When it comes to living well, ‘everything in moderation’ is a phrase that comes up a lot. And yes, it’s true. But it’s not just talking about bakery trips and pizza y’know? While it’s a crucial component to any fit and healthy lifestyle, exercise is something else that should be treated mindfully – especially through highly stressful periods or if you’re someone suffering with anxiety or panic disorder.

We are a nation too embarrassed to talk gut stuff. Fact. But with 1 in 5 Brits thought to be living with IBS, it’s probably time we got a bit more comfortable discussing digestive discomfort – because you may end up finding out it’s being caused by something else…

It’s completely normal for life to leave us feeling a little overwhelmed from time to time. But for people who are susceptible to sensory overload, finding tools to manage feelings of over-stimulation is super important (I should know – I’m one of them!)

Look, I’m not so far on the happy, healthy hype that I don’t realise that some of the techniques out there could still seem a bit, well, ‘woo woo’. But that’s just one of the reasons I love seeing people benefit when they give something like journaling a go…

For example, you wouldn’t think a big corporate boardroom full of city slickers would be your prime audience for that kind of thing…

Firstly… what is HRV and what’s it got to do with well-being?

If you own a relatively recent smart watch/device it likely has an HRV stat on it somewhere whether you’re aware of it or not! HRV stands for Heart Rate Variability and to explain it simply, it’s the variation in time between your heartbeats.