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Why Accepting the World as It Is Isn’t Healing, It’s Complacency - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/db6ba89f-71aa-4ddd-b3ec-82877a5da67f/AdobeStock_351402022.jpeg News + Notes - Why Accepting the World as It Is Isn’t Healing, It’s Complacency - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1730660742907-KEZPHZ7JXSK3H6ZC6EMJ/6.PNG News + Notes - Why Accepting the World as It Is Isn’t Healing, It’s Complacency - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/11/21/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-black-rose-yogini monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/becd6887-48e6-446a-b45a-3134e32344b7/IMG_20200118_073913.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Black Rose Yogini - Rose began her yoga journey for wellbeing and mental health and now it has evolved into much more, with the attainment of her Yoga teacher qualification back in 2020 in Rishikesh, India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1732189038318-3VDXZXJ701P7XO8QH0TU/64.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Black Rose Yogini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1732189028438-GIKB9BVXGKM5GQEKVCEX/Black_Rose_Turqouise+PNG.png News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Black Rose Yogini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1732189043549-ZUWE5456NGUVYOLCY088/1.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Black Rose Yogini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/0d998b1c-3087-430d-ba43-8f70703791da/33.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Black Rose Yogini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/11/20/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-rysa-s-consulting monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/2f2a339a-02e0-4ac0-8d65-c3d634c9dd9d/2.PNG News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Rysa.S Consulting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/9fe4fd57-2f5f-476c-954b-6dd0f46553bb/WhatsApp+Image+2024-11-20+at+20.47.24.jpeg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Rysa.S Consulting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/0a8f7f57-d196-441b-b75e-22be07939ca8/WhatsApp+Image+2024-11-20+at+21.33.48.jpeg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Rysa.S Consulting - “I work with individuals to find their path, define their true self and be the paragon they are.” https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/11/18/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-patience-modevi monthly 0.5 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/9fa1c53f-ceef-4deb-8a12-8331c2e09249/7.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Patience Modevi - With the second edition of the Soulful Wellness Fair fast approaching, I am delighted to introduce to you Patience Modevi, founder of OtentikCare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/2cfa0590-3b5e-400f-b748-748e0e9901ff/5.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Patience Modevi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/d44743a0-97cf-479b-93c8-b96deda42af6/DSC04463.jpg News + Notes - 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The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Our Sponsors Feature - Made by Pure Hands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/110ea4a6-0ac8-4d2f-84a7-9db8c7820442/20240904-IMG_2022++Portrayed+Photography.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Our Sponsors Feature - Made by Pure Hands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/21fd95c7-8383-4655-835b-ba2041233904/Made+by+Pure+Hands_Be_+Fearless_Rollerball+-+Copy.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Our Sponsors Feature - Made by Pure Hands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/74034ee4-c145-4b1f-b49e-db8c853fd615/MBPH+1.png News + Notes - 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The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Lettin' Loose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/11/3/unset-the-mindset-qanda-with-the-founder-patience-modevi monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/a13c2a11-bc99-491d-907e-a39543f16267/PM1.PNG News + Notes - Unset the Mindset: Q&A with the Founder, Patience Modevi [Part 1] - Welcome to Part 1 of our Q&A with the Founder of Unset the Mindset, Patience Modevi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/47378cea-b3cf-4e59-b878-2f1e6b5cf8f0/1.PNG News + Notes - Unset the Mindset: Q&A with the Founder, Patience Modevi [Part 1] - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/7d7b2c74-357f-4b6e-8f31-4bf962fd9978/3.PNG News + Notes - Unset the Mindset: Q&A with the Founder, Patience Modevi [Part 1] - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/10/29/ig1sfmdmfqwyu34r77j0kuh5xlkjmw monthly 0.5 2024-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1730208071452-O4YEUFD90LGNQFS353JR/Portrait+with+beads+%281%29.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Suzannah Husey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/6fd089a5-1f07-434b-94f6-58af2dc81a83/IMG-20241010-WA0017+%281%29.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Suzannah Husey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/71d6ade3-99b7-4263-810d-5ae4fc660ed8/Logo.png News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd Edition: Suzannah Husey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/10/29/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-sisters-three-sw9 monthly 0.5 2024-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/893a4872-1c55-4196-b580-74624b71c436/FB_IMG_1707576746564+%281%29.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Sisters Three SW9 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/a2942a43-1a51-4b1a-bd44-f3cca0734ad2/20240525_183751+%281%29.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Sisters Three SW9 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/25822195-2ede-476f-a2e8-247ada1a9b06/IMG_20231016_164626_599+%281%29.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Sisters Three SW9 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/4080466d-ca1e-432b-b5ce-69bf73cb92aa/IMG-20240628-WA0018.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Sisters Three SW9 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/10/24/retreat-to-reinvigorate-why-women-need-a-break monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1729762664135-1ZO4N2P8317VL8P6KBXP/unsplash-image-G25JESFXybQ.jpg News + Notes - Retreat to Reinvigorate: Why Women Need a Break - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1729762581038-LNBPMXK6XDYFBTUY3W38/unsplash-image-8w7b4SdhOgw.jpg News + Notes - Retreat to Reinvigorate: Why Women Need a Break - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1729762736901-2UISCTFZJCFJF4BZN41F/unsplash-image-RN6ts8IZ4_0.jpg News + Notes - Retreat to Reinvigorate: Why Women Need a Break - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1655648494813-JHXNYKPCRFQSBHGY6I47/Patience+-+OtentikCare+25.jpg News + Notes - Retreat to Reinvigorate: Why Women Need a Break - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/10/6/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-akua-paintsil monthly 0.5 2024-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/3e620225-983f-4926-ad90-69f146703ac5/20241011_224709.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Akua Paintsil - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/e370fda1-bbb6-4bda-a8a1-4981c8958dc6/94403b2e-1050-4f74-8bd1-7d6e317dfdd3_20241019_071404_0000.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Akua Paintsil - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/7292a010-b77f-4bb3-9283-80a6bda39645/30c4b2bd-e702-45e5-8e96-dcf075562c01_20241019_071244_0000.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Akua Paintsil - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/10/20/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-kbra-zgven monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/d84c8b67-87a8-400e-a57c-e8f6199e67a5/IMG_1192+2.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Kübra Özgüvenç - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/bb5ee5a6-da65-4e9d-a8de-986aeedf2ede/Kubra+Ozguvenc.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Kübra Özgüvenç - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/e7c5ccb2-108f-4aec-a431-ff5f24c8a0da/1.PNG News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Kübra Özgüvenç - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/10/9/its-time-to-tell-your-story monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1729760602390-KEB4R6CRS27H9NPOCLCB/unsplash-image-AMXJL_MvW4I.jpg News + Notes - Honest Talk: Did You Give Away Your Power? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/094ae496-06d2-4c0c-b395-47dec58929bf/4.png News + Notes - Honest Talk: Did You Give Away Your Power? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1729760752033-KQYCAPKPBUUCMRYIMCYL/unsplash-image-c9R4vCAw9BE.jpg News + Notes - Honest Talk: Did You Give Away Your Power? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/fabbccfc-4c81-46c4-8927-8ce5ded7aa35/together-5928481_1280.jpg News + Notes - Honest Talk: Did You Give Away Your Power? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1b7903c6-6b79-42eb-ae1f-65f775c08716/IMG_4311.jpg News + Notes - Honest Talk: Did You Give Away Your Power? - Join me on November 5th for the Unset the Mindset Programme! https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/10/6/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-ifey-ihonor monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/b89bbab9-61fc-46e7-a295-8305659709f9/Ifey+Ihonor+8+Within.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Ifey Ihonor - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/92360063-a234-4031-be17-1e8f3b6ce979/Ceremonial+cacao+kit+group+shot.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Ifey Ihonor - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/c46182b3-f89a-4802-b5f1-3d219e6d243a/Ifey+Ihonor+2.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Ifey Ihonor - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/10/1/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-hmu-harmonyu monthly 0.5 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/41aaa819-fadb-4995-85c3-44c5cb5552e2/HMU+Logo+-+Harmony+U.png News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: HMU HARMONYU - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/9b9b1183-ab98-459d-9b34-35eb81b008a2/Photo+Michael.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: HMU HARMONYU - Founder and Director Michael Chung - 15 years + Holistic Health expert - Trauma Healing Practitioner - Emotional Counselling Therapist - Master Teacher of Usui/Tibet Reiki - Life Mission and Financial Wellbeing Coach - Superconscious Mind Trainer - Energy Spectrum Healer - Psychic Reader - Aura and Chakra Interpreter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/c097cbcb-306e-4575-9475-026d9866725c/Photo+Amara+2024.08.31.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: HMU HARMONYU - And Founder and Director Amara Lau - 15 years + Holistic Healthcare expert - Aura and Chakra Interpreter - Holistic Energy Therapist - Reiki Practitioner (Usui & Karuna Reiki) - 20 years + Nutrition and Food Science expert - Nutrition and Food scientist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/969fff79-7a79-41ae-a2cd-f79332d9e6bf/wellness-285590_1280.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: HMU HARMONYU - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/b6bfd2b0-bf05-49cf-a585-5b05bb986ba9/meditation-3480814_1280.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: HMU HARMONYU - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/c2662f8e-25be-425d-b493-88afcfc329f3/Capture.PNG News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: HMU HARMONYU - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/9/22/finding-wholeness-trauma-healing-relationships-and-you monthly 0.5 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/9fd7133d-19a8-4bd4-82f5-c8fe2f35614c/IMG_1655.jpeg News + Notes - Finding Wholeness: Trauma Healing, Relationships, and You - In this week’s blog I am sharing an interview conducted by Maryse Sam from Rysa S Coachsulting with Lindi Rasekoala, an Intimacy and Relationship Wellness Coach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/8d0306c8-c59f-4c5f-86bf-2f8cd79927a6/DSC04983.jpg News + Notes - Finding Wholeness: Trauma Healing, Relationships, and You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/86a91c19-8953-4911-be55-f26aabffb42f/S_O06709.jpeg News + Notes - Finding Wholeness: Trauma Healing, Relationships, and You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/e6b64fc6-6eb1-4b5e-9947-6664058cf59d/Capture.PNG News + Notes - Finding Wholeness: Trauma Healing, Relationships, and You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/9/21/swf-gong-mother monthly 0.5 2024-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/aeebd4d5-b91e-45a9-b087-005269571ea3/image4.jpeg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: The Gong Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/229eff1b-435f-4a81-bd23-551b5cffeeb6/image6.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: The Gong Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/eeaa54c1-cc9c-4c45-9126-3f87dc4d4f38/image2.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: The Gong Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/54b516af-db45-4471-b89c-603d8fb5a760/image0.jpeg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: The Gong Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/9/14/the-soulful-wellness-fair-2nd-edition-move-to-thrive monthly 0.5 2024-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/08d70dee-0f26-4d1b-9397-adef4e7937b1/2.png News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Move to Thrive - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/5171f6e2-5a7a-448a-a172-3cec2fa4886a/2+%281%29.png News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Move to Thrive - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/f4a3bbcd-46a9-4f47-94d1-b608d3d8340f/1+%281%29.png News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Move to Thrive - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/606ec380-b260-4cf1-be50-6546086603d1/1.png News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair 2nd edition: Move to Thrive - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/9/1/the-soulful-wellness-fair-second-edition monthly 0.5 2024-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/ff5b97e9-2ee7-4b37-83c9-0bfaed0675a6/Capture.PNG News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair: second edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1725210650109-ZHHYSFNUW0N763JQTZMM/DSC05009.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair: second edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1725210650925-B29CESJ390BJMZHU6CK9/DSC04930+%281%29.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair: second edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1725210672894-PXSB7OGTLKNKEMEMP011/DSC04943.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair: second edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1725213351365-Z1BDPRYLOVE9QOPK3UYJ/DSC04887.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair: second edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/91f63c2c-670d-4dbb-bc84-d095ea602de4/DSC04993.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair: second edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/98ff9096-e143-4d40-839c-4e30df648dc3/DSC04858.jpg News + Notes - The Soulful Wellness Fair: second edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/8/28/the-true-value-of-a-self-care-toolkit monthly 0.5 2024-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/81c92c13-3b4e-4d07-a7f6-525057660c41/Capture.PNG News + Notes - The true value of a self-care toolkit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/c503a348-f4ba-495a-9422-b76057bfff08/3.PNG News + Notes - The true value of a self-care toolkit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/b145c4e1-9d40-4e94-adc0-3d221b884b4d/1.PNG News + Notes - The true value of a self-care toolkit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/soulcare-in-5-episode-2-with-philomine-cauchois monthly 0.5 2024-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/21ef5aa1-d43c-45f5-ae6c-a1ca5dcb235e/Black+White+Typographic+Personal+Photo+LinkedIn+Banner.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 2 with Philomène Cauchois - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/14732c1a-f223-422b-8e79-061e760e27d0/White+Grey+Simple+Minimalist+Reading+Podcast+Cover.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 2 with Philomène Cauchois - Welcome to episode 2 of the podcast, where I welcome the wonderful Philomène Cauchois! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/8701d3eb-618d-439b-a778-8b8588e8d564/01Soulcare+in+5+Podcast+%28Instagram+Post+Square%29.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 2 with Philomène Cauchois Meet Philomène, a slow living enthusiast navigating the delicate dance of family, career, and the pursuit of a healthy, eco-conscious lifestyle. Currently residing on a small renovated farm in rural Brittany with her family, Philomène's journey has been a tapestry of experiences that resonate with the challenges faced by a busy woman like yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/5d182afc-3034-4064-8d8f-f4906ab9c024/QUOTE.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 2 with Philomène Cauchois Originally from France, Philomène's academic pursuits led her to England, where her eyes were opened to the possibility of an alternative lifestyle during her university years in Bristol. At the age of 22, she began embracing budget-friendly shopping at local markets and exploring associative and alternative spaces, marking the beginning of her awareness of a different world. The subsequent eight years were a whirlwind, navigating the hustle and bustle of busy capitals like London and Paris. Amidst stressful jobs and a hectic lifestyle, she struggled to find the perfect balance she yearned for herself and her growing family. With the arrival of a newborn, Philomène embarked on a transformative five-year journey in Berkeley, California. Immersed in a city at the forefront of ecology, wellbeing, and alternative resources, she encountered inspiring individuals and delved into practices like minimizing waste, reducing meat consumption, and fostering conscious relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/56d0b98f-8fad-4817-a884-9af9d4059e86/17.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 2 with Philomène Cauchois Since her return to Brittany, France, in 2017, Philomène has been dedicated to living and consuming more mindfully, striving to minimize her environmental impact. She actively influences and cares for her community while prioritising self-care. Delving into permaculture and continuing her education in subjects like herbalism, fermentation, pottery, and embroidery, the past six years have been a testament to Philomène's commitment to continuous learning and practical application. Believing in the importance of sharing knowledge and supporting others on their journeys, Philomène has created a membership to help women transform their daily lives and perspectives. Her mission is to show and equip members to lead fun, sustainable, and creative lives where they can thrive and feel whole. A key focus for Philomène is emphasizing the significance of self-care, to be more present for family, community, and the earth. She firmly believes that a well-nurtured person can have a beautiful and powerful impact on the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/340a6a3f-2683-4bed-94d1-24a1fde07ba4/14.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 2 with Philomène Cauchois In this episode, Philomène discusses various ways to deeply nourish the mind, body, and soul. She highlights the importance of getting to know oneself and has prepared a free guide with clear tips and easy actions to help you explore what brings you rest and restoration. Every woman deserves to be taken care of, and Philomène hopes this easy-to-follow leaflet will provide you with the right tools to begin a life changing-journey where you prioritize taking care of yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/61cf645d-fbc5-4755-9067-def0e8cdee7e/11.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 2 with Philomène Cauchois - You can find Philomène in the following places: Website LinkedIn Instagram Free guide: easy activities to help you feel better https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/bdcf97ca-1a04-449e-bdc8-30f270b23e42/1Black+White+Typographic+Personal+Photo+LinkedIn+Banner.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 2 with Philomène Cauchois - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2024/2/18/soulcare-in-5-episode-1-with-ghamdan-al-areeky monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/21ef5aa1-d43c-45f5-ae6c-a1ca5dcb235e/Black+White+Typographic+Personal+Photo+LinkedIn+Banner.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 1 with Ghamdan Al-Areeky - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/14732c1a-f223-422b-8e79-061e760e27d0/White+Grey+Simple+Minimalist+Reading+Podcast+Cover.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 1 with Ghamdan Al-Areeky - I am incredibly excited to bring to you my inaugural podcast episode, with Ghamdan Areeky as my first ever guest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/f2dc004d-afe3-427e-bd94-021c7fc19dd1/2Soulcare+in+5+Podcast+%28Instagram+Post+Square%29.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 1 with Ghamdan Al-Areeky Ghamdan is a dedicated holistic wellness coach, podcast host, and founder of Wellness Impact. He has a particular interest in supporting people with type 2 diabetes, being someone living with the condition himself. Ghamdan's personal health journey, along with the launch of his Thriving with Diabetes podcast and a comprehensive Diabetes Coaching Programme, is designed to inspire and guide people towards a life of optimal health, vitality, and longevity. His aim is to transform lives by striving for wellness. A wonderful fit for OtentikCare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/c6170f4e-d7bd-4cf5-995c-e8198312dd25/QUOTE+.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 1 with Ghamdan Al-Areeky - Ghamdan’s personal journey Ghamdan's own journey shows the transformative power of holistic wellness. He suffered from various health issues, including persistent headaches, joint and chest pain, excess weight, and premature ageing. These challenges took a toll on his physical and emotional wellness, leaving him depleted. However, he refused to accept this as his fate, leading him on a quest for knowledge and change in health and wellness. Today, he is dedicated to sharing his journey and knowledge with those facing health challenges related to diet and lifestyle. He is proof that transformation is within reach for those who choose the path to wellness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/14a57716-3519-4b6b-97c3-f7e7d29c0e49/6Soulcare+in+5+Podcast+%28Instagram+Post+Square%29.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 1 with Ghamdan Al-Areeky - The Thriving with Diabetes Podcast Ghamdan now hosts The Thriving with Diabetes Podcast, serving as a transformative hub for empowering people with type 2 diabetes to not only manage their health effectively but also to lead lives that are happier, healthier, and more fulfilling. By offering expert insights, practical tips, and inspiring stories, Ghamdan aims to provide a holistic approach to diabetes management. Each episode delves deep into the interconnected aspects of nutrition, exercise, sleep, and self-care, establishing a comprehensive understanding of the powerful link between the mind, body, and wellness. The podcast is a valuable resource for people seeking to thrive with diabetes or supporting a loved one on their journey. You can listen to the podcast here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/6d4e7c3e-de14-4150-8dc2-6c70d24ec817/4Soulcare+in+5+Podcast+%28Instagram+Post+Square%29.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 1 with Ghamdan Al-Areeky - Diabetes Coaching Programme In addition to the podcast, Ghamdan offers a comprehensive Diabetes Coaching Programme that takes a 360 degree approach to guide people with type 2 diabetes toward optimal health, more specifically: - Stable blood sugar levels - Reduced risk of diabetes related complications - Minimal reliance on medication - Improved nutrition - Boosted energy - Reduced stress - Better sleep Ghamdan’s aim is to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to live a better, happier, and longer life with Type 2 Diabetes. You can learn more about the coaching program here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/f0b8c928-1c51-44fa-a0f8-8249a8886f4a/3Soulcare+in+5+Podcast+%28Instagram+Post+Square%29.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 1 with Ghamdan Al-Areeky - You can find Ghamdan in the following places: Website: www.wellnessimpact.org Wellness Challenge: www.wellnessimpact.org/wellness-challenge/ Instagram: @wellimpact LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wellimpact/ X: @wellimpact Facebook: www.facebook.com/wellimpact YouTube: www.youtube.com/@wellnessimpact https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/bdcf97ca-1a04-449e-bdc8-30f270b23e42/1Black+White+Typographic+Personal+Photo+LinkedIn+Banner.png News + Notes - Soulcare in 5: Episode 1 with Ghamdan Al-Areeky - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/11/4/the-1st-g100-global-networking-annual-meeting monthly 0.5 2023-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/054762b5-dc0c-4f9e-8603-914b31027cc8/2.JPG News + Notes - The 1st G100 Global Networking Annual Meeting and more… - The 1st G100 Global AGM at the European Parliament On June 12th, The European Parliament in Madrid played host to the first ever G100 Global Networking Annual Meeting, a gathering of thought leaders and institutional representatives, with the aim of tackling gender gaps and promoting inclusivity, safety, and the economic and social empowerment of women across the globe, led by Mar Introini, the Global Chair of G100 Global Networking. G100 was founded by Dr. Harbeen Arora Rai as an empowered group of 100 women leaders from across the world, with the aim of promoting powerful advocacy, awareness & impact across governments and organisations for a gender equal future. The meeting's objectives aligned with the G100 vision of achieving gender parity within this decade, bringing together the G100 virtual platform and global chairs – of which I am proud to be one! - inviting them to engage in discussions with some very special guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/6e908348-52f8-4238-9488-7937ad80527b/1.JPG News + Notes - The 1st G100 Global Networking Annual Meeting and more… There was an impressive line-up of speakers, each presenting their insights and expertise on crucial topics related to gender equity and female empowerment. The Power of Networking featured discussions by Lilian Schiavo, National Chair G100 GN Brasil; Valeria Rodriguez Codina, WE Connect International; Susanna Cafaro, National Chair G100 GN Italy, among others. Their input stressed the importance of establishing connections to push forward the G100's cause. Solidarity Beyond Institutions included Karen Duys, Global Chair G100 Scholarships & Internships, and several other national representatives. They addressed the role of solidarity in fostering change and promoting gender equity. Sustainability and Entrepreneurship saw Sanja Popovic Pantic, Global Chair G100 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, and other key national chairs discussing the importance of sustainable development and female entrepreneurship in the context of the G100 vision. As is my forte, I led the wellness sessions, entitled "Time to Breathe and Relax," alongside my fellow wellness expert Ljiljana Burcul, Healing Art & Networking. We spoke about the importance of wellbeing and relaxation, teaching practical techniques attendees could take forward to use in their everyday lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/34741990-ebe1-4158-9568-920e6142633e/5.JPG News + Notes - The 1st G100 Global Networking Annual Meeting and more… This inaugural AGM was a roaring success, received positively by members of Parliament and other important stakeholders. It brought together members and important stakeholders, facilitating constructive discussion around inclusivity, gender equality, and women's economic empowerment – powerful topics. Continued cooperation and collaboration are vital to achieving the goals set by the G100 vision and this event laid the foundation for future success, by opening avenues for collaboration with the European Parliament and other institutions. By building on the success of this event, we are one step further towards a more inclusive, equal future for women around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/f19c9530-cf52-470c-b15a-10a8db81c755/3.JPG News + Notes - The 1st G100 Global Networking Annual Meeting and more… Furthermore, I am delighted to share that on Tuesday November 7th, I'll be speaking at Semana de la Ciencia de Madrid: Salud Mental, Mujer y Ciencia - translating as "Mental Health, Women and Science". At this exciting event, organised by the Social Council of PAS Espana and co-organised by G100 Global Networking, we will be focusing on the crucial intersection of science, women, and mental health. We will highlight the significance of championing mental wellbeing and empowering women, something you know I’m passionate about! In our society, we cannot overlook the importance of acknowledging the integral role that women play. Prioritising their mental well-being is imperative for fostering balance and promoting productivity and innovation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/10923507-63d3-455d-b352-eddb086378a8/Capture.JPG News + Notes - The 1st G100 Global Networking Annual Meeting and more… As a speaker at this event, I am honoured to be a part of the conversation and to join a global network of individuals committed to positive change. This event provides a unique opportunity to connect and collaborate on topics such as science and innovation, and to foster a more inclusive society. If you can make it, I’d love to see you at the Universidad Innovación Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, as we embark on a journey of positive change together. If you are inspired to learn more about G100 Global Networking and the work we are doing, as the UK Chair, I'd be delighted to tell you more. Simply drop me a message here to get the conversation going. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/11/1/wellness-at-work-segment-menopause monthly 0.5 2023-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/70b412b1-c641-434c-a937-349f2bb26610/student-849821_1280.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Menopause - Menopause in the Workplace This segment is part of the Wellness at Work Corporate Edit; blogs that are designed to give quick tips and advice to guide corporations in supporting their employees in the best way. This week’s blog looks at menopause in the workplace - how it not only affects women, but those around them too and how we can all play our part in supporting those going through it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/b9f55e5d-6437-4256-93a9-d32f7b7fb4b0/woman-4702060_1280.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Menopause What is the Menopause? The NHS defines the Menopause as when periods stop due to lower hormone levels. Whilst it usually affects women (and others with a uterus) between the ages of 45 and 55, it can happen earlier than this – when this happens it is referred to as premature menopause. Menopause can happen naturally, or can be induced earlier than expected, such as when the ovaries or uterus are removed (hysterectomy), if a woman has undergone chemotherapy, or due to genetic reasons. Sometimes the reason is simply unknown. In the few years prior to Menopause, women may experience symptoms of it, which is referred to as Perimenopause. These symptoms happen even though your periods have not yet stopped and can include: · Irregular periods · Hot flushes · Problems with sleep · Mood changes · Vaginal issues such as dryness or frequent infections · Changes in sexual function · Brain fog Menopause and perimenopause symptoms can have a huge impact on a woman’s life, affecting how they feel about themselves, their relationships with others, and their work. Perimenopause is considered to have ended and menopause reached when you have not had a period for 12 months. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a commonly used treatment for those going through menopause, helping to boost the hormones that are reduced. This comes in various different forms, including tablets, gels, patches, and sprays. Additional hormonal supplements can be used to balance post-menopausal hormones. In addition to this, there are medicines available to help alleviate symptoms such as hot flushes, which can be very uncomfortable if untreated. Mental health is also hugely important, with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) an effective treatment for those suffering with mood changes. What can a workplace do to support their staff going through the Menopause? Firstly, it is important to recognise the impact the menopause has on the day to day lives of women – and not just in the short-term. Perimenopause and menopause are not overnight events. Having a policy in place to support staff at this time of their lives is a great place to start. It’s vital to open up the conversation around menopause so it doesn’t become a taboo topic. It is entirely natural and, one way or another, it will affect most of us at some point in our lives – even if it’s not happening to us, it will be happening to others around us. Therefore, it should be recognised as an organisational issue. Knowing that they can talk openly about their symptoms can make women feel a lot more comfortable and improve their mental health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/d8767b67-5e10-4881-840d-27f93a05d9f2/woman-2667455_1280.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Menopause Practical Suggestions · Consider having a ‘handy box’ available in the toilets, containing things as sanitary products, freshening wipes, deodorant, and cooling sprays. These things can be a real lifesaver if an irregular period makes an appearance or a hot flush hits. · In addition to the above, providing fans, access to cool water and ventilation will help with hot flushes too. · Flexibility is key. If we’re not feeling our best, working from home often makes us feel a lot more comfortable. We have access to our own toilet when we need it, can keep the room we’re working in at a comfortable temperature for us, and we save on tiring commutes. If you can offer your staff the option to work from home, this is a huge benefit. · Uniforms. If your staff are required to wear a uniform, is it a practical material? If possible, the fabric should be as breathable as possible, allowing the wearer to comfortably regulate their own temperature. · If working from home isn’t possible, can hours be adjusted? Coming in later may be a real help if someone is struggling with their sleep. · Adapting roles. If a role is very physically demanding, making adjustments to this – even temporarily whilst symptoms are at their peak – is very helpful. If someone is suffering from heavy flooding, standing all day may be nigh on impossible. Simply providing a chair behind a till is a practical adjustment that makes all the difference. · Trust. Foster positive, open communications within the workplace, so anyone dealing with the menopause feels comfortable coming to you to discuss how you can help. · Training. Teach managers and staff to recognise the symptoms of menopause and how to approach it with their team members in a kind and sensitive manner. · Confidence boosting. Symptoms such as brain fog can make women feel like they’re not capable of their jobs and knock their confidence. Acknowledging this and reassuring them that they are more than capable will help minimise the impact of this. By recognising the menopause for the life change that it is, opening up lines of communication, and making adjustments to support your staff, you can lead the change when it comes to menopause in the workplace. I hope this article is of value to you. Otentikcare promotes holistic wellness in the workplace, supporting employees of every age and at every stage of life. You can work with Patience to develop bespoke wellness plans for your company - click here to get in touch and find out more. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/10/30/trip-down-memory-lane-carcavelos-portugal-may-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/073fd8b2-e352-4f98-be6c-5917289c2f2b/R18523_83.JPG News + Notes - Trip down Memory Lane: Carcavelos, Portugal - May 2023 - G100 Leadership Summit in Portugal Last May, I was thrilled to attend and speak at the G100 Leadership Summit in Carcavelos, Portugal. This was the second time that I was fortunate enough to participate in a G100 summit and I am thrilled to say that it was as inspirational and insightful as the first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/f78b665b-aaf8-4ffe-8180-e4a8d8878e54/R19523_1118-1.JPG News + Notes - Trip down Memory Lane: Carcavelos, Portugal - May 2023 I met so many brilliant and incredibly impactful women doing inspiring work in the world, and it brought me so much perspective and growth. Sometimes being a solopreneur can make the world feel like a lonely place, so events like this are a fantastic opportunity to make connections and realise you are not alone! It’s even sweeter when you get to meet with all these fantastic people within the surroundings of beautiful Portugal, too. I believe the more I visit, the more I am falling in love with this stunning country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/e5d36133-3f2f-486c-8ff5-4f58c2ad60f3/RE20523_861.JPG News + Notes - Trip down Memory Lane: Carcavelos, Portugal - May 2023 In my workshop I got to share all about harnessing the power of EFT tapping every day in your life, thus creating a habit. I introduced my daily soulful journal as a template to be used by women to understand they can take care of themselves in a really easy and quick way every single day. It’s important to carve out time for self-care and tapping is a wonderful way in which to do this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/550be5f3-9885-46cc-af43-2f7d1a2e9727/R19523_920.JPG News + Notes - Trip down Memory Lane: Carcavelos, Portugal - May 2023 In the journal you start with your dream or goal for the day and then focus in on what it is that you can do to care for your soul during that day. Next, you pinpoint the non-negotiables from this list that you create. There is then a tracker with 3 lines per day, in which you note down specific things that aid you in working towards your goals. You then refer to this list as you go forward, checking you’ve done each thing on your personal list. This process culminates in creating your soul tapping setup. You’ve got the dream and you’ve got the goal – for instance you may say, ‘even though I am feeling uncomfortable where I am, I am choosing to honour and respect myself’. Therefore, your dream is to feel comfortable in yourself and your goal is to choose to show yourself kindness that day. Taking the time to sit quietly, even just for a few moments a day, and tap whilst ruminating over your journal, is an excellent way to get to a soul release and soul attraction. My journal can be found on my website here. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/shortcuts-to-success-avoiding-burnout monthly 0.5 2023-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/7f2a97de-b4cc-41c8-8854-f45cad29ad3d/Inspirational+Quote+Instagram+Post.png News + Notes - Shortcuts to Success: Avoiding Burnout - Avoiding Burnout This segment is part of the series of blogs inspired by speaking to High Achieving Female in corporate settings; blogs that are designed to give quick wins to guide women in high positions to authentically look after their self-care in the best way. This week’s blog focuses on how to avoid burnout. Read on to find out more about how these prompts can support your wellbeing. How do you know when you are approaching burnout? There are lots of common symptoms that you will probably recognise: Tiredness. A stressed body being pushed to the max is bound to be exhausted, both mentally and physically. It is simply depleted. Overwhelm. Maybe you have too much work, or maybe the work you have feels beyond your capabilities, but either way it is putting so much pressure on you that you feel you can’t cope. Negativity. It’s hard to maintain a positive outlook when you’re weary and under pressure. Loneliness. Feeling as if you’re isolated from others around you, who aren’t having to bear the difficulties you are. Detachment. This goes hand in hand with loneliness; separation from those you love and the life you love. Feeling trapped. As if there’s no escape from the discomfort you are feeling. Reduced productivity. You may notice it in yourself, or in a team member, but if output levels are reducing, or the quality of work isn’t to the usual standard, this signifies that someone could be struggling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/9dd5ae5c-f2ed-4d12-bfe1-d2993c9d6a31/Inspirational+Quote+Instagram+Post+%282%29.png News + Notes - Shortcuts to Success: Avoiding Burnout Of course, it’s not just mental exhaustion, burnout starts to manifest physically too. Problems sleeping. Feeling exhausted doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll fall into bed at night and sleep the whole night through. In fact, it can mean quite the opposite, with busy minds struggling to relax enough to slip into a restful slumber. Headaches. Tension headaches and migraines are a stop signal from the body. Increased frequency of colds. Stress affects the immune system, making it more susceptible to bugs. Change in appetite. Food may be bottom of the priority list after a heavy day, or you may find yourself reaching for more snacks or convenience food. Weight fluctuations. This goes hand in hand with appetite, as you may find yourself either overeating or not eating at all as a coping mechanism. Addictions. A desperate search for endorphins can show up as an increased alcohol intake, taking more and more over the counter medication to manage physical pain such as headaches, spending too much, smoking, gambling, drugs…the list goes on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/88983bd0-267e-4ff3-b17b-aa5563d4a2ba/Inspirational+Quote+Instagram+Post+%281%29.png News + Notes - Shortcuts to Success: Avoiding Burnout So, how do you stop all of these symptoms tipping over the edge into full-blown burnout? Make time for self-care. It is imperative that you find time to focus purely on rest and relaxation; it’s not a luxury, it’s a necessity! It doesn’t have to be eye masks and massages – it’s what feels good for you. Calling a friend, taking a walk, booking yourself in for reflexology. You choose! Just make sure it’s a non-negotiable in your diary going forward and not just a one-off. Talk! Speak up and share the mental load. It’s ideal if you can meet up with someone close face to face, but if that feels too hard, reach out via text if that’s what feels most comfortable for you. The important thing is getting that message out there and having someone listen. It’s so easy to get into our own heads; other people provide balance and reasoning. Tell your employer. Let them know what’s going on and allow them to make suggestions of how they can support you. If your workplace or working situation has played in a role in you approaching burnout then it’s especially important that they are made aware so that the situation can be addressed. Speak to your employees. If you are managing a team, make sure they know what wellbeing tools are in place to support them if they’re feeling overwhelmed. Cultivate a culture of openness, where they feel comfortable reaching out if things are getting too much. Eat well and exercise. Get back to basics. If running is your thing, grab your trainers. If yoga is your thing, sign up to a class. If you’d rather just pop your headphones on and stroll round the local park whilst listening to a Podcast, that’s just as worthwhile. It’s a bonus if your exercise is out in the fresh air, but no problem if not. If you’re moving your body more it should help stimulate your appetite too. Make sure you eat regularly and enjoy nourishing food that supports a healthy body and immune system. Get into nature. Getting that daily dose of vitamin D and breathing in that fresh air is a true sonic for the mind, body and soul. Take a social media break. Comparison is the thief of joy and if you’re already feeling negative, watching other people’s highlight reels will likely only serve to exacerbate this. Take a step back. Delete the apps for a few days and see how you feel. Or, if that feels like a step too far, curate your following list. Get rid of the feeds that bring you down and fill your feed with the people and things that light you up! Delegate! Let your support network step up. If you had the opportunity to help someone you care about, I bet you would, so lean into those around you. Decide which tasks you can easily shed and do just that. As we all know, prevention is ALWAYS better than cure, so take the time today to consider what you can do to help prevent burnout, both for yourself or your team. As a workplace wellbeing coach, I come armed with experience and strategies for supporting corporate teams avoid burnout; get in touch with me via email or follow me on social media here to find out more about how I can help. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/7/19/japonisme-what-i-learned-from-this-book monthly 0.5 2023-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/6e78216b-2fbe-4d78-b38b-b6c141fa667e/cherry-blossoms-ge15edd932_1280.jpg News + Notes - What we can learn from Japonisme - What we can learn from Japonisme I felt compelled to tell you about a book I read recently – Japonisme, by Erin Niimi Longhurst. I can say with conviction that it has made me think about my life differently, and I would urge you to read it too. The blurb defines it as “a Japanese-inspired guide to living a happier, more fulfilled life” and I found it to be all of that and so much more. It helps us to find ways to understand ourselves; our hearts, minds, bodies, and habits, and learn how to tune into each element and allow them to support us. It’s a very easy read, with the author taking us through simple steps by which you can challenge your perceptions in life and view things in a different way. Firstly, Erin takes us through the concept of Kokoro – namely, the heart and the mind. She talks about Ikigai – the purpose. It quite literally translates, rather beautifully, as “the reason for being.” She then delves into the beauty of imperfection and impermanence. The Japanese have a beautiful word for this – Kintsugi, meaning “joining with gold.” It is the ancient art of restoring broken pottery with gold – embracing flaws and making them beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/797c2c8f-43ad-498c-aa6a-de3255f214f6/1.png News + Notes - What we can learn from Japonisme Isn’t that just the most beautiful philosophy? And a great example of a mindset shift that Erin focuses in on within the first chapter. When we are working through our challenges and shadows, what we are doing is opening the light into our path. We are creating solutions by assessing the problems and not leaving them thinking they’ll go away. The more we confront the matters at hand, the more we grow. Chapter 2 is called Karada and focuses on the body. Erin takes the time to discuss ways in which to nourish the body, not just with food, but with nature, through things such as the art of flower arranging, Ocha (tea ceremonies), Onsen (bathing in hot springs) and calligraphy – mindful, artful practices that allow you time to appreciate the things that you have and truly be in the moment. In fact, this whole book is about taking things in your life and creating a realm of peace and contentment with what you have, appreciating everything. This might surprise you, but Ikebana, the ancient art of flower arranging – was traditionally something Samurai Warriors did before going into battle, as it helped them to focus and gain clarity on what was ahead. Nowadays, it’s still used by many people to help induce a meditative state in which you are connecting with your inner feelings in order to truly understand the present moment. It’s not just the process itself that has meaning, but the flowers and plants used too, as they all have unique symbolism. For instance, bluebells are given in gratitude, camellia represents longing, daffodil symbolises respect, irises good news, peonies bravery...so it’s more than just designing a visually beautiful arrangement, it’s curating a heartfelt message too. I really enjoyed when Erin mentioned that in calligraphy, the most common subject that is captured is the zen circle, which can represent not just the shape itself, but also the vastness and void of the universe. This is a great example of perception – such as the glass half full analogy. Some find contentment where others may find a void and lack of connection. She finishes this chapter by discussing Shukanka; the art of positive habit forming. Changing for the better by considering how to incorporate new learnings into your daily life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1c342fae-c0c4-4821-9dd1-36af149ae4e4/2.png News + Notes - What we can learn from Japonisme This Japanese proverb represents the idea that everyone falls down sometimes; your job is to keep going and climb back up, developing the resilience needed for your greater good. As you can see, only is this book about Japanese culture, but it provides a line of conduct for life. It brings us back to the roots of the things in our lives that bring us happiness, joy and a certain sense of wellbeing and wellness. One section I found particular fascinating, was her discussion on love, in which she shares that there is the koi (romantic love) versus the ai (non-romantic love). Koi goes in one direction and is rooted in infatuation, whereas ai is all-encompassing love, unconditional and ever flowing. It is a mutual level of agreement of the heart and soul, in which each party always wants to give to and appreciate the other person, thus resulting in much more give and take. What I found fascinating about love in the Japanese culture is the confessional, cards on the table nature of it. In the occidental world you might have someone bring you a box of chocolates, but in Japan they also come with an honest proclamation – especially around Valentine’s Day - of I love you, what’s your answer?! And then an agonising – and romantic! - wait to receive it. Another element of Japonisme that really appeals to me is the reflection and remembrance of those who have passed away. They are deeply and fondly embedded into the lives of the living, with the Japanese respecting and embracing their ancestors, taking their legacy, and helping it improve the lives of them and their children. It’s a beautiful way to celebrate the circle of life and all those who have gone before us. The concept of Fureai kippu – in other words, social currency -is another thing that resonated deeply with me. Think of it as a bank of credits in terms of acts of service you have done within the community. It could be helping an elderly neighbour buy groceries, mowing someone’s lawn, offering to babysit for someone so they can run an errand and so on. There is a bond formed between the generations and that brings in more support to the society in general. You are counting on one another – after all, no man is an island. Isn’t that beautiful? I am all for the idea of community, as that is what I am building here at Otentikcare – building a community in which everyone feels welcomed and supported. I truly recommend you add this to your reading list and soak in all the wisdom it has to offer. Ultimately, we all want to create a life that serves us, not just have it so we are serving life and going through the motions. That begins with the recognition and gratitude of everything around us – from our ancestors gone, to the new flowers blooming in front of us. It’s appreciating the journey we are on and everyone around us, as well as the people coming after us and the legacy and traditions that we will leave imprinted on the world. And, of course, building our beautiful community by looking after not just oneself, but one another too. I would be fascinated to hear your take on this book so please do get in touch and let me know what you think and whether you have taken on any new perceptions or habits as a result. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/3/16/thewomanking monthly 0.5 2023-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/7ad50656-908e-48ad-a97e-b2b2d61387ac/5.png News + Notes - What I Learned from the Movie The Woman King - What I Learned from the Movie The Woman King The Woman King is a movie about the powerful all-female military corps of the ancient African kingdom of Dahomey. This film follows their journey as they fight off colonial powers and build a new nation with their unique beliefs, values, and culture. Through this story, we can learn how to be fierce in difficult times yet how to surrender to our truths, how to persevere despite the odds, and how to stand up for what we believe in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/bce479e7-07ba-41bb-90a4-380dfbab3ecc/2.png News + Notes - What I Learned from the Movie The Woman King Fierce in Difficult Times The Woman King shows us that even in the face of adversity, strength can be found. During times of turmoil and uncertainty, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by fear or doubt. But this movie teaches us that we must stay focused on our goals and never give up no matter how hard things may seem. The female warriors of Dahomey are an inspiring example of what it looks like to stay determined even when faced with overwhelming odds. Their determination is an example that inspires us to remain fierce in difficult times. Surrender to our Truths In this film, I was once again confronted by the reality of many women still in our day and age who are completely absorbed by their masculine energy because of lack, fear or societal threats. How a majority of women actually take on those roles to become safe and secure yet by disengaging with a big part of their feminine energy they bury their truths. Surrendering to one’s truth and acknowledging our challenges fully is definitely a way to heal yet when we deny this part of ourselves we stay haunted by the fear, shame and/or regrets. There is no one way, however the needs of women all over the world rest in balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/094af50f-d84f-4304-bf34-5c2cf6b4f0fa/1.png News + Notes - What I Learned from the Movie The Woman King Perseverance Despite the Odds The Woman King also demonstrates that perseverance can help us overcome any obstacle—no matter how daunting it might seem at first. The female warriors of Dahomey faced incredible odds, yet they kept fighting until they achieved their goal of protecting their homeland. This movie serves as a reminder that perseverance is key when it comes to achieving success—even if success seems impossible from the get go. One thing I want to emphasise here is that really this is what MANIFESTATION is about! It’s about not knowing whether you’ll be successful in your journey while still working and affirming day in day out your goals. You do not have to know how things will manifest, all you have to do is affirm, act purposefully daily and trust in the Universe/God/The Source. Standing Up for What We Believe In Finally, The Woman King shows us the power of standing up for what we believe in. The female warriors were willing to sacrifice everything—even their lives—for what they believed was right and just. They were not afraid to speak out against injustice or oppression, which ultimately led to the establishment of a new nation based on their own values and beliefs. This movie serves as an inspiration for all of us who want to make sure that our voices are heard and our beliefs respected! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/0e3d27e5-092e-4ccf-a964-7997bd3fdbcf/3.png News + Notes - What I Learned from the Movie The Woman King The Woman King is a powerful story about fierceness, vulnerability, perseverance, and standing up for what you believe in. Its inspirational characters serve as an example for all of us who seek courage during difficult times or wish to make a difference in our world. This movie will leave you feeling empowered and inspired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/943f6253-ccbe-4ce7-ad8f-00b756a571a2/4.png News + Notes - What I Learned from the Movie The Woman King Final Reflections Viola Davis’s character, General Naniska carried shame in her flesh, in her heart, in her spirit although the audience doesn’t find out till later in the film the reason why she gets flashbacks, sleep deprived … her past had been haunting her until she was confronted by it, even then she refused to face her truths until later on. What I found poignant in this story is not only the impact she has on all the women warriors, it was being confronted with myself as if I was looking at myself in a mirror. Here is the absolute truth looking at myself, my sisters, my cousins, my nieces, my mother, my aunts, other family members and friends, I have identified a pattern that resurfaces time and time again. This SHAME, we tend to be carrying so naturally like the air we breath. I’ve always seen the strength, the act of not showing weaknesses, now I see beyond, I can easily and clearly see the scars, the facade, the tears, the worries and the fear in myself and others too. I believe it is my purpose to lead women through their shadows the way I was able to do so for myself too. Her daughter, Nawi, played by Thuso Mbedu was rejected all her life before she ended up at the military camp because she grew accustomed to rejection. Doing so meant, she rejection took as a cape of honour, making her feel like she was strong enough to overcome all no matter what life threw at her - even given her young age.That is also until she faced her ultimate truth, the one she didn’t see coming, the numbing feeling of pain however excruciating, she accepted her truth and within the compound of the tribe she felt safety like never before. Once again, the narrative of strength surfaced, this time though the sense of greater good for the community surpassed all else. Women are powerful, not only because they are the roots of humanity but also because they are the protectors, the nurturers and the fierce warriors of life. The fears however constantly present do not hold to the faith of better which is yet stronger than all else and with this blog I invite you to seek this faith in yourself too and to live a life in your purpose acknowledging your past hurts and healing for your good and the good of all! For your FREE workbook on four rituals to release the Woman King in you, click HERE. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/3/5/my-top-10-list-of-inspirational-books monthly 0.5 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/02363337-18de-4cba-b91f-bfc9b335a9d4/2.jpg News + Notes - My top 10 list of inspirational books - Inspirational books Personal Development for Mental and Emotional Wellbeing - My top 10 list of inspirational books Do you enjoy reading? Are you on a self development and healing journey this Spring? If so, then you are in the right place. The following list contains books I have read or listened to on Audible. I have faith that you will find these uplifting, useful, and full of insight into overcoming challenges, upgrading your mindset and creating your best life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/8bee13cb-65f4-461c-a2ba-c31f9f68b95e/1.jpg News + Notes - My top 10 list of inspirational books The "High 5" habit from Mel Robbins The High 5 Habit is a powerful and energising way to kickstart your day. Developed by Mel Robbins, this innovative technique helps keep you focused, motivated, and ready to tackle whatever comes your way. The concept is simple – give yourself five hard slaps (on the same arm or leg) each morning coupled with saying aloud something positive like “I am amazing” or “Today I will make an impact”. This act causes an instant shift in energy levels and releases calming neurotransmitters that encourage productivity and wellbeing throughout the day. Many have found the high 5 habit to be a useful tool for establishing healthier routines and improving their overall mood for the long term. Try it out today to unlock its full benefits! Becoming by Michelle Obama In her memoir "Becoming", Michelle Obama offers an intimate look into the life and experiences of one of the world’s most inspiring women. Taking us on a journey from her humble upbringing to her days in the White House and beyond, this engaging book brings us along for an enlightening ride. Through her personal reflections, we see exactly what it takes to become a resilient and powerful leader who has made a lasting impact on society. Becoming serves as a source of motivation and hope, teaching us that no matter our background or challenges, almost anything is possible with hard work, determination, and endurance. A read that transcends time and generations, it provides both insight into Michelle’s unique outlook on life, as well as offers guidance on how we can all create meaningful lives full of purpose and wellness. What a Time to be Alone by Chidera Eggerue What a time to be alone by Chidera Eggerue is an inspiring ode to all those who have found themselves suddenly single during the global pandemic. Eggenue expertly and warmly captures the bittersweetness of this surreal moment thanks to her delicate lyricism and sincere delivery. Listening to it, one can’t help but feel uplifted while being reminded that they are not alone and that self-care and growth are always possible despite tumultuous times. There is a special solace in the knowledge that this period can be used to rediscover ourselves, plus come out with a newfound appreciation for what matters. Undoubtedly, What a Time To Be Alone should be required listening for anyone trying to make sense of their individual journeys through such strange times. Happiness by Design by Paul Dolan As a world-renowned behavioural scientist, professor Paul Dolan's book Happiness by Design is a great way to understand the link between our environment and our overall wellbeing. He argues that it is not enough to only address our emotions when striving to be happy, we must look at the physical and mental spaces in which we exist. By understanding how to drive decisions from these spaces that are conducive to happiness, we can achieve greater contentment and satisfaction on a daily basis. Referencing work from academia as well as extensive research studies, Dolan brings his findings together for an engaging exploration of this complex topic. His book offers practical guidance for anyone looking to create a more joyful and fulfilled life. The path made clear by Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is a beacon of hope and determination who has made it her mission to lead a path of success and wellness for generations. Along this path, Oprah has shown us that success comes from determination, hard work, an unrelenting passion for personal growth, and a focus on understanding and achieving balance in our lives. In inspiring those around her to never give up on achieving their goals, she has served as motivation for people everywhere to live life to its fullest. Regardless of the challenges we face along the way, Oprah’s teachings have given us the courage and strength to move forward with grace and optimism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/dc567c42-0b44-414e-9067-d41e48d12c87/3.jfif News + Notes - My top 10 list of inspirational books Ten Times Happier by Owen O'Kane Ten Times Happier: How to Let Go of What's Holding You Back by Owen O'Kane is a must-read for anyone looking to discover how letting go of the things that are holding us back can lead us to a happier and more fulfilling life. In this book, O'Kane examines several perspectives on why we get wrapped up in these patterns, providing wisdom and stories from different cultures and traditions around the world. It offers up valuable tips, techniques, and strategies that anyone can use to adjust their lives for the better. Whatever it is that stands in the way - fear of failure, fear of success, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life - with some simple adjustments and dedication to change, it's possible to live ten times happier than before. The Joy of Genius: The Next Step Beyond the Big Leap by Gay Hendricks Gay Hendricks provides a valuable insight into greater fulfillment and happiness in The Joy of Genius: The Next Step Beyond the Big Leap. In this enlightening book, he examines how to find the authentic genius within each of us - that is, activating spontaneous creativity, intuition and potential. By exploring the ideas outlined here, readers can gain a healthier attitude towards their lives and connection with their inner self. With his sound advice and colorful stories, Hendricks offers an inspiring journey for anyone looking for genuine joy and inner balance - so don't hesitate to take the leap! You Are the Guru’ by Gabrielle Bernstein Book in hand, Gabe Bernstein takes us on a life-changing journey full of enthusiasm and insight. In her book "You Are the Guru: 6 Messages to Move You Through Difficult Times with Certainty and Faith", Bernstein guides us as we navigate through uncertainty, helping us make empowering changes that offer lasting impact. As she encourages readers to be bold and fearless in their endeavors, her positive energy is contagious. Step by step, Berns"teaches how to reframe challenging times as an opportunity for growth". Her astounding message informs the reader that fulfillment of their desires is possible when they choose to believe in themselves and trust their own path. Echoing that sentiment, Bernstein offers evidence-based advice while touching on spiritual elements. Bernie’s ultimate vision is one of betterment — through applying what she speaks about we can become our best selves and go forward with faith and purpose. The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World by Don Miguel Ruiz Don Miguel Ruiz's book, The Five Levels of Attachment, offers insight into how to live in the modern world without losing one's emotional balance. Through his teachings of Toltec Wisdom, Ruiz provides a comprehensive guide on how to rid oneself from negative attachments to people, material possessions and ideas while expressing appreciation for those who bring truth into our lives. This book offers an enlightening journey into understanding how to venerate your inner self through reflection and right thinking. By following Ruiz’s Toltec wisdom, readers will learn practical tools to create emotional freedom with lasting effects. Indeed, this is an inspiring resource for enriching mental wellbeing in today’s world. Japonisme: Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-sabi and More by Erin Niimi Longhurst From the traditional ikigai philosophy of finding purpose in life to modern day forest bathing, the Japanese lifestyle is full of ideas that create an abundance of physical and mental wellbeing. Japonisme: Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-sabi and More by Erin Niimi Longhurst dives into these customs and explores how each one can lead us towards a healthier, more balanced life. For example, wabi-sabi teaches us to find beauty in imperfection and prioritize mindfulness for contentment; ikigai invites us to reflect on what gives our lives meaning through simple daily habits such as tea time; and forest bathing illustrates how nature can be a powerful source of healing. All these practices offer insight into creating an emotionally balanced outlook which might bring greater peace and joy into our lives. I often include books in the Soulful Wellness Box, so if you fancy seeing one particular book in your letterbox then email me at lateam@otentikcare.co.uk. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/1/2/the-stress-prohibited-summit-blog-series-raewyn-guerrero monthly 0.5 2023-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/378a905e-1d0c-4f0b-a680-28db922f0157/Capture.PNG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Raewyn Guerrero - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:14 Raewyn in her own words “I’m Raewyn Guerrero, The Gutsy Executive Coach, committed to helping you eliminate the guesswork around your anxiety, burnout, insomnia and stress, so that you can fine tune your biochemistry and become the CEO of not only your health, but your Life. I integrate nutrition with psychology to bring about rapid transformation in the mental and physical health of individuals and organisations. I’ve trained in Psychology, CBT Hypnotherapy and Functional Medicine, and led a Corporate Wellness Program at a multinational bank from 2011-2016. Having spent years chasing and masking symptoms with medications, I kept searching for answers to my Anxiety, IBS and Migraines, until I finally found Functional Medicine. Now I want to ensure that everyone is aware of how capable the body is of healing itself if you are willing to investigate, identify the HIDDEN Stressors (Hormones, Immune System, Digestion, Detoxification, Energy Production and Nervous System) and give it what it needs. I burnt out in 2016 but not one of my various doctors were able to help me. All they could offer was medication. I now help people understand how their entire body is giving them clues, and how they can tune in and reverse the damage they’ve done through personalising their nutrition. The gut-brain gut-hormone connection is real. I’m on a mission to awaken as many people as possible to the innate wisdom of their bodies, so they’re no longer victims but are in total control because they’ve got the power in their own hands.” How she can help 5 Day Get Gutsy Mini Course High performance habits begin with gut health! No matter your lifestyle or profession, the demands of modern life make wellbeing a priority. Join the Gutsy Executive Coach, Raewyn Guerrero as she unpacks the D.R.E.S.S. for Success Model. Learn how to access vibrant energy through the 5 bricks in your house of health, including: • Diet: Foods to enjoy and foods to avoid • Rest: Raewyn’s favourite sleep hack • Exercise: Why less is more • Stress reduction: Raewyn's number one state-shifter • Supplements: The basics you need to stay sharp, positive and healthy. By the end of the session, you'll have clarity around how to eat, sleep, think and move, and know the next steps to take so that you can become not only the CEO of your health but of your life. Watch Raewyn’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit Getting in touch with Raewyn Instagram LinkedIn Website https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/1/27/wellness-at-work-increasing-creativity monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/dbd5bfd0-94dc-4612-8cd6-22595b412117/workplace-4155023_1280.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Increasing Creativity - Increasing Creativity at Work This segment is part of the Wellness at Work Corporate Edit; blogs that are designed to give quick tips and advice to guide corporations in supporting their employees in the best way. This week’s blog examines the benefits of introducing creativity in the workplace. Read on to find out more about how this can be used as a tool to improve wellness for your employees. The challenges faced by corporations The workplace in the occidental world and culture has become a directive of more, more and more. This constant expectation of individuals dehumanises their threshold for calm and peace and increases stress levels, which both take their toll on the employees’ health. Of course, workplaces expect productivity from their employees, but they have a responsibility to avoid having this detrimentally affect their mental health. Whilst there are many well-known methods you can use to support your employees’ wellbeing – encouraging annual leave, ensuring they take adequate breaks during the day and hosting team building days being just a few – another great way in which you can enhance the wellbeing of your employees is by introducing opportunities for creativity in the workplace. Most of us us leave creativity behind at school but for so many it was one of our favourite lessons! Why not reintroduce it into working life? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/891a3ef4-54ec-485d-b995-27699ce495f1/Copy+of+White+Daily+motivation+Quote+Facebook+Post.png News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Increasing Creativity Blending work and creativity When we hear the word creativity, we often think traditionally artistic – art, music, dance - but it can also align beautifully with work, allow us to embrace a different side of ourselves. It can manifest as work groups, team building activities, problem solving, brainstorming; any forum in which individuals are encouraged to think beyond the normal scope of their role and embrace that good old blue sky thinking! Many of us pursue creative hobbies outside of work, so why harness its power in the workplace too? The benefits of creativity are boundless: · Taking the time to enjoy creative tasks allows the mind to be calm and focus on something fresh and enjoyable, giving your brain a break. This restful time is often when inspiration drops in, unlocking new ideas · It is a proven mood booster · Not only does it enhance mental health, but physical health too, by boosting the immune system – resulting in fewer sick days · Lowers stress · Provides the chance for team building, unlocking new relationships and shared passions · Giving staff the opportunity for creative freedom shows trusts and thus aids motivation, as well as reducing staff turnover A team activity to try Here is a quick exercise that can be implemented right away with your team to increase creativity A great activity that can be implemented right away with your team to increase creativity, is having your team create a Kokedama, A Kokedama is a type of Japanese Bonsai, for which you will need: Bonsai soil Peat moss Sphagnum moss Ferns or similar Water Twine Scissors It can be created using the following steps: Step 1 Mix 7 parts peat moss to 3 parts bonsai soil. Slowly add water, mixing until you are able to form a soil ball using the mixture. The consistency should mean it stays nicely combined and you should ensure it is around the size of a grapefruit. Step 2 Soak the sphagnum moss in water until damp before rinsing. You will then need to clean the soil from the roots of the fern plants, before using the moss to wrap them, before binding the fern with twine. Step 3 Now break the soil ball in half, before placing the moss-wrapped plant between the two halves. You will then need to reshape into a ball and use sheet moss to wrap the entire thing. Bind it with twine. The final step is simply to spritz it with water. Ongoing care It will need to be tended to regularly, which can involve the whole team. Situate it in a fairly light area and give it a feed once a month to top up the nutrients in its soil. When it comes to watering, if it feels light to hold it is in need of some water. Simply soak it in water for 10 minutes before draining it in a colander or similar. Then it is ready to rehang. This activity combines creativity, nature, wellness, and mindfulness in one activity and moreover brings in an anchor of the company's care every time the employees see the Kokedama. Learn more I hope you got some value from this article. Otentikcare promotes holistic wellness in the workplace. You can work with Patience to develop bespoke wellness programs plans for your company should you want to support your employees’ wellness. Interested in learning more? Talk to the expert here. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/1/21/join-the-soulful-wellness-space monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/8bc0a1e2-71b5-441b-a57b-aa2612c48c60/1.jpeg News + Notes - Have you heard about the Soulful Wellness Space? - Why join the Soulful Wellness Space? What is the Soulful Wellness Subscription Box? Put simply, the Soulful Wellness Subscription Box is a subscription box designed specifically for women in their 30s and 40s. It prompts and supports a self-care process for women who are looking to manifest a life they need. As you might be aware, regarding how we feel, our body always keeps the score, thanks to the vagus nerve in our brain. This is made of sensory fibres, and travels through most of our body meaning that it becomes a vessel where stress travels in. When stress becomes long term, from a cultural, professional, traditional, educational, romantical or other origin, what happens in our body is that it tends to results in either end of a spectrum; as either hyposensitivity (numbness) or hypersensitivity (feelings of threats, distrust, anger). According to Dr David Plans, in a short term period, stress and hyposensitivity can be an effective survival mechanism. However, in the long term, psychological trauma will create a ‘haemorrhage’. What was the inspiration for it? Patience created the Soulful Wellness Subscription to counter the ‘strongness’ image thrown on women for decades, and to bring the softness and humanity back to women. In short, the objective is to guide women to look after their own wellbeing first; to put the mask on and help themselves before any attempt of saviourism. Let’s take an example. Rebecca is a 37 year old woman. She has built a fantastic career. She is unwillingly single. And she's reviewing her life. She's doing an assessment of where she is. She's doing a lot of reflection, and in doing so she realises that something is missing. She can’t pinpoint it exactly, but she wants to start at the root - with her - and take wellness and self-care to another level. She wants to go into deep conversation about where she can go further. And she doesn't want to go on the journey by herself. So, she's browsing the internet when she comes across the Soulful Wellness Box, and it sparks joy inside her. ‘Oh, this is really good! I like the idea of receiving some wellness products every month’. These products are ones I have carefully curated, so she knows she's going to get products that will help her in creating - and sticking to - daily wellness habits. They will help her feel grounded, feel content, and feel satisfied, both in her personal life but also uplifting her enough so that she can continue to thrive in her career. What Rebecca truly needs is some time to restore her spirit, body, and mind. And this Soulful Wellness Box, comes at just the right time, because not only is it filled with physical products, but it also provides the opportunity to meet with a coach on a monthly basis. A coach who is there to support, guide and advise her into opening the window of opportunity in terms of her self-care, so that she can vibe higher, open up and create a breath of fresh air in her life, where she is not highly submerged by a career, by the perceived limitations of being a woman, by what's expected of her culturally, socially, or in life in general. And she's really getting to create this beautiful vision; the kind of vision where she can see the pieces coming together little by little for her wellbeing. The idea of having a partner or an accountability partner in her journey is making her feel at ease. Each month she looks forward to the sessions. And she's actually thinking, ‘this is amazing. This is where I want to be. This is what I want to do. I want to speak to Patience next month’. Because pushing through her silence and recovering her relationship with herself through monthly deep dives and exercises, is really un-layering the deeper issue, so that she can live the best life she wants to live. So that she can create space around her, and an environment in which she feels at ease, calm and at peace She realises that as much as she wants to be in control of most of the things in her life, she is not in control. She wants to nourish her soul. She wants to create a higher level of kindness of compassion, and really, truly revel in her own femininity. She wants to create a path for herself but also for generations to come. She does not want to carry a burden that she's carried for a while now. This is a new path she's writing for generations to come. She's looking for a quieter life. A life with less overwhelm, where she can break free from the shackles of being a people pleaser or being really busy and working different jobs - or just having too much to do and yet not finding full satisfaction in her life. She wants to create a miracle in her life. And this might sound intimidating, but it’s actually surprisingly simple - when you have the right support. She wants to be able to create an evolution where she is in touch with her inner self and continually reaffirms her own humanity. She desires to create a family unit brimming with love, laughter, and friendship, mixed with spirituality, amazing communication, amazing high-vibe energy, and success! She's looking for a higher quality of life, filling her life with people of quality, who give true reciprocity of intimacy. Where there’s balance, with no control over one side or the other. Where she can share and enjoy her successes. Where she is able to define when enough is enough and be completely in touch with intuition, listening to her body, mind and spirit guiding her through life. So, she's on a quest. She's on a quest for rest, for stillness, for silence, in which she can grow more energy, rejuvenate herself and find relief. So why is the Soulful Wellness Subscription Box right for me? The Soulful Wellness Subscription Box is the full package for creating the antidote that you need in order to thrive into our modern world. And Patience comes to you from a place of knowledge and understanding, having felt exactly like Rebecca. She knows how you feel. And she also knows how it feels to push through this and come out of the other side, flourishing into the person you truly deserve to be. Join the community HERE and to really anchor this feeling of owning your humanity, download this screensaver for your phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/3bb19bec-9b76-4065-b311-9d5f6844a127/2.jpeg News + Notes - Have you heard about the Soulful Wellness Space? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2023/1/2/the-stress-prohibited-summit-blog-series-steve-costello monthly 0.5 2023-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/d9e0bbad-f96c-4566-bb19-800765eb4ddd/Capture.PNG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Steve Costello - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:13 Steve Costello Steve delivers coaching, therapy, or a blend of both depending upon needs, to both individuals and teams. His focus is on mindfulness-based stress reduction, because one of the causes of his recent health challenges was chronic stress. When time permits, Steve offers free workshops and training events. Details of these are published at his website along-with details about paid programs and individual sessions: https://www.banish-doubt.com In his own words “After average results at school, I shed the limiting beliefs I had about my abilities and went to university where I earned my first bachelor’s degree in Youth Work and Community Development. That led to a great public service career with outstanding benefits, a second honours degree in psychology, and associated post-graduate qualifications. My daily activities enabled me to help a lot of young people and their families. None of us have a crystal ball but I should have seen the accident coming, given my skills, experience, and qualifications - I was heavily stressed and burning out. While out on my roller blades one evening, I had a disabling accident. But every cloud has a silver-lining; this event resulted in me spending two months at home with my beautiful family while I recovered. But recovery didn’t arrive as predicted, with my employer deciding I was “no longer fit for purpose”, forcing me to retire at 40 on a small pension. Years of study, time and effort erased by the stroke of a pen. I plunged into a dark abyss but one thing that never left was my ‘North Star’. Every challenge has Positive, Dynamic Solutions and from the depths of gloom, I searched for ways to improve the situation. Today I ride my mountain bike and ski after being told that I would remain in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. Those dark days have gone, and I am back in the business of helping other people.” How he can help Steve draws on his personal experience of chronic stress and burnout, as well as using evidence-based tools and techniques to enable people to manage stress and move beyond the pain. He shares many simple to apply stress reduction tools and mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques, some of which can even be quietly applied at a desk in a busy office - nobody will notice, yet the potential healing effect is great. All techniques involve spending time with oneself. Watch Steve's intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit Getting in touch with Steve Facebook LinkedIn Website https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/11/13/the-stress-prohibited-summit-blog-series-avery-thatcher monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/e29c2afe-1516-4e00-b9fd-55a65b59e5bb/Capture.PNG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Avery Thatcher - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:12 Another week brings another opportunity to meet one of the amazing contributors to the Stress Prohibited Summit held earlier this year. With such a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this fantastic advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number twelve! Avery Thatcher Avery Thatcher from Inner Stillness Outer Chaos is a former ICU RN, who noticed that the majority of the reasons people found themselves in the ICU were because of illnesses and diseases linked to chronic stress. She made the decision to get out of the reactive side of medicine and is now on a mission to show highly-sensitive high-achievers how to prevent burnout and heal from the negative health effects of stress. In her own words “I have been growing my business since 2015 and have recently rebranded due to a massive shift in my life that has required me to change my first name in order to feel at home in my body again. I am incredibly passionate about helping keep people out of the ICU, to prevent and even reverse the negative health effects of stress, and to help them treat stress from the two main sources: our hectic lifestyle, and our childhood programming. Having worked in stressful environments, experienced a lot of complex trauma, and the stress related with being a high-achieving people-pleaser, I am no stranger to stress. I relish the opportunity to talk about trauma-informed stress management, because highly sensitive people and those who have experienced trauma will need to do other practices first before they're ready to practice meditation and mindfulness. They have to build up the trust in their own body and nervous system regulation before they're ready to dive into 'typical' stress management practices and I talk about why this is the case and give them ideas for what they should do first. I believe that trauma-informed stress management is not talked about enough and some people actually make their cPTSD or PTSD worse when trying 'typical' practices. I would like to be a part of the movement that talks more about trauma-informed stress and anxiety relief so help this group of people.” Watch Avery’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit Getting in touch with Avery Instagram Facebook Website Podcast https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/11/13/wellness-at-work-segment-relationship-building monthly 0.5 2023-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/41960ce6-dead-4662-bda9-f52b692d9801/1.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Relationship Building - Relationship Building in the Workplace This blog is part of the Corporate Edit - blogs designed to give quick tips and advice to guide corporations in supporting their employees in the best way for everyone. After all, any good company knows that it is built on its people. Alongside Patience’s career as a solo entrepreneur with Otentikcare, she has also got a career in tow where she has witnessed time and time again how workplace relationships have either empowered people or annihilated them. Her work as a lifestyle and mindset coach is geared towards creating a healthy balance in her clients lives. Recently, she worked with a client who was submerged by the anxiety she carried through her career, whom she was able to support through the use of Neuro Linguistic Programming as well as the Emotional Freedom Technique of tapping. Remember, people spend a massive proportion of our time at work each year, so imagine the impact on their mental health when they feel unappreciated, undervalued or isolated. This blog is focused on how to create a culture or environment that will benefit all through positive and healthy relationships. This is all part of what wellness at work looks like. What do we mean by relationship building in the workplace? In a work environment you can sit anywhere on the social spectrum – from the life of the party to completely isolated. The ideal balance lies somewhere in the middle, where you feel supported and respected, and able to get on with your job with authority and autonomy. Promoting positive workplace relationships goes a long way towards helping achieve this balance, providing a sense of community and support. Why is it so important? Quite simply, when your employees are happy and feel valued, they are more loyal and productive. When a workplace recognises its employees as more than just a number – as rounded, whole individuals with their own unique personalities, strengths and weaknesses – they feel more connected to their managers and colleagues. Company churn drops and productivity increases. Salary alone cannot motivate; respect, trust and kindness can boost morale exponentially. Furthermore, as humans we all have a desire to be seen and have our individuality and hard work recognised and praised. As social creatures, we also have an innate desire to seek the camaraderie of others in a similar situation to us to remind us that we are not alone. Connections of this type also help reduce burnout, as it has been proven that this is heavily linked to feelings of isolation and loneliness. How employers can help 1. Be honest and communicate No one likes to feel overlooked or misled. By keeping the lines of communication open from the top down, you are fostering an environment of transparency. This will help avoid unhelpful gossip being spread and minimise feelings of mistrust from your employees. And always follow through with commitments – if you say you’re going to do something, always do your best to come up with the goods. 2. Review your company values Include relationship building within your company values and make sure you live these values. Encourage collaboration across teams and transparent communication across all levels. You could even introduce a mentorship scheme, enabling people to learn from one other and foster closer individual connections. 3. Look beyond the job title No matter our role at work, we are all SO much more than that. We are all people with valid feelings and emotions, and full lives outside of work. Keep this in mind at all times and always treat everyone at every level with the utmost respect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/2879526b-c15d-41d4-b0d5-00689289cf7c/3037355-2187678-May+2021+Bonus+Quote+2.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Relationship Building - Last but not least… 4. Promote selfcare An office full of exhausted, overworked employees will never foster positive relationships amongst themselves and there is likely to be negative talk and friction. Therefore, it’s vital to promote the importance of selfcare on an individual and at a team level. Selfcare is even more important in the new world of remote working – it’s all too easy to feel isolated and overlooked when you’re alone at home with no one around you to bounce ideas off and chat with. Put in place regular 1-2-1 and team meetings where issues can be raised and resolved. Offer an early finish on a Friday. If you’re in the office, put biscuits in the kitchen for everyone to share and to encourage more of those valuable water cooler moments. Encourage remote workers to come into the office, even if it’s only once every couple of months. Provide regular in-person events outside of work, giving people an opportunity to meet others outside of their immediate team. Invite in holistic therapists to provide wellness treatments. The options are endless, and can all contribute to your staff’s feelings of wellness. 5. Allow room for autonomy If you feel trusted to complete your job with minimal intervention, this makes you feel respected and brings greater job satisfaction. No one likes to be micromanaged. As far as possible, trust in your employees to get the job done and they most likely will. 6. Say thank you! A simple thank you can go a long way in building a positive work environment. And it’s so simple! Drop someone an email if you see they’re doing well and I can guarantee you it will make their day. Suggested Task At your next team meeting, seat everyone in a circle where you can all see each other’s faces. Write out post its with everyone’s names at the top, then ask each person to draw a name - on that post it write one personal quality this person has and one professional quality this person has. Once all post its have been filled, draw each name out one by one and read out loud what has been written about this person. This will boost your employees’ self-esteem and will show them that they are seen. How we can help I hope this article has been of some help to you and your team. Did you know that Otentikcare promotes holistic wellness in the workplace? You can work with Patience to develop a bespoke wellness programs plan for your company. If you want to support your employees’ wellness, email lateam@otentikcare.co.uk to start the conversation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654163459899-GSLKL95QC094U3IY7DCH/20604188_10154642550211954_1736982594797606183_n.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Relationship Building - Author: Jacqui Smith Jacqui has a background in Media Publishing and very much enjoys the beauty of the written word. A farmer’s daughter turned city-dweller, she recently left London for the small town charm of Hertfordshire and can often be found engrossed in her laptop in a local coffee shop! When not working she loves to travel, both within the UK and further afield. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/10/25/the-stress-prohibited-summit-blog-series-elizabeth monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1666735318422-UM4E7EL4LJQ0XE0B5ZAA/Capture.PNG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Elizabeth Kipp - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:10 I am delighted to provide another opportunity to meet one of the amazing contributors to the Stress Prohibited Summit held earlier this year. With such a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this fantastic advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number ten! Elizabeth Kipp Elizabeth Kipp is a Chronic Pain Specialist, Trauma-Trained and Yoga-Informed Addiction Recovery Coach, Ancestral Clearing® Practitioner, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, and international best-selling author of “The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power. She focuses on helping people realise the power of their inherent healing, offering one-on-one and group sessions. Elizabeth healed from over 40 years of chronic pain, including anxiety, panic attacks, and 32 years of addiction to prescribed opiate and benzodiazepine medication. She now works to help others achieve the same healing that she experienced directly from the work she teaches. In her own words “My experience with stress has been long and deep. Having spent most of my long life suffering from chronic stress, pain, anxiety, and panic attacks - and having healed from all of it - I now dedicate life to helping others find their way through the suffering of chronic stress and learn how to manage their stress in the moment as they are experiencing it. I feel I have helpful knowledge that was hard won over many years. It is knowledge that I have used to help me move in the world with ease and peace.” Elizabeth’s top tips for stress management 1) Harness your attention - where is it? Where your attention goes, energy flows. 2) Leverage the power of the conscious breath - a total game changer in handling stress. 3) What meaning are you making of this moment? 4) Can you be present or are you stuck in the past (regret over what cannot ever be changed) or the future (worry about what hasn't even happened yet)? 5) The greatest healer lives within you - so YOU are your greatest healer - Own it! Dealing with chronic pain Chronic pain presents us with predicaments that block our ability to heal. In chronic pain – any pain (physical, emotional, spiritual) that’s felt for 15 days out of 30 for 3 months or more – the victim cries louder than the criminal, or in the case of chronic pain, the scene of the crime. Chronic pain presents us with predicaments that block our ability to heal. So, wherever you think the problem is that usually isn’t what’s causing the problem. Chronic pain is a disease of the brain. We may have had an original injury to an area of the body and experienced acute pain. When the pain lasts 3 months or more, it is considered chronic, and we are subject to changes in the way our brain operates because of it. The problem is no longer at the site of the initial damage; the problem is now in the brain and how it is processing the experience of pain. There is a phenomenon termed “negative expectancy” that occurs in someone with chronic pain. This refers to an accentuated negative bias. We experience this physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Our beliefs about our experience feed this system, too. There are ten “P” beliefs that we buy into as chronic pain sufferers. They are all lies we tell ourselves about pain and our experience of it. These beliefs and their consequent behaviours help lock in and feed our pain experience away from healing and towards more distress. Private: We perceive our pain as private since we cannot share our experience and it isolates us. Personal: We take pain personally. Because chronic pain steals our attention away from other things to it, we can see it as invader. Pervasive: We believe our experience of chronic pain is pervasive because chronic pain steals our attention away from everything but itself. Powerful: No matter how hard we try to resist, fight, deny, turn away, or numb the pain, our actions feed the pain even more. Problem: We take on chronic pain as a problem to be solved. We try to figure out our situation and so, we spend our time locked in the mind. We forget to simply be. Persistent: Chronic pain is persistent if anything. Progressive: We view the chronic pain experience as one that is both continuous (persistent) and progressive. Projection: We project our fears into our pain experience because of the negativity that we feel. We project about our future, fearful that it will be the same or worse. Perpetual: Another negative expectancy is the pronounced tendency to ruminate, and so believe pain is ongoing and everlasting. Permanent: We can become so lost in our fears and feelings of powerlessness in the chronic pain space that we lose hope and feel that it will be our permanent state. This is the most dangerous lie of all. You can see how our reactions to chronic pain – our predicaments – feed it. Chronic pain is its own kind of addiction. We can become trapped in its web of lies. We get locked in its negative spin and if left unchecked, we can end up in hopelessness and believe we are doomed to live a life of suffering. This is the biggest lie we can buy into because you CAN heal form chronic pain. It is NOT a life sentence. Five Ways to Relieve Stress – Free Offer! Suffering with stress, anxiety, and fear in your life can lead to chronic pain. But it doesn’t have to be that way! In fact, you’ll be amazed at the positive impact shifting your awareness around your experience with chronic pain has on shifting your physical wellbeing and, on your life. Over five days, Elizabeth shares some of the tools she has used to unleash the healing power of the body, calm the mind, and live a more peaceful and fulfilled life. Click here to find out more! Watch Elizabeth’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit Getting in touch with Elizabeth Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Web: elizabeth-kipp.com https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/9/11/the-g100-global-networking-conference-2022-the-power-of-connection monthly 0.5 2022-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1665149478362-IINA37M8W9M076OFRRBE/RE_D21_32011653929390345.jpg News + Notes - The G100 Global Networking Conference 2022: the power of connection - The G100 Global Networking Conference 2022: the power of connection We may be in October now, but I still feel the urge to share the impact of the G100 Global Networking Meeting Conference 2022, held back in May in Cascais, Portugal. This was an amazing opportunity for myself. I was so moved by the amazing kindness, empowerment and warmth that I felt from attending, and I really want to share my learnings with you, What I realised is that through good communication, networking opens doors to betterment and self-development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1665149917018-INWI4R99G2VCMIOAKZ8G/2.jpg News + Notes - The G100 Global Networking Conference 2022: the power of connection - Let me explain more… To give you some background, I am part of G100 Mission Million, which has been created by founder Dr. Harbeen Arora. This Mission has 100 wings and I am part of the G100 oneness and wisdom wing in the England chapter. I saw a post from Mar Introini who is the G100 Global Chair for the networking wings, in which she was recruiting speakers for the upcoming conference, I don't know what came over me, but straightaway I decided to send a message and I asked if I could apply to be a speaker there, if I fit the criteria. And the response was yes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1665149934387-V5VBTVG45HM8B6J9MF2J/RE_D21_28971653929390331.jpg News + Notes - The G100 Global Networking Conference 2022: the power of connection - My heart was beating SO HARD… Because never, EVER in my life did I see myself as being a speaker - as being someone going on stage in front of other people. At events like this there are always plenty of people willing share their knowledge and expertise, but I had just never been one of them. Yet this time I completed to answer to this opportunity. So when I when I messaged Mar, she straightaway said YES, you are so welcome to come in, and so started the back and forth emailing. I envisioned being part of the guestlist and really pictured myself going there. I was SO excited! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1665149628289-4OZU9VK9E8B9X6OOTY46/7.jpg News + Notes - The G100 Global Networking Conference 2022: the power of connection - Even more than excitement… For me this represented inspiration and empowerment, not just for myself, but beyond it, for my audience and clients. I begin to envisage myself being on stage and talking and all of a sudden I got an intellectual block about what I was going to speak about and how I was going to present myself. I was starting to doubt myself even though I had submitted my topic. But there was something that was missing. There was something that was not quite what I wanted it to be. Yet I rose to the challenge to overcome my own fear of being on stage. I overcame the fact that I never imagined I’d do something like this and actually went and took the plunge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1665149687749-UMNTU1E5XO1EFSBQN79U/5.jpg News + Notes - The G100 Global Networking Conference 2022: the power of connection - Let me walk you through the events… I arrived in Lisbon on a really sunny afternoon and I was instantly enraptured by the kindness and warmth of the people. The sun was shining bright. It was simply amazing. The next day I woke up full of joy! I got to meet a few people who were there for the welcome party and I made my first amazing connection with the beacon of inspiration that is Mrs Linda Pereira. She was amazing. She put my excitement in perspective - I was actually there for a purpose. I was there to accomplish far more than what I had accounted for. So far I had thought that I was doing this just for myself, but in speaking to her I realised that I was not just doing it for myself - I was doing it for every other woman that was looking at me, every other person in my community. I was showing them that they too could achieve things like this. Linda gave me so much inspiration and on that afternoon I even got to meet Mar, the creator and designer behind this conference, as well as Virginia Rivera.. They are such warm and inspiring women. These three women reaffirmed to me that day exactly why I was at the conference and lit the spark in me that I needed. My purpose was to empower, support, push and contribute in breaking barriers and challenges that women like me have in society. Enough about me, the talks, the workshops, the commitment each took to carry on the mission beyond the walls of the “Casa Das Historias Paula Rego” and even the song was absolutely gripping. Without forgetting the men that came and supported this incredible event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1665149871772-6JJF7D6DDJTJATBT0ATW/1.jpg News + Notes - The G100 Global Networking Conference 2022: the power of connection - The connections, the conversations, the empowerment and so much more… I am blessed to have met so many incredible people – I’ve listed them all below, as they all deserve a place here. The more I was talking to people, the more I felt like I was exactly where I needed to be - the more I felt like the path that I was taking was a new path and not a new beginning, but an evolution in my womanhood. The power of connection is incredible for us all and I am sharing this story so that women who feel like they can't access certain spaces, who feel that things such as this are off limits, understand that this belief is not true. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1665149767364-9Z0AZMP1TD6FB3784CYL/3.jpg News + Notes - The G100 Global Networking Conference 2022: the power of connection I could literally go on about this event yet instead I want this blog to be an inspiration as we are coming to the end of the year and you might start thinking about your vision board - THINK and ACT as BIG as can be! Come out of your comfort zone and reach for the stars and if you need a worldwide cheering squad then join G100 : Mission Million. I would like to invite you to connect with the mission of G100 and all the incredible people who touched my soul and amplified my shift into the work I love. G100 What is it? What is the mission? Click here to find out! Harbeen Arora - Founder G100, Businesswoman and Humanitarian Anita Caprice - G100 Global Chair - Oneness & Wisdom Mar Introini - Global Chair G100 Global Networking Linda Pereira - G100 Global Chair for Communication & Advocacy Nancy G. Allen - CEO & President Women’s Business Development Council of Florida Paula Delgado - G100 Leiria City Chair for Communication & Advocacy Shirley W Chow – Joy & Confidence Coach, Global Speaker, Author Tatjana Jevdjovic - Founder at Integra by Beauty Imagini Neyla Benkadda - Founder of EU Green Consultancy Sandra Guevara - G100 Circular Economy Chair (Spain) Nino Lortkipanidze - Chief Innovation Officer at The Crossroads Elica Martins - City Chair G100: Mission Million Annabella Nassetti - G100: Mission Million Global Chair - Design & Lifestyle Anja Tollhausen Carron – G100: Global Chairwomen for Circular Economy Catarina Olim - Specialist Communication Coach Wilma Miranda - Certified Public Accountant and Entrepreneur Virginia Rivera - President & Cofounder of Mujer Emprende Latina, Founder of SOLApreneurs and Cofounder of FEDE PR Magali Schwartzkopff – Founder of Wear By Numbers Ana Gonzalez - Partner in Leadership Management Fida Taher - Partner at Amam Ventures Blanca Elena Avendano Silva - 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The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Naloo - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:9 It’s a pleasure to bring to you another opportunity to meet one of the fabulous contributors to the Stress Prohibited Summit! With such a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this fantastic advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number nine! Naloo A former Monk, keen volunteer and self-confessed adventurer, not just shown through where he goes, but also the Can Do, proactive attitude that he adopts. Naloo is a sensitive person who has a clear mindset and considers nature his second Mother. By day he is a psychoanalyst, who enjoys daily meditation and sharing his wisdom and advice. Since leaving the Monkhood, his philanthropist side hasn't changed, but he considers his awakening level as still in progress. Naloo has spent a great deal of time meditating on the subject of stress and compares it to a toothache; if a cavity is not healed at the right time, the root is then affected and becomes uncomfortably painful. Once the stress is spotted from the first sensation, it has to be removed. When helping his clients overcome stress in their lives, he knows there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach, as stress is personal and has many faces. It is all too easy for stress to take up the most room in our daily routine. Naloo’s advice is not to keep it burning inside you. Communication is the best tool when looking to overcome it. It is time for us to start being awake and conscious and discover our true freedom. Get in touch with Naloo and book some inner healing sessions via nhaleap@gmail.com Sessions are on a donations basis. Watch Naloo’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/9/3/wellness-at-work-segment-reduce-ptsd monthly 0.5 2022-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1662242910530-10UUEZGWM34Q4NN63IIH/computer-2838920_960_720.jpg News + Notes - Wellness At Work Segment: Reduce PTSD - Supporting employees with PTSD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1662572253178-H9X1ZHS1Y4OYM8LGE1NS/White+Daily+motivation+Quote+Facebook+Post+%281%29.png News + Notes - Wellness At Work Segment: Reduce PTSD - The power of listening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654163459899-GSLKL95QC094U3IY7DCH/20604188_10154642550211954_1736982594797606183_n.jpg News + Notes - Wellness At Work Segment: Reduce PTSD - Author: Jacqui Smith Jacqui has a background in Media Publishing and very much enjoys the beauty of the written word. A farmer’s daughter turned city-dweller, she recently left London for the small town charm of Hertfordshire and can often be found engrossed in her laptop in a local coffee shop! When not working she loves to travel, both within the UK and further afield. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/7/7/stressprohibitedsummit6enolia monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1658523089238-MBIF69FDL9HH6CZK7YOB/E01B3EEB-D617-4978-9B84-E91531C4EFB7+-+Enolia.jpeg News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Enolia Foti - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:8 This week it is time to introduce you to another one of the fabulous ladies who contributed to The Stress Prohibited Summit. With such a wealth of valuable information and insights shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this exceptional advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number eight! Enolia Foti Enolia has travelled the world to study with indigenous elders of the Ojibwa, Lakota, Yaqui, Hopi, and Apache Nations of north America to the Mapuche of Chile and the Mayan & Toltec of Mexico to the Luhya of Kenya and Ovumbundu of Angola just to name a few. She is a graduate of ‘Four Winds Light Body School’ where she received the 13 Rites of the Munay-ki from the Q’eros Indians of Peru. From the lessons of these teachers and elders, Enolia now walks the path set before her as teacher, counsel, and healer, empowering others to reach their goals. Prior to this, her 20 plus years navigating the dynamics of the corporate world fortified her with leadership development, performance excellence and skills in empowerment coaching. Enolia holds a degree in mathematics and graduated in the top 1% of her MBA class. She networked entire IT solutions for global organisations in the profit and non-profit sectors, holds degrees and multiple certifications in technology, served on multiple boards, is an ordained minister and is certified in numerous empowerment methods. A natural orator, Enolia harmonises corporate experience with a broad knowledge base that includes many facets of energetic medicine, all of which are focused on healing and the empowerment of the soul. By sharing an accumulative knowledge of ancient practices and teachings through present day experience, Enolia is a modern day Medicine Woman. The depth of years of experience and someone’s inner wisdom cannot be captured in a ‘title’. Enolia can be called an international speaker, social entrepreneur, global influencer, energetic life coach, international educator, shaman, modern day medicine woman...the list goes on. “I AM Enolia and I bring the universe within me to be.” Enolia endeavours to help individuals through their stories of stress by drawing on her wealth of experience and studies. Watch Enolia’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit How to connect with Enolia You can find her over on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. She also has her own website over at enolia.live, where you can learn even more about this fascinating lady! https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/7/8/stressprohibitedsummit5kathryn monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1658523425124-ULG7LKUCBI46PLADZXKE/Kathryn+New+2021+Head+Shot+-+Kathryn+Dager.png News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Kathryn Dager - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: 7 I hope you’ve been enjoying this series, introducing you to each of the fabulous ladies who contributed to The Stress Prohibited Summit. With such a wealth of valuable information and insights shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this exceptional advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number seven! Kathryn Dager Kathryn Dager MA founded her company Profitivity in 1985 and for over 3 decades has built trust-based, collaborative and vibrant cultures in hundreds of organisations of all sizes, worldwide. Profitivity helps businesses end the cycle of frustration and drained profits caused by high employee turnover, inefficient workflows, and ambivalent team energy. It transforms businesses from stagnant and lacklustre to lucrative and flourishing, by stripping them down to basics, reconstructing workflows, relationships, and training procedures within the framework of optimal performance. It sets up businesses to be completely self-reliant. It aims to rid the organisation of confusion and replace it with clarity and structure so that you can completely own the processes in your business. In working with Profitivity, businesses are able to shed the weight of broken systems and step into a revitalized work environment built on the principles of effective communication, clear expectations, empowering mentorship, and perpetual commitment to excellence. By the time Kathryn has completed her time working with a client, everyone within the business feels as though they are playing on a winning team – everyone has each other’s backs. Employees feel excited to come to work each day, they’re fulfilled, and customers flock to that energy. Her ultimate goal is to have everyone doing what they love to do with people they love to work with; all committed to make a difference that is fulfilling and profitable. As well as this, Kathryn is an internationally recognised Speaker, Business Culture Consultant and Master Trainer for small and large organizations worldwide. She is also a number 1 bestselling author of “The Business Owner’s Guide To Empowered Leadership.” She has created award-winning training systems and interactive virtual courses, published dozens of articles, and is considered a dynamic, enlightening and entertaining business development expert. Developing business culture and leadership skills are essential steps to engage, empower and energise a team, enabling them to create the momentum, motivation and results you’ve always wanted. She is passionate about creating conscious, vibrant and collaborative workplaces where people love to come to work and make a difference in their customers' lives. With four generations in the workforce, Kathryn loves teaching everyone how to build trust back when it breaks. Trust is essential in all relationships and building trust replaces stress with love! What breaks trust? How does broken trust damage relationships? What happens when broken trust is ignored? Building trust back is an important life skill to learn 1. Acknowledging you broke trust and are willing to build it back. 2. Making & keeping agreements. 3. Showing respect verbally and nonverbally. Where does this passion originate from? When she was 11 years old, her mother ran off with another man, leaving Kathryn, her three siblings and her bereft dad to fend for themselves. This led to her stepping up and learning how to cook, plan meals, handle money, get Dad ready for work and care for her 4 year old baby sister. Overnight, she became a leader and a "mama bear" protecting her family out of love! That "early bootcamp" showed her that she had all of the resources within herself to do anything she chose in life. Now, she brings these gifts and messages to everyone! She loves sharing awareness, positivity and life-affirming tools with people and is always looking for opportunities to share her gifts, so you too can spread the word about the important of trust and how to rebuild it when it is lost. Watch Kathryn’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit Where to find Kathryn Website: www.profitivityinc.com. Online workshop here LinkedIn here Facebook here Twitter here You can also join her mailing list here. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/7/21/the-stress-prohibited-summit-blog-series-ivyi monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1658367166038-MPAYQ9A4RTTWW7HVAGSK/Capture.JPG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Ivy.i - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:6 Another week, another opportunity to meet one of the fabulous contributors to the Stress Prohibited Summit! With such a wealth of valuable information and insights shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this exceptional advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number six! Ivy.i Ivy.i is an entrepreneur who wears lots of hats! She is a Developer, an APC Certified International Coach, a member of ABC (Association of Black Coaches), Emotional Geographer, Speaker and Strategist Consultant…and a Mother! She is a community driven individual, who believes that ‘your life is like building a dream home’. She is also a survivor of life’s entanglements - toxic relationships, speech impediment, PTSD and burnout. This was the fuel she used to drive the next stage of her journey in establishing priorities and boundaries. She founded Hugs Consultancy, a Relationship Healing and Business Accountability Hub, with the mission to empower women and communities through coaching and healing pain for transformational empowerment. Hugs Consultancy‘s vision is to create sustainable housing for all of our community’s disempowered sectors. Ivy is mostly known for being the ‘Business Relationship Architect’ and brings her 15 years’ experience from the Architectural Industry to the corporate, coaching, and mentoring arena. She assists individuals and businesses in unlocking hidden potential and maximizing their performance, by believing, encouraging, developing, and leveraging relationships with creative ways and measures. Ivy helps her clients uncover their power to visualize and recreate the current space within themselves and their habitat, plus how to move through the world, with ‘eagle eye analogy’. She only helps individuals who are ready to transit from ‘broken’ to affluent, converting their past emotional trauma into the strength needed for a better and profitable future, by rebranding the “I” within with HUGS methodology. She unlocks their code for a purpose. She uses a variety of techniques such as NLP, emotional-mapping, vision-boards, goal-setting and story-telling, skilfully moving clients from the present into their confident desired futures. This wealth of experience has led Ivy to came up with some unconventional tips and methods, which allowed her to navigate out of stress, anxiety, fear and depression . Ivy’s top tips 1. Invest in life balance: health & wellbeing, spiritual and emotional wellbeing , personal development, family, career, fun and recreation, and friends 2. Regular deep breathing – it releases pressure and helps with self-control 3. Give yourself regular positive self-talks and be good to yourself 4. Eat well and regularly – this helps with mood swings 5. Exercise regularly - swim, walk, sex....it all improves mood! 6. Slow down! 7. Take regular breaks – switch it up and do something like listen to music 8. Talk about your issues – either to yourself, a practitioner or a trusted party 9. Do away with your triggers - be them emotional, physical, psychological or financial 10. Relax your muscles regularly by practicing the acts of pausing, meditation, prayer, and drawing 11. Have a stress tool kit from which you pick a surprise activity Watch Ivy.i’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit Where to find Ivy online Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Gettopreneur www.hugsconsultancy.com Ivy is currently offering a 2 hour freebie – an Emotional Mapping and Art Detox Coaching experience (leveraging strengths and weaknesses) plus a H.U.G.S checklist, in exchange for a donation of a testimonial Get in touch with her to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!! https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/7/21/wellness-at-work-segment-increasing-productivity-in-the-workplace monthly 0.5 2022-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1658437720615-UUAPMGOSUS6MCVFV3IQB/9643984-sc-01-2021-36%2B%281%29.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Increasing Productivity in the Workplace - Increasing Productivity in the Workplace This blog is part of the Corporate Edit - blogs designed to give quick tips and advice to guide corporations in supporting their employees in the best way for everyone. After all, any good company knows that it is built on its people. When you invest in your workforce, you are investing in the future of your company too. By nurturing your employees and showing them that you truly care about their wellbeing, you foster a positive relationship between the company and the individual, which in turn promotes trust, loyalty and happiness. And happy employees are motivated employees, with increased productivity – a win for everyone. “You don’t need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.” – Seth Godin When it comes to the workforce, there are numerous challenges faced by corporations in today’s world: - Productivity losses linked to employee absenteeism due to illness, costing employers billions each year - Losses due to employees who come to work ill or suffer from poor sleep or nutritional habits or work-induced stress - Presenteeism, where employees show up for work but are distracted - Employee burnout - If you do have wellness tools in place, getting employees to use these resources is just as important as providing them and can be difficult Post-Covid, many workplaces have changed drastically, meaning that suddenly employees are plunged into the world of flexible working – working from home, flexible hours, hot desking when they are in the office…it’s a lot to take on board. And whilst for many employees this change will be seen as a positive, for some it can feel overwhelming, and they need to be supported during this transition. We mustn’t overlook the impact of technology either. Whilst it is a huge benefit for most workplaces, it is ever-changing, meaning that employees are constantly required to keep up with the latest changes and adapt to more and more new programs and software. Furthermore, as more and more of us download workplace apps onto our phones, there is an increasing ‘always on’ culture, where calls and emails are answered outside of work hours and the lines are blurred between work and home life. Again, for some this is easily managed, but for others it is a huge contributing factor to stress and burnout. The benefits of Workplace Wellness The benefits of implementing a Workplace Wellness Program are countless! - Helps your employees to unlock specific wellness goals for their lives fosters positive attitudes in the long run - Investing in employee wellness is a signal to potential new recruits that you care about your teams, making it a recruitment and retention tool to attract and keep high-quality employees - Increases overall company morale - Greater levels of energy, leading to higher output and fewer sick days - Greater productivity leads to a greater sense of pride and accomplishment - Increased motivation and attitude to work - Prevents employee burnout When an employee signs the contract to become part of your organisation, they are making a commitment to you. However, you are also making a commitment to them. In return for their hard work, you have an obligation ensure their wellbeing is of the utmost importance. In a world where so many of us work from home, loneliness and detachment can also be an issue for many. We can feel disconnected from our colleagues and find it difficult to foster those much-needed working relationships. A good workplace wellness program will include methods to overcome this, offering colleagues the opportunity to connect and interact with their peers. In a nutshell, having programs in place to support your employees can only be a good thing! We all want to feel nurtured and cared for and in an increasingly technology-driven and remote working world, this could not be more important. Having a well thought out and structured set of guidelines in place at your workplace, helps ensure nothing is missed in the quest for workforce wellness and optimal productivity. Suggested Task Dedicate one meeting a month to do a group walk – ideally in nature if possible, such as in a local park. Being out and about in nature is proven to boost mental wellbeing and productivity and makes a refreshing change from sitting behind a desk. I hope this article has been of some help to you and your team. Did you know that Otentikcare promotes holistic wellness in the workplace? You can work with Patience to develop a bespoke wellness programs plan for your company. If you want to support your employees’ wellness, email lateam@otentikcare.co.uk to start the conversation.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654163459899-GSLKL95QC094U3IY7DCH/20604188_10154642550211954_1736982594797606183_n.jpg News + Notes - Wellness at Work Segment: Increasing Productivity in the Workplace - Author: Jacqui Smith Jacqui has a background in Media Publishing and very much enjoys the beauty of the written word. A farmer’s daughter turned city-dweller, she recently left London for the small town charm of Hertfordshire and can often be found engrossed in her laptop in a local coffee shop! When not working she loves to travel, both within the UK and further afield. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/7/4/tstressprohibitedsummit5kristy monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1656971197174-K3CUWEFKPTK4DBYX9I0P/Capture.JPG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Kristy Kilcup - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:5 This week it is time to put another one of the fabulous contributors to The Stress Prohibited Summit in the spotlight. With such a wealth of valuable information and insights shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this exceptional advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number five! Kristy Kilcup Kristy specialises in helping her clients overcome struggles with their health, sense of self-worth and self-confidence, through various scientific methodologies such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, Stress Management, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. "I understand how fear, anxiety and stress can seemingly show up and take over. Sometimes it sneaks up on you by slowing you down, making you extra cautious and aware, while other times it immediately stops you in your tracks.” As a transformation coach and hypnotherapist, she helps her clients understand the root cause behind the fear, release the parts of them that no longer want to experience the anxiety, and adopt new coping strategies. She has worked with clients who have experienced a range of trauma, helping them to break free of their armour and the old protective mechanisms that no longer serve them. Her ultimate aim is to shed light on how to close the gap between fear and action, reducing the time her clients spend living with anxiety. Kristy has experienced her own episodes of anxiety, with panic attacks so frequent and intense that they would sometimes start while she was sleeping, waking her up. Overcoming this has armed her with a wealth of knowledge and top tips to help you to overcome your anxiety too: Kristy’s top tips 1. Pay very close attention to your physiology. How you feel will help you realise if you have been emotionally triggered so you can take control of your responses 2. Step back and assess where these feelings originated along your timeline. Understand that your feelings (aka emotional triggers) are not the result of that particular moment. You have an attachment to an event that occurred in your past, and it's that past event that you need to link to your current emotional state. In doing so, you can recognise that the reason why you are so sad, frustrated, or angry is not because of the present moment but because of how you felt in the past. That awareness gives you the power to diffuse the intensity of your feelings felt in the present moment. 3. Identify that you get to control your emotions' ‘intensity volume’, thereby controlling your emotional response. Now that you recognise you have been triggered and why your feelings are so intense, you can focus on breathing, calming down and taking rational action rather than an irrational reaction to the situation at hand. Tools, resources and links Kristy offers fantastic tools to help her clients overcome the feelings of fear, shame, guilt and remorse that has them feeling overwhelmed, scared, alone, and anxious. She helps her clients understand fear and anxiety, providing them with real experiential exercises to participate in, allowing them to feel what happens when they work through an issue that stirs emotion. This gives them access to a new set of tools so that when they are suffering, they can implement what they have learned. Watch Kristy’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit Contact Kristy on Facebook, Instagram, or over at her website, to learn more about how she can help you. Kristy also offers a free hypnotic transformation audio recording here. *While this is the most amazing gift, it is not a good resource for those with epilepsy and psychosis as it can induce seizures or symptoms of psychosis." https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/international-retreats monthly 0.5 2022-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654557172789-K4XETVNYMZ4YTCVQI4FE/1.JPG News + Notes - International Retreats - International Retreats In the previous blog I took a closer look at some of the fantastic retreats the UK has to offer – this time I’m turning the spotlight on retreats that are a little further afield. Which one will convince you to dig out your passport and book a space?! Embody Your Femininity Greece In this transformative woman’s retreat, you get the opportunity to strengthen the connection to your body, your essence, and to yourself as a female. The ultimate aim is to enable you to ‘manifest a life full of wellbeing, gratitude, and love.’ The retreat involves seven 7 days of practice and workshops, with optional daily yoga and meditation. You also get the opportunity to visit the archaeological site of Delos. It includes accommodation and full catering, allowing you to focus on working on yourself in the glorious setting of Paros Island, South Aegean. Eco Chic resort in Cambodia If you fancy something a little more far flung, Navutu Dreams Resort & Wellness Retreat may be for you. This luxurious Wellness Hotel & Resort in Siem Reap Cambodia is close to the magical temples of Angkor Wat and offers twenty-eight rooms and luxurious suites situated in lush gardens full of palm trees, bougainvillea and fragrant flowers. The resort offers the chance to fully relax and enjoy time to yourself in a beautiful environment. You can spend time there alone or take your family to this child-friendly resort. If yoga is your thing, they also offer tailored yoga packages, which include group yoga classes, private yoga sessions, organic food and drink and a pampering spa treatment. Blissful! Hideaway in Bali Continuing the tropical theme, how about a jungle wellness retreat?! Nestled in the heart of the Payangan rainforest on the mystical Ayung River, Nandini Jungle Resort and Spa lets you ‘reconnect with nature, rekindle your spirit and reignite your soul in this serene nature haven.’ There are yoga classes, cookery classes, a tranquil spa…all the right ingredients for a blissful and restorative break from the daily grind. Water wellness in Italy In the heart of stunning Tuscany just 23km from Siena lies Castel Monastero, a beautifully restored medieval village and monastery, the setting for a luxurious and refined Tuscan retreat. At this beautiful venue you are encouraged to fully immerse yourself in calm and wellness, spending time in the beautiful gardens, relaxing in the spa or enjoying an energising yoga session. At the heart of this luxury venue is the amazing "Aquae Monasteri" course with its high saline density sea oil pool, ‘designed exclusively for the spa by the medical team of Thalasso del Forte, the spa at Forte Village, a World's Leading Resort since 1998’. With water at the root of life, immersing yourself in it is an opportunity to benefit from its calming and healing properties. I’d love to hear from you if you’re inspired to book any of these! https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/uk-retreats monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654557483815-H6PH6D7JLZJB9QVDG9Q7/2.JPG News + Notes - Wellness Retreats in the UK - Wellness Retreats in the UK In the previous blog I explored the origin of retreats, and the benefits modern day retreats offer. In this blog, I take a closer look at some of the fantastic retreats the UK has to offer. Which ones will take your fancy? Writing retreat UK They say everyone has at least one book in them, and if you’re a budding writer this could be the retreat for you. Arvon’s dedicated Writers Retreat at The Clockhouse offers four fully-catered apartments, allowing you to be free of distractions and fully focus on your writing. You can book any length stay and choose to spend your time alone or in the cosy shared lounge with your fellow creatives. The four characterful apartments offer beautiful, inspiring views across the Clun Valley; such a lovely setting in which to embrace your creative flow An escape for the explorer UK Partial to the festival vibe? Birch Arising is a brand new summer solstice celebration ‘capturing the magic, spirit and intimacy of all the best loved festivals’ – except this doesn’t involve tents, but instead offers 140 ensuite bedrooms! Touted as a ‘three-day curated outdoor adventure of live music and DJs, fun and creativity, incredible chefs and producers, and restorative wellness experiences,’ you can choose to stay for the full three days or just for the day if you prefer that. There’s music, DJs, painting, pottery, baking, plus entertainment for younger family members too, so the whole family can enjoy the experience. Family Glamping retreat UK Sometimes we all need the chance to reconnect with our loved ones, away from the stresses and routine of daily life. Re:treat glamping offers just this opportunity. It is an exclusive 7-person luxury safari lodge positioned on its own deck within a privately owned 22-acre smallholding in Bedfordshire. Different to the other retreats in that it doesn’t offer any activities or classes, it simply gives you the chance to spend quality time with your loved ones. Whether it be stargazing under a blanket, toasting marshmallows, hiking through the beautiful countryside on your doorstep, enjoying a family barbeque, or relaxing with a good book whilst the children play, this serene retreat is a glorious escape from the daily grind. Yoga retreat For all you yoga fans, this 4-night Yoga Retreat taking place across the Spring Equinox may well appeal. Set on the Isles of Scilly, it will fuse ‘gentle flow, island hopping, restorative sessions, sunrise salutations, guided meditation and coastal explorations. Spring is a time of transition and cleansing, hence why this retreat has been designed to align with this natural rhythm. Accommodation, several meals, island hopping travel, bike hire, spa access and yoga sessions are included, offering ample opportunity for calm and relaxation. The soul care retreat UK Soul Care Retreats advertise themselves as ‘intimate, soulful, eco-luxury retreats for busy women aged 40+’. Each provides a chance to be immersed in nature, fully present, phone off, TV off…to just ‘be.’ With themes such as ‘the self-love edition’ and ‘the solstice edition,’ they are based in locations across the world and individually curated to each theme. Workshops, mindful eating, holistic therapies, pop-up libraries, pop-up wellness clinics are all includes as standard. Full Moon Weekend Retreat Samsara Retreat in the Kent countryside is the venue for monthly full moon weekend retreats to warm the soul via a mix of yoga, nourishment for body and mind and sound healing. The lovely accommodation is the cherry on the cake. Samsara also offers a variety of other specialist retreats, including a men-only ‘Brotherhood Emergence’ retreat, ‘Feel Good Friday’ retreats and the quirky ‘Ecstatic Dance’ sessions. Definitely worth exploring their website for more details. I’d love to hear from you if you’ve attended a similar wellness retreat before – how did you find it? https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/7/6/stressprohibitedsummit4kubra monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654632145058-H4L83PNXJ4SNI59EMUCZ/Capture.JPG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Kubra Ozguvenc - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series:4 This week I am putting the spotlight on another one of the fantastic contributors to The Stress Prohibited Summit. With such a wealth of valuable information and insights shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this exceptional advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number four! Kubra Ozguvenc Kubra is a coach, author, and speaker who is on a mission to inspire and encourage women to live their life to their full potential. As well as this, she is also a scientist and loves to share ways to combine science and spirituality to shift one's reality with ease & joy. Kubra started the "Be Boldly You Movement" to support more women so they can show up unapologetically and boldly in life, love, and business. As a coach, she shares over a decade of experience with her clients, including her experience of fibromyalgia as a direct effect of stress. Her aim in sharing her experiences is to show how to transmute similar issues into something good. Kubra says, ‘it's my life purpose to share the importance of worthiness and how it can heal one's life.’ Kubra also shares a personal story of when she went from paralysation (due to fibromyalgia) to becoming a healer - even though she is a sceptical scientist! Kubra believes that we stress out only if we are doing something that isn't aligned with our purpose and potential, and that is only because we don't understand the concept of worthiness; when we get to grips with this, we can know ourselves better. Following the 5 steps of the Be Boldly You Movement is the key to; - Setting healthy boundaries in relationships - Understanding one's nature - Unleashing your hidden potential - Living a life with ease and joy Watch Kubra’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit You can find Kubra over at her website and on Instagram – go and say hi! https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/6/2/rest-recharge-retreat monthly 0.5 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654195958725-QXHZSV3HMYZTRD2B4IGM/77448-Template%2B1%2BA%2B%2820%29.jpg News + Notes - Rest, Recharge, Retreat - Rest, Recharge, Retreat The origin of retreats The word retreat means to withdraw or move back. The physical manifestation of the word has its roots in religious practice. For hundreds of years, retreats have been an important part of religion and spirituality; consciously setting aside time to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life in order to focus on spiritual matters. Traditionally, this time involves reflection and prayer; cutting out the distraction of ordinary routine to enable deep contemplation. Nowadays, retreats have evolved somewhat, but still remain rooted in peace, contemplation and calm. Wellness retreats have become increasingly popular, giving attendees an opportunity to focus on their personal wellbeing whilst introducing them to other likeminded people and new wellness practices they can carry forward into their everyday routines. As well as wellness retreats you can also find yoga retreats, meditation retreats, spa retreats, digital detox retreats and many more. All of them retain the core aim of those very first retreats though – time for stillness and focus. Why are they so beneficial? In our busy lives, it is critical to factor in time out for quietness. These days we are all so well-connected that it can become overwhelming. Retreating from these ties allows us the freedom to find calm and solace, which are hugely restorative. They allow us to return to our everyday lives with renewed focus and vigour. Business retreats are similar, in that they give us time to focus solely on our businesses, where they are at, and where we would like them to be. For solopreneurs, they offer an opportunity to come together with others like them, so they can bounce ideas, learn together and forge new industry connections. It’s not to say they’re all business though; more often than not they offer a blend of the spiritual too, taking a holistic view of an individual, and recognising their need for personal and spiritual nourishment. Without this, they cannot perform at their best. How can I bring the spirit of retreat to my life? I am a huge fan of retreats and always walk away feeling refreshed and energised. However, of course it is not always feasible to attend a formal retreat. There are things you can do to incorporate the retreat vibe into your daily life though: • Set aside a regular amount of time, such as one weekend every 6 weeks, which you will dedicate entirely to yourself • Use this time deliberately – plan quality time that will boost your mind, body and soul • Incorporate gentle physical exercise, something mindfulness to soothe your mind, and something creative or calming that brings you joy • If you can’t dedicate a whole weekend, try carving out some regular time each week – even just an hour – to focus solely on you. Block it out on your calendar! • If you’re feeling overwhelmed, take 10 minutes for mindfulness, deep breaths and gratitude • Remember life isn’t all about doing, it’s also about being; if you aren’t being kind to yourself, you won’t be able to do everything you need to in order to thrive Look out for part two next week where I will share the Otentikcare retreat inspiration list – which one will you be inspired to attend? https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/https/wwwotentikcarecouk/new-blog/2022/5/20/stressprohibitedsummit3akua monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654551464670-SULH3W8YU3Z8VK2GBOG3/Screenshot_20220323-134945_WhatsApp%2B-%2BAkua%2BOfosuhene%2B%281%29.jpg News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Akua Ofosuhene - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: 2 It’s time to put the spotlight on another one of the fantastic contributors to The Stress Prohibited Summit. With such a wealth of valuable information and insights shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this exceptional advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number three! Akua Ofosuhene Akua has many strings to her bow, as a fashion designer, founder of African Spiritual Practices events and public speaker on the therapeutic use of psychedelics. 4 years ago Akua found out that her teenage son had been groomed into a county lines drug dealing ring at school. If you’re not familiar with the term, county-lines drug dealing is a practice where young people are coerced into drug dealing far from home, for periods up to 2 weeks at a time. The shame and guilt from this discovery brought on depression, high blood pressure and even a cancer scare. Although the police, social services and youth services agencies were 'doing their best', Akua realised that outdated practices were not working, and she had to find a different way of helping her son. She took it upon herself to delve into the worlds of psychedelic medicines, alternative healing modalities such as EFT tapping, non-violent communication, Ho-oponopono, and West African spirituality and ancestral veneration. By combining all of these practices, she was able to successfully treat her depression and eventually get her son out of the drug dealing ring. Last year, Akua founded her African Spiritual Practices event in London as a platform to share the invaluable knowledge that helped transform her and her son’s lives. She advises parents dealing with the effects of gang activity and helps ex-cult members escaping coercive control. She also advises on intentions and integration while working with psychedelic medicines. She shares her story to show that there is always something you can do. Akua does all of this as well as working full-time as a designer and importer of natural and artisanal products from Ghana. Watch Akua’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/wellnessintheworkplace monthly 0.5 2022-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654162905691-NB1C8SR61TVQS0N620P2/5801690-SC-11-2021-09.jpg News + Notes - The role of a Wellness Accountability Coach in the workplace - Wellness at work Have you heard of a Wellness Accountability Coach? Do you have one in your workplace, or are you considering hiring one? In this week’s blog I take a look at what exactly this role is and the benefits of hiring a Coach for your workplace. What is a Wellness Accountability Coach? A wellness accountability coach is a supportive guide whose role is to help their clients make healthier choices so they can lead a healthier lifestyle, both physically and mentally. They help you strip everything back to basics and see where there is room for positive change, for instance by adopting a healthier diet or integrating exercise into your daily routine. In this respect they are quite similar to a health and fitness coach. However, they also blend in other techniques such as mindfulness, mindset challenging and confidence coaching, in order to help you successfully implement these changes and stick to them. By checking in with you regularly they keep you accountable, dramatically improving the likelihood of a successful outcome. Why are they becoming more prevalent in the workplace? The world of work has shifted dramatically since Covid-19 and flexible, remote or hybrid working are increasingly commonplace. This change has brought with it a myriad of benefits for individuals – the flexibility to work things like childcare and elderly care around work, improved work/life balance, the freedom to live further away from the office to name but a few – but, as with all changes of this kind, it also brings its own issues. With teams now spread across geographical locations and often not together in-person very often, it’s easy for them to feel isolated and unsupported. Plus the mental health impact of Covid is still being felt, with many people suffering from long-lasting stress and anxiety. As a result, a more holistic view of people is being taken by many employers, as they look to maintain the health and wellbeing of their staff. They’re not just paying lip service – they’re invested in looking after everyone who works for them. What are the benefits? • The coach keeps staff accountable for their actions, meaning the likelihood of success is vastly improved • Happier staff = a happier and more productive workplace • Improved physical and mental health mean fewer sick days will be taken • Investment in staff means they are likely to feel more loyal towards their employer Maybe it’s time to consider recruiting a Wellness Accountability Coach for your workplace? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1654163459899-GSLKL95QC094U3IY7DCH/20604188_10154642550211954_1736982594797606183_n.jpg News + Notes - The role of a Wellness Accountability Coach in the workplace - Author: Jacqui Smith Jacqui has a background in Media Publishing and very much enjoys the beauty of the written word. A farmer’s daughter turned city-dweller, she recently left London for the small town charm of Hertfordshire and can often be found engrossed in her laptop in a local coffee shop! When not working she loves to travel, both within the UK and further afield. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/5/20/stressprohibitedsummit2nicole monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1653590340200-CCP2GCNYI8LTUKW6LDKQ/Capture.JPG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Nicole Farrell - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: 2 This week, I’m putting the spotlight on another one of the amazing contributors to The Stress Prohibited Summit. With such a wealth of valuable information and insights shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this exceptional advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. Welcome to blog number two! Nicole Farrell Nicole is a dynamic, spirited Image & Reputation Coach, Public Relations Consultant and Personal Stylist with 20 years' experience in the Media and Entertainment industries. She has had an amazing and varied career, having been a Radio Personality, Magazine Columnist, Television Talk Show Host, Theatre and Television Actress, Branding Strategist, among other things. For the past 5 years, she has flexed her entrepreneurial skills as the CEO of Au Courant EventZ. Describing herself as “the most personable diva you might ever meet!,” she has a knack for making others feel comfortable and inspired, skills which she does not take for granted. During her previous 8-4 job life and subsequent career in Corporate Advertising, Nicole dealt with multiple high-stress situations, so she speaks from experience. Enduring everything from discrimination to rigid deadlines and extremely packed schedules, she eventually found herself suffering from severe exhaustion that saw her laid-up in bed for a week. After experiencing the results of a frenetic and unbalanced life, Nicole knew things had to change. She now enjoys a much more balanced work schedule and relishes the opportunity to share her story and inspire others to find their balance so they too can operate at their highest capacity. Nicole’s top tips for managing stress: 1. It’s all about work-life balance – one shouldn’t overpower the other. 2. Streamlining in business is key. Don’t be afraid to say no to the things that don’t truly serve you or your goals. 3. Know that you can still stay true to your calling as an entrepreneur, even when you take the steps to streamline your life. 4. Enjoy the boundless rewards of a changed mindset, improved focus and increase commitment – it can be truly eye-opening! Watch Nicole’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit If Nicole’s experiences ring true with you, why not connect with her over on Facebook? https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2022/5/20/stressprohibitedsummit1nisha monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1653048645179-93MMX1UT0BP0HBMLBQ8J/Capture.JPG News + Notes - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: Nisha Harichandran - The Stress Prohibited Summit Blog Series: 1 Nisha Harichandran The Stress Prohibited Summit was a 2 day online event brought to you by Otentikcare in collaboration with HUGS Coaching, the aim of it being to bring more awareness around the subject of stress. That word is bandied around profusely these days, but how much do we really know about its many and varied implications on our mind, body and soul? Wellness at its best is not the absence of stress; however it is the mismanagement of such that can lead to harmful mental implications. We gathered experts in different fields to share their personal experiences and invaluable expertise in terms of stress, anxiety, burnout and how they have combined it with their careers. It was a fantastic event and so wonderful to gather together sixteen fabulous guest speakers, all bringing their unique perspectives. With such a wealth of valuable information and insights shared, it made perfect sense to create a blog series, so this exceptional advice could be recorded and used by many more of you in the future. I’m going to focus on one speaker per blog, so you can learn more about them and the knowledge they brought to the table. Welcome to blog number one! Nisha Harichandran Nisha Harichandran is a business storyteller based in Cardiff. Her blog, Bohemian Crossing, is a book club for her readers. She started by sharing stories of her own, which she describes as her transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly. She took this storytelling vision and set up her content writing enterprise Bohem Notes in September 2020, where she offers a suite of writing services to support your business needs. In addition, her blog serves as a platform to share others' stories. Through her article series’ such as Growing in Lockdown and Entrepreneur Your Life, Nisha continues to inspire and empower women. Nisha is also training as a coach and pursuing her Masters in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She's passionate about joy and invites people to take a few more moments in their everyday life to step in and own their joy. A global citizen with a bohemian spirit, she previously spent 15+ years working as a lawyer, both in private practice and in-house. Inevitably, such a high-pressured and demanding job brought a huge amount of stress to her life. Handling urgent deadlines and deliverables, managing stakeholder communication and engagement at different levels. It wasn’t only work pressures though. On a personal note, Nisha encountered pressure from her community to 'settle down' and 'get married'. She was expected to do things within a certain timeline and had to find the inner strength and courage to set her own timeline, because – as she stated so eloquently – “it’s my concert!” Nisha’s top tips for managing stress at work and at home: 1. Be compassionate with family, friends, colleagues and clients but know your boundaries. Be firm but kind. 2. Be conscious of how you share feedback because it can make or break a person. Do not underestimate the power of positive feedback. 3. Be comfortable in your own skin - know your muscle power and what your growing edges are. 4. Set your own unique path and lead on your own terms. Don’t be part of the herd. 5. Whatever decisions you make in life, be at peace with them. And most of all - Rock your own concert! Nisha is currently offering a bundle of 5 hours of coaching in exchange for a donation to The Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group. If her bohemian spirit aligns with yours, why not get in touch and see how she can support you on your journey? Watch Nisha’s intervention FREE on the Stress Prohibited Summit platform: The Stress Prohibited Summit https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/9/10/the-healing-power-of-crystals monthly 0.5 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1631261505854-EU8NNEUHKTH6V31JYFEW/gems-836763_1920.jpg News + Notes - The healing power of crystals - The healing power of crystals Have you ever used crystals as part of your self-care regime? Some of you might be shouting YES enthusiastically, whereas others may be rolling their eyes! That’s the thing about crystals – you’re either all in, or not convinced at all. I’m in the first camp – I love them! I believe in the healing properties these beautiful, natural objects are said to convey, and I adore having them in my home and on my person. They’ve been used for centuries by everyone from the Aztecs to celebrities…and by me! They’re all about the healing energy and I am fully on board with that. There’s a crystal for every emotion and occasion you can think of. There’s rose quartz for love and relationships – not just with others, but with yourself too. There’s obsidian, said to help you find your true self and repel negativity. Amethyst is protective, healing and said to help relieve pain and stress. And there are so many more! I can see why people may not understand the power of crystals – after all, there’s no scientific evidence for their effectiveness and people like to see evidence. However, as for so many other forms of self-care and healing, sometimes it’s hard to find hard and fast evidence for how they work but somehow, they just do! And even if it’s just a placebo effect? If it works, it works! It’s easy to introduce crystals into your life. You can put them around your home to help create a warm and positive atmosphere – perhaps on a hallway table or your bedside table. It helps that they’re so beautiful! Smaller crystals are easily portable, so you can slip one in your pocket as you go about your day – I find it lovely to reach for them if I’m feeling anxious; something reassuring to have by your side. You could even pop one in your bra! They’re also fantastic to hold in your hands whilst you meditate, bringing your focus to the healing powers that particular crystal offers. There are numerous places you can buy crystals from, but did you know that before you do anything with them you need to charge them? It’s important, but straightforward - just sit your chosen crystal on a sunny windowsill or outside in direct sunlight or moonlight for at least four hours to build up its energy. Once it’s charged and you’re ready to bring it into your home, hand or pocket, it’s critical you program your crystal by setting your intention; clear your mind and visualise how you’d like to feel – really focus on your end goal. Once done, each time you use your crystal, use it as a prompt to tap back into that same visualisation and energy. You may have noticed recently that crystals are even being incorporated into the world of beauty, with the introduction of crystal face rollers. Perhaps you have one? They’re fantastic tools to ‘depuff’ and calm your skin, whilst also helping moisturiser sink in evenly. What’s not to love?! So, in a nutshell, science shrugs its shoulders when it comes to crystals, but I – like so many others – believe that they bring very real renewed energy and healing vibes…and a little beautifying too. I’d love to know your thoughts so pop a comment below about your experiences with these marvellous objects. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/what-self-care-means-to-me monthly 0.5 2021-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1629304068629-YWQTXEULA5CA586FCHBK/download.jpg News + Notes - Guest Post: What self-care means to me - What self-care means to me When I sat down to write this blog, it suddenly dawned on me I had no idea where this term came from. I have worked in the wellness industry officially for 7 years this October. I created the Made by Pure Hands brand 4 years prior to working in wellness and I have been interested in the wellness industry since my early 20s. But ask me when I first heard the term self-care? I cannot tell you! So I decided to search Google (you’ve gotta love Google). An interesting article in Teen Vogue in January shed light on this popular term and I was totally surprised. The term was coined in the 1950s by the medical community, but it was The Black Panther party and the American Civil Rights movement in the 60s and 70s that popularised this term. Apparently the holistic needs of the black community and black activists have always been part of their agenda. As a black woman this information makes me feel even more connected to the term and why it is so important to me. Often as women we tend to neglect our own needs in order to tend to others - I was reminded of this in a beautiful newsletter I read by Shannon Reed of Mockingbird Makes - but when you add race into the equation along with a whole host of statistics on black women’s health, it feels that I must claim this term even more and try and spread the message further. Self-care isn’t a marketing tool in the wellness and beauty industries, nor the next overused buzz word - it actually is a necessity for every single one of us. How you want it to look like in your life should be totally up to you. What does my self-care look like for me? As a busy Mum of one and the owner of a small holistic company, I am often stretched beyond my limit. My ‘to do’ list is often as long as my garden and I can never seem to get everything done. I’ve often suffered from burnout, trying to be all things to everyone and it’s taken me years to realise that my worth cannot be wrapped up in what I do, or how others see me. I no longer use terms like ‘superwoman’ or ‘strong’. I am simply human, with needs that have to be met. As an Aromatherapist and Massage Therapist, I often use my therapies as part of my self-care routine. If you’ve ever followed me on social media or read one of my blogs, you know I am a big fan of aromatic baths. I’ve been a fan since I was a little girl. My bath is my sanctuary, where I escape, where I leave behind the stresses and strains of the day - but that is not i…I have many tricks in my self-care box. Meditation & Prayer – My mental health is key to how I feel. I try and spend most days in prayer or meditation. Sometimes it is 5 minutes, sometimes 20. I really notice the difference when I do this, so I try and keep it an everyday practice. Stretching - The older I get the stiffer I become. In my line of work, mobility is essential, so I cannot live without my stretching and yoga Massage – Massage goes hand in hand with the stretching. Sometimes I will use my hands, but most of the time I use a foam roller and massage ball. Nutrition – This sometimes goes out the window, but the better my diet, the better I look and feel. My energy levels are very important to me, so I am making more of an effort to eat well and stay hydrated. Sleep – Sleep has been a struggle for me, but this year I have really started to unravel my unhealthy sleep habits. The progress I have made, I have turned into blogs. You can read more about it in the sleep series on my website. Saying No – Yes, saying no, has become a key part of my self-care routine. I like to help others and can be a bit of a ‘people pleaser’. Last year during the pandemic I realised I had been stretching myself too thinly and I made a pact to say “no” to things which I just couldn’t do. I have to say some people were shocked, but overall people have respected my decision. Setting healthy boundaries has really been a game changer for me. There are many other tools I bring out when I need to take care of myself, but the key is to find what works for you. We are all different and have different needs. They will change as you evolve and discover more about yourself. The key is to explore. Don’t be afraid to try new things, your happiness and health depends on it. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/7/15/five-podcasts-you-need-on-your-spotify-playlist monthly 0.5 2021-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1626382194770-R1IWJTZJW5VMW0VP9SC0/girl-1990347_960_720.jpg News + Notes - Five podcasts you need on your Spotify playlist - Five podcasts you need on your Spotify playlist I love a good podcast and I especially love it when I discover something brand new, so today I’d like to share five ‘must listens’ for your podcast playlist. Where is My Mind? by Niall Breslin Irish musician Niall Breslin has not shied away from using his platform to speak about mental health, and this podcast is a great example of his dedication to the promotion of mental well-being. In his own words, Niall defines Where is my Mind? as ‘a podcast about how we can navigate the manic, always-on, and head-melting world we live in’. It touches on a range of topics, from the technology that’s constantly plaguing us to coping with daily stressors, in a way that normalises the struggles we face in this intense world we are living in. Episodes are around 40 minutes long, and there is also the option of an additional 15-20 minutes of guided, mindfulness-based meditation to help you build the skills and techniques to stay focused in the present moment. The Daily Pep! with Meg Kissack The Daily Pep is described by Meg as ‘the daily podcast for courage makers, creative and multi-passionate and unconventional women, who are looking for a daily dose of rebel-rousing, encouragement and reminders to keep going’. Rarely over 5 minutes, this podcast focuses on one topic for a daily pick-me-up, ideal for those of us who are short on time or just want something quick to listen to on the go. Discussing everything from exploring your dreams to finding your self-care routine, Kissack’s episodes strike the perfect balance of helping you be easy on yourself and encouraging you to make the most out of your life. Though aimed towards creative women, the joyful episodes of this podcast can be applied by anyone to any part of their daily life! Daily Wellness from Spotify Daily Wellness is rather unique in that it is a regularly updated personalised playlist created by Spotify, containing grounding motivational podcasts and feel-good music that can ‘help you find positivity, mindfulness, or peace throughout your day’. In the morning you’ll find motivating, positive content to give a boost to your day, whereas in the evening the playlist refreshes and gets an altogether more relaxed vibe – think calming music, mindfulness and poetry. The fact it’s constantly changing means it never gets dull – there’s always something new to enjoy. Radio Headspace Enjoy this podcast hosted by Headspace co-founder and former Monk, Andy Puddicombe, in which he brings us a moment of quiet reflection each weekday. He encourages us to consider what brings us together in this shared human condition and how we can live a life that best reflects our limitless potential. The Slow Home Do you feel like you are constantly living life in the fast lane, with little (if any) opportunity to slow down? Then this is the podcast for you. There is an ever-growing group of people who are saying no to life lived at high speed and instead are choosing to slow down, simplify and focus on the things that are truly important. Hosted by two of these people - Brooke and Ben McAlary – The Slow Home podcast discusses this approach to life and welcomes guests who also share this mindset to share their stories and advice. It’s a great reminder that you can slow down and take a different approach to life. I really hope you enjoy these as much as I do – and if you have any suggestions I’d love to hear them, so please do leave a comment! https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/be-do-have monthly 0.5 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1625181581788-FBNEON4QYDQNL0ZV21PZ/notepad-1276779_960_720.jpg News + Notes - Be, Do, Have - Be, Do, Have Have you heard of a Be, Do, Have list? Don’t worry if not – I hadn’t either until last year! This week I want to share this beautiful technique I stumbled across so you can reap the benefits from it, as I have so far. I only started mine at the beginning of this year and so far I have loved it. It has supported my life on so many levels. So, what exactly is it? It’s a powerful technique. It is an amazing way to connect with your goals in a positive way every day, as well as prompting you to be grateful for all you have achieved so far. It simply requires you to note down the following: Be - what do you want to be? Who do you want to be? This can be on a spiritual, emotional or professional level – perhaps you want to be more confident, more kind, or more charitable. Do - what do you want to do? Again, this covers all areas of your life – things you want to do in your work life, personal challenges and life goals. Have - what do you want to have in your life? Think about everything, from the material to the spiritual and everything in between. Do you want to attract higher earnings, good friends, or a life partner? Perhaps you just want to have a feeling of contentment at the end of each day? Take the time to ponder each element regularly and look in particular at how they interact with one another. Do they align well? If you want to be kinder, do a charity fundraiser and have a feeling of purpose, these all align beautifully. However, perhaps you can spot a disconnect and take some time to work on it – maybe you want to have increased earnings but also want to be more free to choose your own schedule. Of course this can – and does! – work, but you may need to spend some time thinking about the practicalities in-depth. It’s all about flow. As your list starts to develop, you will soon see that what you choose to be affects what you do, and this brings you the things you want to have. My list is absolutely not set in stone but flexible in terms of my evolving journey. On my Be, Do, Have list you'll find things like this; Be healthier - drink more water, exercise, have a day off a week, be energised by doing things that feed my soul, such as having more plants in my house, going to the seaside once a quarter at least. Be focused on my work - implement tiger time, have a mentor, have fun, do a colour run. Be grounded - meditate weekly, journal daily, go floating once a quarter, spend more time in nature, watch the stars, be philanthropic, donate to orphans in Togo, implement donations in my work with Otentikcare, do pro-bono work in my coaching business. Let me go a little deeper with one major example. In December last year I wrote on my Be, Do, Have list that I wanted to generate more donations through my work, I also wrote that I wanted to do a Colour Run. Well, the opportunity manifested right in front of me, and I jumped on it! Thanks to so many of you, I was able to fundraise for a cause I truly believed in whilst doing the Colour Run. I chose to go by myself because this was close to my heart, not knowing that the universe planned that I would meet a fantastic group of new friends. The group approached me, and we had such a brilliant time together, making the whole event so much fun – even when I fell a few times along the course! (without hurting myself, thankfully!) I loved the dynamic and eclectic mix of the group, a real mix of Brazilian, British, Indian, and Filipino culture. Honestly, I had such an amazing day. I felt my heart race in ways I had forgotten and ultimately I was happy. This is where I was so grateful for my Be, Do, Have list. After the run and even months after as I am writing this, the effects are still there - this joyful effervescence is instilled in me. Will you try this? Will this motivate and help improve the next half of the year for you? If you do, please comment below or email lateam@otentikcare.co.uk to share - I'd love to hear from you! https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/5/25/developing-relationships-that-nourish-your-soul-upgrading-your-social-wellbeing monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1621936555314-NEG0RJSL06MICS0T0WMM/connections-2099068_1280.png News + Notes - Developing relationships that nourish your soul - upgrading your social wellbeing - Upgrading your social wellbeing If I say the phrase ‘social wellbeing’, what does it mean to you? It’s one of those buzz phrases that has entered our language in recent times. To me, it’s spending time with loved ones - nurturing those relationships, enjoying the enrichment they bring to our life. It’s forming connections with people around me and becoming embedded in my community. As human beings we all have an innate need to belong and to feel part of something bigger. Upgrading our social wellbeing means that we are taking the time to focus on this so it flourishes and today I thought I’d share some simple steps you can take to do this. 1. Being sociable from afar As wonderful as it is to be in the same room as someone, it isn’t always possible. In the absence of face to face contact, draw on the other options we have available. How about a FaceTime with a friend who lives far away? A Skype chat with a family member living overseas? Or how about a handwritten note to someone special, as a nice surprise amongst the bills and junk mail that normally lands on our doorsteps?! However you reach your loved one, the benefits will be wonderful. 2. Define your boundaries In order to have healthy relationships with others, we must first recognise our own boundaries. We all know how we want to be treated and what is and isn’t acceptable behaviour towards us. We know what we are happy to do and what is unacceptable. We also know what kind of people we like to associate with – those who reflect our values and goals. Surrounding yourself with people who respect your boundaries and align with who you are as a person truly enriches your life. 3. Volunteer your time Using your space time to help others is a wonderful way to boost your wellbeing – it improves your confidence, boosts your self-esteem, increases your happiness, and so much more. Helping others gives you a sense of purpose and satisfaction like nothing else. Aside from all this, it is also a fantastic way to meet people from all different backgrounds and potentially make some wonderful new friends. After all, strangers are just friends we haven’t met yet, right? 4. Explore the great outdoors We all know the benefits of getting out into nature and exploring all that our wonderful country has to offer. How about doing that with a friend? You could set up a regular walk with a neighbour. Or how about joining the National Trust with your partner or children? For just a few pounds a month you could have access to a plethora of amazing historic houses and gardens to explore with your loved ones. Get some exercise and vitamin D whilst exploring our history and making some amazing memories with loved ones. Nature has been a real source of peace and solace for me over the past year, so I really recommend its healing energy, and having someone by your side to share it with makes it even better. Plus you might be able to show each other some exciting new places to discover. 5. Explore new hobbies Participating in hobby clubs and groups is a fantastic way to boost your social wellbeing. It’s a double whammy – doing the things you enjoy with likeminded people. It is easier to foster new social connections when you have a common interest so, if you’re a little more hesitant about social situations, joining a club is a great place to start. Talking of exploring hobbies, how about joining me at one of my Adult Kolooring classes? They are online via Zoom and offer a brilliant opportunity to mindfully relax whilst meeting some lovely people. You are always welcome! 6. Wellness in the workplace We spend so much of our lives at work that the social side of our work lives is just as important as our social lives outside of it. As adults the workplace is one of the key sources of new friendships. Try chatting to a new person every day – those water cooler conversations are the basis on which many fabulous friendships are formed! Drop a friendly email to someone you’ve chatted to before and see if they’d like to grab lunch. See if there’s a mentorship scheme you can sign up to. And if you’re working from home? Make sure you’re reaching out to your colleagues. Pick up the phone, call them on Zoom, send them that email. Join in with any online social events that you can too. Another hot tip from me is to leave the house and work from a café once a week. Sitting amongst people can make you feel part of something, and you’ll be surprised how many people you’ll chat to whilst you’re out and about. Go ahead this week and nurture those connections that make our lives so wonderful. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/5/14/the-beauty-of-gratitude monthly 0.5 2021-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1621023799051-7SJQ58O1TA8HGYWX6BLN/tree-276014_1920.jpg News + Notes - The beauty of gratitude - The beauty of gratitude This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme for 2021 is nature. I adore being in nature – taking the time for a stroll in my local park, a walk along the river path or simply sitting at the foot of a tree with a book is a sure fire way to boost my wellbeing. There’s just something about being at one with the natural world – it’s soothing in a way unlike any other. Over the past year I have been so incredibly grateful for the abundance of green space in London. On my doorstep I have some beautiful walks and opportunities to seek the solace of nature and I have really taken advantage of them during lockdown. This brings me on to the notion of gratitude. You hear it mentioned everywhere these days, but it really is such a beautiful concept and is a major part of finding inner calm and healing. Taking the time each day to sit and write down a few things you are grateful for in a gratitude journal such as this one, is a fantastic practice to integrate into your self-care routine. It needn’t take too long – just a few quiet moments to reflect on your day and the beautiful things that you are grateful for is so nourishing for the soul. It’s all too easy in life to get caught up in the everyday and let the simple but beautiful moments pass us by. Writing them down encourages us to really reflect on the great things in our lives and relive the positive feelings they brought about. They don’t have to be big things either. That’s the thing about gratitude – it’s all about recognising the small things too. The beauty of a morning sky. The sound of birdsong when you wake up. Brunch with friends. Managing to get the early bus! Anything that brings you joy is worth recognising. I love to write in my journal, but I also make notes on my phone during the day if anything particularly lovely happens that I don’t want to forget. Looking through your camera roll is great for inspiring gratitude too, as is chatting with a friend. When you open up with them and discuss your day, you often remember all the lovely things that have happened that you want to share. Another part of gratitude is expressing your thanks to someone who has brought joy into your life. We all know about the big celebration days throughout the year – Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthdays – but how about celebrating someone wonderful ‘just because’? How nice is it when someone gives you an unexpected compliment? Especially when that compliment recognises one of your innermost personality traits. How about sending a friend a text message to say thank you just for being a good friend? Or acknowledging someone cooking you a lovely meal by following it up with a handwritten note popped in the post? In these days of social media, dedicating a post to a small business you love is a wonderful way to say thank you for an item they have created, or a service they have provided. I know how warm it makes me feel inside when others do this for me! I hope this inspires you to start your own gratitude journal, or even just to sit for five minutes with a hot cup of tea each morning, celebrating everything that is wonderful in your life. It is such an amazing thing to do each day. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/4/27/creating-a-routine-of-self-care monthly 0.5 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1619564062414-J8H1FVS2OP05F2GM4J5T/rose-3141794_1920.jpg News + Notes - Creating a routine of self-care - Creating a routine of self-care I have a confession…I speak so often about self-care and the importance of creating a routine, but I must admit that I have often fallen off the wagon myself. As we all know, this past year has been incredibly difficult, with so much to juggle – work, family, mental health. It hasn’t been easy - even the most resilient of people have been challenged this year, as the world has turned on its axis and asked us to completely change the way we live our lives. That is no mean feat, and we should all congratulate ourselves for simply surviving. If you have fallen off the wagon too then my first tip for you is not to lose heart – you can establish a routine again to get yourself in a positive and healthy mindset. Here’s a few practices to ease you back in… Breathing Breathe. Just breathe. Simple right? You’d think so, but without even realising it we’re often holding our breath and creating an irregular breathing pattern. Taking the time for some deep, cleansing breaths will bring a feeling of instant calm and peace. Sleeping There’s a reason they use sleep deprivation as a form of torture…lack of sleep really does affect us on every level – physical, emotional and spiritual. Our body needs sleep in order to rest, repair and regenerate. Without it we are useless – exhausted, drained and miserable. Try winding down before bed with a good book or a milky drink. Make sure you’re allowing yourself enough time to sleep too – just an hour earlier than usual could make all the difference. Eating We need to fuel our systems with wholesome food that gives us energy and nourishment. It’s all too easy to reach for quick-fix snacks when those blood-sugar levels drop, when really what we need are whole grains and slow-release carbohydrates. If you’re short on time in the week, I’d really recommend taking the time to batch cook some healthy meals each weekend, so they’re ready and waiting for when hunger strikes. Drinking I know everyone always talks about how important it is to drink 2 litres of water a day, but I promise you, it really is! I can really feel the difference if I don’t. Why not treat yourself to a funky new water bottle to carry round with you, so hydration is always within reach? It also helps you ditch the plastic water bottles, so it’s kind to Mother Earth too. Moving There are so many fun options to get you moving more. Everything from mindfulness for walking playlists, Zoom classes and Couch to 5K, to park runs, colour runs and everything in between! Why not take it slow at first by just making sure you’re reaching your 10,000 steps a day? You could pop your headphones in and go for a stomp around your local park, or even meet a friend and have a coffee on a bench halfway through. Exercise, especially in the great outdoors, is a powerful way to reset your mind, as well as help condition your body. Take it step by step and soon you will have a fantastic routine re-established, that will nourish your mind, body and soul. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/4/18/how-to-cultivate-self-love monthly 0.5 2021-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1618740870842-PEOE7SY579UZ6H19TGY0/heart-1192662_1920.jpg News + Notes - How to cultivate self-love - How to cultivate self-love To love others we must first love ourselves - a simple statement, but one that can sometimes be so easily forgotten. Taking the time to love ourselves and care for our emotional needs is critical, setting the foundation on which we can grow and flourish. But just how do we achieve this? Here are some of my top tips: Self-care We cannot pour from an empty cup, so it is vital we take care of ourselves before we take care of others. Our energy reserves are all too easily depleted so we must put great importance on caring for our emotional and physical health. Taking a long bath, putting on a nourishing face mask, reading a book or having a nap may seem like such simple acts, but done regularly they help to maintain our equilibrium. Time invested in ourselves is time well-spent indeed. Positive self-talk Our inner voice is so powerful - it is the narration of our life. By choosing to talk to ourselves positively we are choosing to frame our life in a beautiful way. We are giving ourselves the gift of optimism. It is important to be kind to ourselves and speak to ourselves as we would a friend. All too often we come down on ourselves harshly, ruminating on things that we could have done better. Although self-reflection is a worthwhile act that helps us to learn and grow, too much introspection can be damaging. Ruminate, learn, move forward. Forgive yourself. Know your worth You are amazing. Honestly, you really are. You are unique – there is no one like you and that is brilliant. You are worthy of love and happiness. Recognise this fact and allow it to settle into your consciousness. Live your life deliberately, knowing you deserve all of the wonderful things the world has to offer. Comparison is the thief of joy Comparing ourselves to others is one of the biggest acts of self-sabotage. In these days of social media it is all too easy to scroll through someone’s social media feed looking at all their adventures or their flawless appearance and feel an intense stab of envy. But you must remember that this is their highlight reel, and you cannot compare your everyday to it. By all means share the beautiful moments in your life and celebrate those that others choose to share with you. However, be mindful that we cannot ever compare our journey to that of others. Wouldn’t it be dull if we were all the same anyway? Don’t be afraid of having boundaries No – two letters, one powerful word. And guess what? You can say it. Define your boundaries and stick to them. By doing this you are protecting yourself from things that deplete your energy reserves and affect your mental health in a negative way. Being firm but fair will gain the respect of those around you. Be thankful It is imperative that we take time out to be grateful. Life is never perfect – there is always something we are striving for. Considering all the things we have to be grateful for brings forth a sense of inner peace and calm. Those who believe in manifestation will attest that in order to manifest the things you desire, you must first be thankful for everything you have. Gratitude journals are a delightful way to do this. Just 5 minutes each morning to note down a few things you truly appreciate will start your day on a positive note. Self-love takes practice and I hope this list prompts you to think about the ways in which you can weave this into your life. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/4/10/apps-to-boost-your-wellbeing monthly 0.5 2021-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1618074045793-YMDRQGZBB0CSPWXH5BAW/Capture.JPG News + Notes - Apps to boost your wellbeing - Apps to boost your wellbeing There’s no denying we all lead incredibly busy lives these days. Even Covid hasn’t stymied that, with working from home and home-schooling children keeping so many of us occupied. It is all too easy to keep going, pushing through the stress, putting self-care on the backburner, only to find ourselves at burnout before too long. But how about we put ourselves first? What if we take a few minutes each day just for us? It may sound luxurious but make it a regular part of your day and it will pay dividends for your mental health and wellbeing. The best thing is that in this world of technology we almost always have our phones at our fingertips and there are some fantastic apps out there to guide and motivate us in our self-care. Here are some of my favourites… Day One Do you journal? Would you like to journal but find it hard to take the time out each day to sit down and spill out your thoughts, feelings and plans on to paper? If so, Day One may be just the app for you. It is a convenient way of storing memories and thoughts as you go through your day in simple bite-size chunks. How about making a note each time something makes you laugh, or when your child does something you’d like to remember? Use Day One to note it down and, when you find those quiet moments, use the time to reflect on these lovely memories. Shine: Calm your anxiety and stress Stress and anxiety are something we all face at times, so it’s great to have an app like Shine in your toolkit when they arise. Created by two inspiring women of colour, it was designed with self-care at its heart. Use the app to check in each day with your thoughts and feelings. Explore a wide range of calming meditations and get involved with a community of supportive people, with whom you can share feelings and uplifting stories. Shine is a lovely app to turn to in times of anxiety, allowing you to find a moment of calm. ThinkUp Our mindset has the power to shape our entire day and to support a healthy mindset, I am a big fan of positive affirmations, as they keep my mind in an optimistic space. ThinkUp provides inspiration for daily affirmations whilst also encouraging you to record your own in your own voice. It is so easy to pop your headphones on and listen to your affirmations as you go about your day and is a wonderful way to boost your confidence and lift your spirits. I’d love to hear what your favourite affirmations are. Clarity This is a unique mindfulness app made by women, for women. It has a selection of meditations tailored to different times in your life, such as menopause, focusing on the physical and mental changes that you may be experiencing at these times. It covers everything from insomnia to hot flushes, to low libido. I hadn’t seen an app like this before that was made just for us ladies and I think it’s rather brilliant, and one that I certainly make regular use of. Gratitude I am a huge believer in the power of gratitude. When you are grateful for what you have and all the beautiful things in your life, it brings a deep sense of inner calm and peace. The Gratitude app is a lovely space in which to write down everything you are thankful for, any positive affirmations of your choice, even to create a vision board for goal setting and manifestation. It’s just wonderful to have a little pocket of positivity right there at the touch of a button whenever you need a boost! Fabulous Great name for an app, right?! Fabulous is a science-based app used to track your habits and help you shape an effective daily routine. Use it to monitor your sleep, exercise and mental health, and learn how to make daily improvements to each of these elements. It is almost like having a life coach in your pocket, reminding you to make good decisions! I find it really motivating and a great way to boost my productivity. I encourage you to give one or more of these apps a go and see how they can make a difference to your life. Let me know how you get on! https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/3/21/guest-post-courage monthly 0.5 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1616326530319-JRE2H6WBP4EOB7GIMABI/unsplash-image-GpxF3KeZy8A.jpg News + Notes - Guest Post: Courage - Courage It takes courage to start something new. I’ve often found that when starting something really challenging I look for any reason to doubt myself; I tear myself down and I end up convincing myself not to even start. When I attempt to start, I battle with a voice in my head that tells me “You’re not good enough!” When I convince myself not to start, it’s often because the voice in my head wins. I’ve come to realise, however, that the voice I hear is the part of me that’s both fearful and protective. Warning me not to do anything that might cause me shame, rejection, or worse down the line. It serves me as a reminder of my childhood experiences that now keep me safe from re-experiencing but sadly, as an adult today, I’m often left regretful and stuck on ideas not pursued. So as endless thoughts now rush to my head as I type, telling me not to endeavour with this idea, I’m quickly waging through the war. Fighting back to deliver my honest words on what it means to live on after childhood adversity or trauma. It takes courage, consistency, and compassion. This is Chapter 1 of my series called ‘Compassion For The Child’. A written series of posts dedicated to compassion after childhood trauma. I share openly and honestly on themes relating to it through advice, stories, and reflection from my experiences as a person and my continuing treatment of these themes as a professional in the mental health industry. This is aimed at those curious about childhood trauma, working with childhood trauma, or who have experienced something traumatic in their childhood and are finding their own way through life afterward. I welcome you all to this and will write from a shared perspective. Although our experience of trauma can be an individual one, the desire to find healing is a shared one so don’t be surprised if I use collaborative language such as ‘we’ or ‘us’ throughout. It takes courage to begin anything. I started my professional journey as a counsellor working in schools and community centres. Before each job I started, or each interview I went to, a voice would tell me that I’m not good enough. That I would get it wrong. The thought of introducing myself or not having the right answers to any question I was asked would make my stomach churn and my forehead sweat. My favourite thought was that I was a fraud who will one day be discovered. I didn’t want to be exposed as that fraud and so I wouldn’t start anything or see ideas through to their completion. There were jobs I didn't apply for and certainly times when I just didn’t show up to things, physically or emotionally. I was terrified that the people I would encounter in the job interviews or working alongside me would discover all the unrealistic things I would say to myself. Yes, there were times when I didn’t get the job I applied for or tried to do something that I couldn’t do. The responses I received were never as bad as that voice in my head telling me how bad a person I was for even trying. But understandably, at the time it feels safer not to try anything than to experience the relentless taunts existing in my head. In these instances and more, I had to find courage. I’m not the most courageous person in the world by any stretch of the imagination. I’m no superhero standing in the face of danger and fending off evil, but I have discovered what courage means. Courage for me is about showing up one step at a time. Examples include: ● Getting up out of bed when life feels hopeless, is courage. ● Leaning on others for support, is courage. ● Extending a helping hand knowing others may reject you or shame you for it, is courage. ● Choosing to share something about yourself to the world that they didn’t know before, is courage. All these things and many more take courage and rightly you should consider yourself brave when you do anything that gets you in touch with the real you. It’s likely that a voice will come in and tell you how being yourself is wrong, not enough, or flawed in some way but it isn’t. It’s a step forward in being who you are rather than what childhood may have conditioned you to be because it was in childhood where that voice originated. Courage is the first step against the voice telling you not to move. And that’s an incredibly brave step when trauma may have taught you otherwise. Even considering taking that first step is brave. It means the internal war is being fought which can lead to many more acts of bravery and self-discovery. Consider this post as our first step into being who we are. This is the first post of many that’ll be out in the future. Now that I’ve started, I’m not stopping. These are here to help guide or motivate you. They’re written honestly and without judgement. Please feel free to get in touch through the details on my website if you want to share anything about what I’ve written. Find out more about me here if you’d like to but in the meantime, look after yourself! Jonathan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1616326214724-H2IW4YSW2YN6389PA6NU/headshot.jpg News + Notes - Guest Post: Courage - Jonathan Estwick My name is Jonathan Estwick and I am both a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) registered person-centred counsellor and also a coach for childhood trauma survivors. I work with adults, young people and even young children at different stages of their recovery, supporting their mental and emotional wellbeing. My ethos is firstly, to educate on the impact of trauma and mental health; secondly to empathise with the experiences and feelings that can affect mental wellbeing; and lastly to extend trust and compassion to facilitate growth. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2021/3/20/the-importance-of-self-care monthly 0.5 2021-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1616280598762-0ST2FOZDN23R1A0T3LMS/unsplash-image-NjT4O7WYmwk.jpg News + Notes - The importance of self-care - The importance of self-care Can you believe it has been a whole year since the very first lockdown? Though at times the days have gone very slowly, it certainly doesn’t feel like a year since we were first asked to stay home. Little did we know that we’d still be in this situation now, though I am incredibly grateful that we have a very successful vaccine rollout programme now and a roadmap to normality. However, we may be used to the situation by now, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Many people around me have reached out to say how hard they are finding lockdown this time round. Even with a light at the end of the tunnel it can still feel endless. Those of you with children may have been counting down the days until the schools went back, but now they are open again and your little ones are no longer at home every day, the separation anxiety might be kicking in. I hear you – these are strange times, and we are all doing so well to keep calm and carry on. I try my best to focus on all the beautiful things to come and how even the simplest things will feel even more precious. Can you imagine how wonderful it will feel to sit in the park with friends in the summer, to stroll to a restaurant with loved ones, or to take a dip in a pool surrounded by the excited squeals of children? I for one cannot wait. Those days are coming! Whilst we are still remaining at home, self-care is more important than ever. It is easy to forget just what we have all been through over the past year. We were asked to adjust our entire way of living – our work, hobbies, social lives, all changing overnight. Regardless of how well we feel we have coped, it’s vital that we take care of ourselves and show ourselves the love and gratitude we deserve for weathering the storm for this long. Here are some suggestions of things to do this weekend to show yourself some love… Look good, feel good Show your body some TLC. Take the time for a long bath with your fanciest bath bubbles. Pamper your hair with your favourite deep conditioner. Exfoliate your face with a fancy scrub. Follow it up with top-to-toe moisturising, using sustainable and cruelty-free products, so you both feel and smell divine. It’s a tried and tested technique to pep yourself up…and it works! Nail that glamour I find that having pretty nails makes me feel happy. Every time I glance down and see freshly-done nails it just makes me feel put-together. Start off by nurturing your nails with hardener and strengthener, then follow it up with the glamorous colour of your choice – these plant-based ones are even vegan friendly. The brighter the better! The art of letter writing In this world of email and texts, how wonderful is it to receive a handwritten letter? Find yourself some beautiful stationery – there are so many wonderful options out there – and take an hour or so to sit and write a letter to someone you love. Is there someone elderly in your family whom you haven’t seen for months, or even since lockdown began last March? A letter to them would be so well received, whilst also being wonderfully therapeutic for you to write. Double the joy! Life admin Yep, this counts as self-care too. Taking the time to organise your life – do all those little pieces of admin that always seem to be stuck on your to-do list – is so satisfying. A decluttered mind is a relaxed mind. These ceramic tiles are a great eco-friendly alternative to post-it notes and are ideal for noting key tasks down so they’re at the forefront of your mind – and it’s very satisfying to wipe them off once you’re done! Unplug and recharge We are connected to our devices so much of the time that it is truly refreshing to make the decision to turn them off and step away from the notifications, even just for an hour. I really recommend doing this before bedtime and using the time normally spent looking at a screen reading a book instead. It is the perfect way to unwind and if you struggle to sleep it’s a great way to improve that. I hope these tips are helpful for you and you are inspired to take the time for you, that you both need and deserve. Stay blessed Patience x https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2020/9/5/take-notice monthly 0.5 2020-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1599291883337-V6HNLMEFB80YSELHW777/IMG-20200725-WA0005.jpg News + Notes - Take Notice - Opening up our senses… Being present is opening all your senses. It is how we get to connect with our conscious and our subconscious mind. Taking notice of where you are and feeling the presence of your body and really connecting through your movements. By movements I mean looking, touching, sensing, smelling and earring. Let yourself be, listen to your body and your environment. Is the sky watching you? Talking to you? What message can you decipher in the clouds above you? Are you feeling rejuvenating by the tree you are lying next to? Is the wind whispering to you and what is it you are hearing? I would go on and on, but I think you guessed it. Practice Active listening and give yourself time to be mindful about your experience or adventures. It is really like a journey back to childhood and realising that we are surrounded by us we are part of this universe in which we exist and that is why taking notice and slowing down is paramount to our wellbeing. Are you breathing? I am sure you are but my question runs deeper than that. Are you aware of the breath are appreciative of the breath are you thankful, grateful for the breath of life? Which breath are we all mostly anxious excited and impatient to hear? The one of a new born, isn’t it? One of the most beautiful experience of life. In my opinion I was so blessed to have experienced it 4 times 3 as my ow children were born and 1 as I was a birthing partner. All wonderful, right? But how come we don’t cherish this breath, how come we take it for granted. The practice of taking notice is that deep that you stop and appreciate the things in our lives that seems normal as extraordinary. Yes having that conscious appreciation of every little action or even big ones no one will eventually experience the same life and adventures so it is all about what you incorporate in your life that will encompass that feeling. This is my total and honest take on taking notice – pun intended. I love that feeling, and I would encourage every one of you reading this blog to seek professionals who will be able to create a clearer path for you in this journey. I am talking through hypnotherapy through nature connection coaching, through reiki or spiritual help and through religion if that is where you feel your purpose lays. Taking notice is being aware of your body and thanking it for carrying you every single day. This is where you thank your legs and feet to help you get to different destination, your heart for beating poking you through every emotions. Thanks for taking the time to read and see you soon! Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2020/4/15/be-active monthly 0.5 2020-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1586947614555-TQGSTKAC5EPKH3FAP7A7/20181208_000013.jpg News + Notes - Be Active Hello to All, How are you feeling this week? I am sending over to you all the sunshine and positive vibes I can until we meet again. Now let’s go back on track with the essential part of wellbeing and let’s discuss being active. I know once more there are many interpretations to this. In my view, being active means putting things in motion. The motion is in being active! There are so many ways to incorporate this in your daily routine in order to create your best/happiest and more confident life. It can take the form of wellness and mindful activities such as spending time doing a meaningful activity that brings you joy, and not necessarily one that requires a lot of energy. I have so many times heard about the benefit of colouring or doing other crafts like knitting or crocheting, hence why I started the colouring sessions which I hope to start again soon. My husband developed a daily wellbeing routine by playing the guitar. He started in a bid to learn an instrument and developed it in a mindful routine. Hal Elrod mentions taking on running same as Alastair Humphreys. Certain I could find more examples to give you. Sometimes there can be a tendency to think that people always like to be busy therefore having the needs to incorporate hobbies, however it is the creativity of the action that brings satisfaction. Being active also refers to wanting to surround or should I say immerse oneself with wellness. Creating a self-care routine doesn’t have to costly or time consuming, the effort should not exceed the benefit but complement it. Colouring or art therapy lift moods, decreases anxiety and stress and will instilled a sense of inner calm and relaxation. Physical activity of any kind will support a good mental health by reducing stress, anxiety and overall increase our self esteem giving us a clearer mind. Knitting and crocheting bring you the same benefits as above like reduction of stress, anxiety and depression. It basically has the same effect as meditating. Focusing in the mindful motion of the needles intertwining brings an unrequited bonus by improving our motor skills leading to slowing down the onset of dementia and above all improve your mood. Finding an activity to do is not difficult, the significance of it is finding peace and happiness within. Did you think I was going to finish on this? Well, I couldn’t without mentioning my favourite activity. Journaling! I can’t stress enough how beneficial putting thoughts to paper is relieving and freeing. Journaling is a discipline that demonstrate a commo thread between thoughts in your heads and feelings in your body. I do hope that you find solace in these words. And if you can and it is fitting that you will take action to be more active. This is not an exhaustive list, as I could have mentioned way much more, share your version in the comments I’d be happy to read about it. In this month newsletter, the focus is on supporting amazing small businesses that will help you “Be active”. Will you be up to it? See you soon to continue this discussion. Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2020/3/21/connecting-1 monthly 0.5 2020-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1584792960121-38FX80C8K2GS9KCDAU7W/_OtentikPrompt_+%281%29.png News + Notes - Connecting - Connect Hello, How has everyone been keeping? In my last post I talked about reconnecting and it’s effect through Forest Bathing, this time I embracing the Connecting element of Wellbeing. Wellbeing incorporates different steps that are all interconnected and each as important. Here are the steps that supports each and everyone of us sustain all-inclusive wellbeing: Connect Be Active Take Notice Keep Learning Give In this blog I’ll focus on Connect. Connecting can be done in many ways and they will support your evolution on your wellness journey. Could it be that your focus is on connecting with people that will help you in a deeper and more effective way to surpass a feeling you have or have been having for a while, like pros that unlock barriers in your life, this could be a therapist, a reiki practitioner, a yoga instructor or any professionals whom will allow you to connect and link your emotions to your behaviours. Could it be that you’re seeking to connect with others who will be with you on a level of understanding and therefore they become a companion in the adventure you both like. What about connecting with nature? The feeling of intimacy attached to it, allows individuals to let their emotions submerged them and let them be without any restrictions. Connecting remains an amazing word, it is grounding and often defines how 2 or more beings get interlocked for a story to begin and this can be from a mother to a son, creating a bond as they meet for the first time, to people getting together and forming couples, to getting to know new people and forming unlikely fulfilling relationships. There is no telling what you’ll find and there is the beauty of it all! The side of Connecting that speaks to me is the one that happens within, the one that only belongs to you and that no one can replicate or even understand because only you holds the key to what is in your heart, your whole being. I love getting to grip with the breath (five months ago I learned to connect through deep breathing with an hypnotherapist - more on that later - it felt like I gave myself a new lease literally), it is “it” that travels within me sending positive, calm, restorative and regenerative waves within my being. I get to a place through meditation that allows me to let go of any inhibitions and freely connect within. What is connecting for you? What does the word “connect” means and where does it take you? Have you ever stopped and looked at your connections? Are you purposefully surrounding yourself in a healthy environment? Are your connections aligning with your values and therefore bringing more happiness in your life? Selflove and self-worth are core in wellbeing therefore I ask you to constantly re-evaluate how you are connecting, allowing yourself to live your best “Otentik” life always! Know more about the power of the breath by grabbing your own copy of “Breathe Well” at https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/new-in/le-breathe-well to support your wonderful journey https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2020/2/1/time-to-emerge monthly 0.5 2020-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1580603734767-L5JOEHO0XH4AHI2FQ7WF/20200126_114148.jpg News + Notes - Time to Emerge! - And reconnect… Hello to all! Have you ever had the feeling that your winters often rhymed with hibernation, well for myself it has been a feeling that was pretty much constant for a good part of 2019? Often when going through periods dealing with emotions, you can feel like all is gone or nothing can bring you joy or happiness. My thought of this is that emotions are often like a river or the sea the tide is often high as it is low. As I have been sharing on social media post or videos, healing is part of my journey, so in January I decided to emerge from the cocoon and embrace mothering myself, being a little selfish and allowing myself to receive the joy and happiness I deserve. All in all, it’s work in progress… In part of this healing adventure I am on, I decided to experience different ways to find peace and calm, but also to get restorative energy. I was drawn to Forest Bathing and was curious about this Japanese practice called Shinrin-Yoku (which means spending more time around trees). A mindful practice of contemplating quietly trees and being in nature connecting deeply to our surrounding. It is proven to reduce stress levels and depression but also boost energy levels. You must be open minded and allow yourself to be immersed in the process. And no, it is not about getting rid of your clothes and running around naked in the forest (lol). Allow me to talk to you about my experience of Forest Bathing with the lovely and insightful Natural Connector, Deborah. Before meeting I got a little message from Deborah, letting me know how the day was going to go and what to prepare which was great because it allowed me to mentally prepare for the experience. I spent the week talking it over with my friends, colleagues and anyone interested to listen in my excited plethora of information on Forest Bathing, well at least what I had googled. On the Sunday morning, as I set out to leave my house, I glimpsed at my husband’s inquisitive gaze, I laughed and left with butterflies in my stomach. We all met at the intersection beginning of the Forest, we were a good group of about 10 to 15 people I guess, and we all seemed excited even in the cold weather. Deborah introduced us to the concept and what sticked with me at the time is when she said the Forest bathing was like “Yoga through Nature”. The journey lasted about 3 hours and it was broken down with activities and silenced wonderings. Deborah knew every nooks and crannies and guided us with a safe and caring manner. The activities we did all along aligned with our existential beings, through the five elements of nature, Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. I felt so many feelings on the emotional spectrum, I was projected back to childhood as I rediscovered the intensity of energy within the forest. Not only I emerged but I reconnected with myself at a deeper level. The birds singing, their callings, the breeze against my cheekbones and the refreshing scent of the soil, all like a grounding element that had gone missing in my life. This experience allowed me to be generous with my emotions without limits taking my body to a calmer place of pure bliss and love. If you ever feel like you want to try Forest Bathing, which I would highly recommend why not join Deborah, and prepare yourself to receive a discharge of joy and delight. Until next time, prioritise your self-care. Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2019/6/16/lets-talk-about-sex-the-aftermath monthly 0.5 2019-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1560692595389-44CIJJT48ZJGPYYP26CX/Love+Yourself%21+Let%27s+Talk+about+Sex+-+The+Aftermath%21.png News + Notes - Let's talk about Sex: The Aftermath! Hello to you all! We have entered a brand new month, and I hope you are loving this new month of June. Let's talk about sex was our workshop of the month last month and we had the privilege of collaborating with the amazingly free speaking Becks. Here is the aftermath of it! The overall sense of the workshop was to realise, develop and accept that as women we are allowed to feel sexually pleased and satisfied whether we are in a relationship or not. Reconnecting with the essence of who we are. For the first part we all listened as Becks talked about how women sexual beliefs were led by men for a long time. We all agreed on all the beliefs we kept as an heritage coming from our parents. whom also learned from their parents and so on. All in all until recently most of the research around women sexual well-being was done by men and therefore one sided. Women are now taking more part into the research but also breaking up taboo on their own sexuality. It is an empowering era! We got to see a dummy size of a clitoris and learned how practically orgasms happened. We moved on to libido check slowly discussing how our libido was effectively affected by our mental health. A tool to help with helping for a low libido is to journal everyday and to practice breathing and meditation regularly. The discussion went on in giggles as we all opened up and ask the most silly and "unsilly" questions! We were introduce to the store Sh! that you can find at www.sh-womenstore.com In hindsight, we were all pleased to have had such a liberating conversation. Two takeaways tips from the event would be, one to start romancing each other from morning by doing simple things like sending a text at work, or calling each other way before the actual act of love happens, anything that will stimulate the want. Second to always have a trip to the bathroom after the act of love in order to flush out. Pick up a journal within the store and head to https://clarity.app/ for mindfulness and libido improvement session If you have any questions on this subject do not hesitate to contact Becks, give her a follow on Instagram @becksaloid or @hey_clarity. Speak to you soon! Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2019/4/3/focusing-on-sexual-wellbeing monthly 0.5 2019-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1554298217466-HIEKHHT0KFHLOAJ0KCE7/black-and-white-body-erotic-230986.jpg News + Notes - Focusing on Sexual Wellbeing - Simply… How can I improve my Sexual Wellbeing? Hello to you all! Hoping you are feeling great in this new month of April! Sexual Wellbeing is a complicated topic because it can cover many elements all equally important for feeling at our best. We all know that enjoying a good relationship with our partner can be one of the most amazing feelings in the world but it can feel like there are a barrage of factors affecting the likelihood of this being the case. Here are some of the most common causes of your sexual relationship not being at its peak, fortunately all of them are fixable, and we hope this is a helpful post for you. Body Image For many people body confidence will play a large role in how sexual we feel. For women who have had children they may feel their body image has changed. It can feel like the figure they once had is gone forever, & this can impact wellbeing mentally. If this has happened to you then there are many positive ways of moving forwards from getting advice from your GP to seeking out specialists from nutritionists to pelvic floor experts. Finding a trainer who can take you through a tailored workout programme can also be beneficial. There is a clear link between the endorphins released during exercise and the ability to feel good about our bodies. Managing Stress In or busy modern world wellbeing can often feel like it is of low priority. Many women in their 30s plus are juggling families both of young children who have all the needs that infants do, to helping teenage children to negotiate the stresses and strains of keeping safe, achieving their potential & developing into good people. Add a full on corporate job to the mix, keeping a house going & maybe dealing with aging parents, and that can be a cocktail of stress and strain on a woman. One of the keys to this particular drain on sexual wellbeing is asking your partner to take a more active role both with life admin & the familiy. Often women can feel they shoulder a lot more of the family burden with the man in the family still taking a more traditional role. But in any relationship regardless of orientation a situation where one partner bears more of the burden will only lead to stress and resentment. Opening channels of communication whether talking over a glass of wine in the evening, or going out to eat when you can away from the family are only going to help the bond you feel for each other. Rest Lack of sleep is a killer for the libido, when the body is tired all it craves is space & time to switch off & recharge. At this point the idea of 8 hours in a bed alone is a lot more appealing than sharing intimacy with your partner. Again steps can be taken to try to share the load more at home whether that involves getting up at night with a young child, or putting better work life balance in place so that one partner is not working late into the evening, it is really important to sort out how rest is going to take priority for a while. Until you feel refreshed & have more energy again. Other issues to keep in mind include not bringing technology into the bedroom, phones should be left downstairs to charge taking away the disruption & alternative to focusing your attentions on your partner. By focusing on these three areas you may start to feel like your relationship improves & sex becomes less of a chore & more of a pleasure again. If you would like to spend more time on this topic, we have an event on May 21st hosted by OtentikCare and led by Becks Armstrong. Let’s talk about Sex Thank you for reading Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2019/2/18/vtfxd81rzk10e0tk9x2plydekvvj40 monthly 0.5 2019-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1550532265113-G9RQM8SRVH47GD5DAXYM/agriculture-antioxidant-carrot-33307.jpg News + Notes - Wellness through nutrition - Eat the Rainbow… Hello How are you finding February so far? If you are off this week with your family for half term, then have a lovely time, & let's hope that the weather is as good as it can be for this time of year! I wanted to write today about nutrition, and make a few suggestions on how you can stay healthy and well at this time of year. I don't know about you but the dark evenings make it harder to think about planning lovely fresh meals that include lots of vegetables, even though thats exactly what I should be doing. Family Days Out Building on the theme of half term, it can be a lot of fun to try and create some family trips out to food markets, to try and tick two boxes at once, if you can walk or cycle to the market even better. We are so blessed in London with food markets from Borough to Brockley Market. Admittedly sometimes these markets are not the cheapest, but maybe creating a family meal planner for the week in advance, that allows each person to choose one favourite meal, and then shopping for some of the ingredients at the market, and some in the supermarket, lets you control the cost more carefully. Helping children to see food in a more raw unpackaged state such as you do at food markets is also helpful for their general education. Eat the Rainbow A great general tip picked up from listening to great nutritionists is we should try to ‘Eat the Rainbow’ which means eating fruit & vegetables across all colours of the spectrum from blueberries, to kiwi fruit, to red cabbage, and Kale. This can be a really fun way of getting the vital nutrients you need without having to obsess over them. Helpful Meal Plan An easy way of getting more colour into your diet might be Breakfast - Eggs on wholemeal toast with pan fried Kale & tomatoes, and maybe some smashed avocado to top the toast. Finish with a healthy sprinkle of flax seeds for bonus points. Lunch - Home made tomato soup, with a lovely big green salad, including sprouting vegetables & maybe a home made cheese scone for the yummy factor. Dinner - An easy mid week meal could be lots of roasted vegetables such as peppers, ginger, garlic, butternut squash & onions, served with long grain rice & Salmon or a Chicken Bread. And there you have it a meal plan to hit all the colours of the rainbow and help keep you healthy! We have an event coming up in March that will focus on Nutrition to beat Stress and Fatigue for more details https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/new-events/2019/3/9/nutritional-wellbeing-workshop If you need some inspiration to get you into the mood in the kitchen, why not try one of our lovely aprons to keep your clothes clean and tidy. https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/home-care/le-apron Until next time! Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2019/1/10/f4ynkv7jiucb257nm24xrqoafm44m2 monthly 0.5 2019-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1547085543993-FAYVW45GG53JRCBN0YE6/accounting-bill-black-53621.jpg News + Notes - Keeping up with the Finances! - Little steps for January… Hi Everyone How is 2019 for you so far? It always feels so strange those first few days as we ease away from the Christmas bubble & back into the world. One of the reasons people often find this time of year a little hard & feel their personal wellbeing slip is the pressure of delivering Christmas from a financial point of view. If you are not the sort to put a little away each month, then trying to put on a good Christmas for your family can be a real stretch come December, with January feeling a bit of a shock. So what can you do to try and regain control when you feel a bit blue about the finances? My first thought would be, try not to judge yourself harshly. It is not useful to think of all the things you could have done differently. But what is useful is thinking about what strategies you can put in place to help yourself make good decisions in the future. Probably the key to succeeding at anything in life is planning. So let's look at that. How can you plan for future wellbeing financially? Review First of all, if you want to get a clear idea of where you are financially Take 3 months worth of bank statements and go through them all looking at what your regular outgoings are, then put those into a household budget somewhere. Perhaps an Excel spreadsheet, but if its in a note on your phone then its better than nothing. Once you know what all your regular bills are, look back further and check if you have anything that comes out once a year, once a quarter etc, and make sure those are accounted for. Next check if any of the direct debits that are coming out of your account are unnecessary now, if there are any memberships or services you are still paying for that you dont need to, cancel them. Use a website such as Moneysupermarket https://www.moneysupermarket.com/ go on and check that you are getting the best price for all of your utilities such as Gas, Electrictity, Telephone and Broadband. You can save a lot of money this way. Check that your mobile phone is on the best tarrif by calling your provider. And if you have insurance policies such as Pet, Home Content and Buildings, review those against the market too. If you have a mortgage, it is worth speaking to a broker for the best deals. Once you are sure that you have your budget done, and you’ve price checked all your outgoings, then also make sure you are capturing all of your incomings accurately. This will lead you to create an average month where you know incomings vs outcomings. Finally another area to review is your debts. Make sure that all of your credit cards are on the best deals, because paying interest is often a large drain on the pocket. If you have a couple of cards it is often possible to move around the sums as you pay them down. Be sure to check moneysavingexpert https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ for information on the best deals right now. Set Goals Next up, decide what you would personally like to see happen this year. Is it a new car, a holiday, a trip to see relatives overseas, helping a child go on a school trip, or providing a more comfortable christmas? Each of these goals can be broken down into monthly achievable amounts. Think about what habits you have that may be stopping you from hitting the amount you need to save. For example, do you shop in Waitrose when Lidl would do the trick, do you buy an expensive takeaway coffee several times a week, do you always buy your lunch from a sandwich bar when a home made sandwich would be fine. There are even some fantastic tools like The Demotivator on Money Saving Expert website that shows you in scary black and white what that daily treat is costing you per year https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/demotivator/ When setting goals try to visualise your feelings of wellbeing & achievement when you see the target hit, visualisation is a powerful tool in realising our goals Well I really hope that is a helpful blog to start the year with, to further help you, we will be running a workshop later this month, that you can hear about here (click to link to event) All the best Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2018/12/10/seasonal-affective-disorder monthly 0.5 2018-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1544470296936-ER5QK6B6VJFIRP9G7DYF/cold-forest-frost-1643773.jpg News + Notes - Seasonal Affective Disorder - A few tips … Hi Everyone Continuing on from our previous wellbeing blogs which you can read here and here today I wanted to talk to you a little bit about a condition - Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) because it affects a lot of people every year. If you suffer from it yourself you will know that SAD can strike from Autumn onward as there is less natural light, reduced hours of daylight too, and we spend less time outside so our exposure to Vitamin D drops, & with the cold weather people can feel miserable & lethargic among other symptoms. Things to notice in yourself that may mean you have SAD - Low Mood - Sleeping for longer than usual and finding it hard to get up in the morning - Loss of enjoyment in your usual activities - Feeling irritable - Eating comfort food resulting in weight gain If this is something you have struggled with there are steps you can personally take to address it. 1) Regular exercise - Committing to regular exercise is a great way of boosting your happiness. If you work in an office why not ask a colleague to come out for a walk at lunchtime with you, or if your family likes the outdoors suggest you explore somewhere new at the weekends. A walk around a new local park, or even a trip out in the car somewhere like a National Trust property can really help to fight the blues this winter. 2) There are lamps that you can buy called a light box that you can use to boost the natural light you get during winter. Many people report increased feelings of wellbeing after using one of these. 3) Talking to others about the feelings you experience. Knowing you are not alone in this may help you. You can either look for support groups local to you that address SAD, or you could consider finding a group that you enjoy taking an active role in such as a book club, and knowing you have enjoyable time for yourself to talk and be peaceful may also help you feel happier. During the winter we all have those urges to hide away, eat food that is laden with carbohydrates to warm us up & comfort us, but those things can often make us feel worse instead. By addressing your feelings and knowing you are not alone, you can hopefully fight back this winter instead. Of course we also have to remind you that if you are finding things very difficult you should make an appointment with your GP as well. Thank you for reading Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2018/11/28/how-success-stories-uplift-others monthly 0.5 2018-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1543405003796-URD3DISXKDR0YBMG2W8I/abstract-art-artistic-990824.jpg News + Notes - How success stories uplift others? - A positive head space Hi Everyone, As we begin to edge towards the festive period (some of you may already have your tree up?) We are here again to remind you of the benefits of taking care of yourself. When we feel good inside we function better, & deal better with the normal strains of modern living too. Do you ever pick up a newspaper, or go online to read about current affairs and come away feeling sad, drained, depleted? It is amazing the power that external factors have to influence our mental state. How about if instead you decided to spend the evening with your best friends, the ones you love, who lift you up and keep you sane? Just thinking about that has maybe put a little smile on your face? Our brains are incredible, they can become happy or sad based on very simple stimuli & of course it is important to live in the real world and be well informed, & to take an interest in improving the world for others, but once in a while we need to just recharge, to be in a positive place & balance ourselves again. Have you ever tried any of the following for a really good simple uplifting experience? 1) Find a copy of your favourite childhood book, and spend a night reading it. Notice how this makes you feel, tapping into that happy time again. 2) Go out early in the morning, & watch the sun rise, this is such a primitive way of reconnecting with our heritage as humans before we were able to create our own timescales with electrical lighting. 3) Download some audio books from inspirational people such as Michelle Obama, and let the positive empowering stories lift you to a higher place. And I'd love to tell you all about another activity which I am running on the 6th of December too, have you ever heard of Adult Kolooring Time? This is a group run where you can immerse yourself in a relaxing and enjoyable experience with other like minded adults and create a really relaxing time for yourself before the Christmas rush begins. Please do click over to our website for more information. Why not tell us about your favourite positive ways to reenergise via Instagram/twitter or facebook using the #otentikcarepositive hashtag. Until next time Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2018/11/14/owpyd1np7y2n2jh30k679wpps8mwma monthly 0.5 2018-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1542159761677-R0Z89VD87PR60WN0ZGTA/diary-girl-hand-261735.jpg News + Notes - Autumnal Positive Tips - Part Two - Mind Hi Everyone, I hope you have all been enjoying the Autumn fun, with Halloween, trick or treating, & bonfire night. You may have read our first blog last month which began our well being series beginning with the body. Today in 'Part Two' I'd like to focus on well being for the mind. As the year begins to draw to a close it is natural for our own thoughts to turn to what we feel we may have achieved, what we may feel we haven’t achieved & how we can set ourselves up for future success in the new year. One of the most useful methods for clearing your mind on a daily basis is keeping a journal. Nowadays using a screen, typing and texting can feel frantic and leave us feeling agitated and over stimulated. By choosing to set aside 20 minutes a day to use a nice notebook & pen to sit with the intention of transferring our mental thoughts onto the page, we effectively clear our minds of worry, negativity & intrusive thoughts. To create a space to begin journaling it is best to - Put your journaling time into your diary, treat it as a daily self care appointment. You will then begin to do it habitually. - Put your phone on airplane mode to avoid interruptions/distractions - Set the mood for self care by making your space as serene as possible, you might like to try lighting a scented candle that smells good to you. To play some classical or natural sounds music to create a sound barrier between you and the world. - It is best to have a specific notebook just for your daily journalling, so why not choose something lovely that sparks joy when you handle it? - Set yourself a timer for 20 minutes and just try to write constantly for that entire time. Or alternatively you could just go with the flow. - Light your candle and listen to your chosen music, your mind will begin to train itself to empty its thoughts onto the page and create a calmer, more positive mental place to begin each new day with. If you'd like to know more about the well being products we stock please browse here Do subscribe to our mailing list to hear all about our activities & events. Thank you so much for reading Patience https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/news-notes/2018/10/15/autumnal-positive-tips-part-one-body monthly 0.5 2018-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b461775a2772c76bc70ce74/1539599846211-WAS9GSQNJ7P3T6BOJB6S/2Z3A4229.jpg News + Notes - Autumnal Positive Tips - Part one -Body As the weather begins to turn Autumnal our instinct as humans can be to huddle down, stay indoors, turn up the heating and reach for the carbs. But all the evidence points to this approach not providing us with the sustenance we need for our bodies minds or spirits. As a mother of three, I am used to thinking ahead to what my children need to be doing but it is easier said than done to transfer that for the average adult. This blog series is all about small actionable changes that you can make that may help you over this colder period to stay well and thrive. To begin with - Body Have you ever heard of body brushing? At this time of year our skin begins to dry out, By starting a routine of daily body brushing you can - Shed dead skin cells - Encourage new cell renewal - Aid with in growing hairs - It can help your skin absorb nutrients By doing something like this for yourself first thing in the morning, it can set you up for the day in regards to self care. The best way to body brush: - Start on dry skin before your shower - Work in gentle circular upwards movements, the longer, smoother strokes - Begin at the ankles in upwards motion towards the heart. The lymphatic fluid flows through the body towards your heart, so its important you brush in the same direction - Shower to wash away the dead skin cells and impurities - Alternate the temperature in the shower from cold to hot which will invigorate the skin & bring more blood to the outer layers of the skin - Follow up with a little moisturizer - Le Pure Shea Oil Give this a go and create a healthy new habit that will give you a great energy boost this Autumn. To get the next tip in our blog series check back here on 5th November or sign up to our mailing list here and get it straight to your inbox! 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