Luxury five star hotel The Grove, set in the Hertfordshire countryside has recently started running life-coaching weekends to help individuals assess their own happiness, reports The Telegraph. Graphic designer and writer turned life coach, Nina Grunfeld, is responsible for the course which combines group therapy sessions with a relaxing weekend retreat. Back in 2004, she read more »

The ‘birds & the bees’ explanation is one of the most anticipated / dreaded / important conversations of parenthood and that is why its essential that we get it right. The thought of it might make you cringe to within an inch of your life but talking about sex doesn’t have to be taxing… or read more »

A new therapy unit designed to support its community is to open in North Belfast. After months of hard work from the Bridge of Hope team and Ashton Community Trust Board, plus a cost of £7,200 the Therapeutic Unit hopes to provide much needed additional space and treatment rooms for complementary therapy, life coaching and read more »

Nobody ever said that motherhood was a picnic, in fact it is quite the contrary, tiring, stressful and at times overwhelming. It is natural to feel like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders, so here are some great tips from ivillage which will help you get back on top and read more »

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, a psychologist from Cambridge has recently conducted research which shows that certain brains are more receptive to interpreting and responding to the feelings (usually female) of others, whereas others are highly skilled at dealing with technical issues such as numeracy and spatial awareness ( usually men). According to Cohen we all have read more »

In a nutshell, self esteem is your personal belief that you have value and worth, its hugely important in terms of happiness and it contributes to our ability to form good relationships. We usually think of low self esteem as something that happens to teenagers and adults and forget that it can often affect how read more »