Health & Wellbeing Advice

What a tricky time it is being a teenager! It should be such fun, and yet it’s actually very stressful. Contending with bodily changes like shape and size which comes with puberty and sexual maturity, changing relationships with parents and younger siblings as well as moving schools and losing close friends. And there’s more: the first real important exams take place in our teens, and more annoyingly, right at this very time, parents and family members always ask that silly question of ‘what do you want to be in life’ when all a teenager really wants to do is listen to music on the iPod and speak to friends on Facebook! And as it relates to a healthy diet, well forget that! Teens just wish we would stop trying to force ‘healthy’ food down them.

Sarah Newton Parent Coach Specialist

Is your marriage everything you ever hoped it could be? Or has it been pushed down your list of priorities since having children? Let’s face it, parenthood is a full-time job, and it dramatically changes your marriage relationship. But marriage is the foundation upon which your entire family is structured. If your marriage is strong, your whole family will be strong; your life will be more peaceful, you’ll be a better parent, and you’ll, quite simply, have more fun in your life.

Elizabeth Pantley

Living with diabetes can be tough - to help you manage the psychological impact of diabetes, here are Top 10 Tips for living a more positive life. Written by Dr. Jen Nash, Clinical Psychologist with type 1 diabetes for more than 20 years.

Jen Nash Clinical Psychologist

Although Easter eggs have been in the shops since Christmas, this is the time of year when chocolate cravings could make or break your diet. But is there such a thing as chocolate addiction?

Lisa Lovell Dietitian