Category: Blog Posts

THE REALITY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND LOCKDOWN We are halfway through Domestic Abuse Awareness Month and with the U.K slowly going back into lockdown, the pandemic has shone a spotlight on children who are living with the daily nightmare of domestic abuse. Calls to my own charity, Strength With In Me Foundation (S.W.I.M) have hugely…

Five Tips to Create a Calming Bedroom for Your Child by Katherine Christopher, Director of K Christopher Interiors Are you looking to re-do your child’s room but don’t know where to start? Maybe you know the design that you like, but you want to make sure it is calming and relaxing for your child too?…

Overcoming relationship issues after having your first baby – Mig Bennett I recently met with a client, Marga, 29, who felt she’d lost all attraction to her partner since the birth of their first child 12 months before. She wanted to talk about the nagging fear that the relationship was over. She’d begun to wonder…

LOSS TRAUMA AND PTSD My first pregnancy almost 18 years ago was such an exciting, wonderful experience – a ‘textbook’ pregnancy. I was fit and well throughout. At 36 weeks I started with stomach pain, which I assumed was due to a curry I’d eaten. This was, however, followed by heavy bleeding. Shock, fear and…

10 Top Tips to Prepare Young Children for the Winter Clock Change Get an extra hour in bed when the clocks change with these top tips for youngsters from Heidi Skudder, The Parent & Baby Coach Top tip:  If you’re worried about the effect of the clocks change on your children – Start to prepare…

Anything can happen over Zoom these days especially in the time of COVID—bra fittings included. It seems counterintuitive to the process, but that’s exactly what I set to find out with Sarah C: Lingerie Fitting & Styling Virtual Bra Fitting. I’m not particularly shy about my body around professionals—it’s their job to get hands-on. (In public is…

Susannah Davda – The Shoe Consultant Susannah grew up in an unconventional household. Her father was a vicar who made shoes for the family as a hobby. She began her career working in shoe shops as a teenager, then studied Footwear Design at university. Susannah spent many years working for footwear brands and retailers, within…

How Beneficial Can Blue Zone Be In Isolation? It can be difficult to feel healthy in our bodies and minds during lockdown. Although we can be outside for an unlimited amount of time, we might not feel motivated to do an intense workout. Equally, we might feel more tempted by takeaways and junk food. As…

Ease the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder this winter with Beurer’s innovative light-therapy products Greater Manchester, England, 13 October 2020: With Autumn now upon us and the darker days drawing in, it’s imperative that we keep our serotonin levels up, ultimately helping to regulate our moods to promote positive feelings and prosocial behaviour and to help…