March: An Alternative New Year?   Here at Elements Counselling and Nutrition, we’re all about the power of the sun, the sunshine, sunrise and every sunrise representing new beginnings and opportunities. This week, this philosophy has been brought into sharper focus than it has been in previous months as the sun has made its first […]

This week is Grief Awareness Week and something that is very close to my heart right now. As we embrace the festive season with all its celebrations and socialising, I am also aware that for many people, this is a time of great sadness and often loneliness. Only last weekend a friend commented that for […]

Perimenopausal Depression and Hope for the Future   ‘Women are 40% more likely to experience depression in the perimenopause than those who aren’t experiencing any menopausal symptoms, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.’ This is one of a growing body of evidence that shows that women experiencing perimenopause symptoms, sometimes from as early […]

I’d like to encourage you to think about the following for a minute: Chronic Dieting equals Deprivation of Food. Eating food that we do not need for energy is often a coping mechanism to push down feelings that are historically too dangerous to allow ourselves to feel. So when we no longer have food to […]