Whenever “getting healthy” is mentioned, our mind conjures up images of salads, plates full of vegetables, gym gear, and all your other motifs for “health.” We see achieving optimal health as a distinct endeavour that we choose to pursue or neglect. Rarely do we fully consider our health and well-being as factors that are inherently woven into everything we do.

Enjoying the privilege of sharing a dinner table with talented, successful and beautiful women quickly helped me witness a fascinating desire many of us have: wanting it all… at the same time... and right here and now.

We all have things in our life that we want to change. And guess what? We all struggle to do it! Facing challenges, resistance and setbacks when forming new habits is a normal, albeit frustrating, part of the experience.

Workaholism isn’t only connected to the actions that we take, but also the way that we think about, and attach meaning to, our work and careers.

You couldn’t be blamed for thinking that a mindfulness practice is something that only really happens in the yoga studio, at wellbeing retreats or as part of a 5am morning routine before the daily chaos takes over.

A calorie is a calorie, right? Yes and no… It all boils down to the important difference between theory and practice. The calorie-focussed concept follows the calorie in, calorie out rule. Which basically means, health is achieved by burning off the excess calories that we eat.

Just like any other industry, the health and well-being sector isn’t immune to trends, media hypes, fashions and PR. Health crazes are particularly potent, with weird and wonderful eating regimes regularly coming into the mainstream to try.

Whenever I introduce myself as a health and nutrition coach, I always find it amusing when most people ask me (with a slightly scared expression) "Are you vegan?"