? Rather than being our real authentic selves?  Is it time to start fitting out?    Living our life in ‘fit in’ mode is detrimental to our wellbeing.  It can be downright tiring, adding

I was recently asked, Can I go through a detox when I stop drinking every day, and how long will it last? The answer is yes and it will be different for everyone. So if you’re thinking #dryjuly, you might want to read on! It’s not just our physical wellbeing that is affected. Often we use