Are you exercising regularly and not getting results? It’s common for menopausal women to notice more abdominal fat and declining strength, even when they are exercising. But we’re now starting to really understand the specific needs of menopausal women and at this stage of our life, we need to work with our changing bodies if we want more muscle mass and less body fat.

Are you worried about whether your willpower will cope with being surrounded by chocolate and having the kids at home for a fortnight? Read my Easter survival guide and learn how to stay sane and enjoy some chocolate without guilt.

The older we get the more we need to pay attention to gut health. Around menopause we’re more likely to suffer with bloating and even constipation. Get some quick and easy ideas to boost your gut health.

My mid-life crisis was all about realising how fearful I’d become and how I had lost touch with what made me happy for fear of stepping outside of my comfort zone. Exercise has helped me face my fears and answer some of the questions I had about what I wanted for the next stage of my life.

Find out some of the main reasons we put on weight in our 40s and why weight loss is different after 40, but how you can still achieve it.

How sleep affects weight loss.

When we think about weight loss, we think about dieting. But that’s only half of the equation. When I work with my clients I have them focus on two different areas: 1. eating 3 nutritious meals a day and 2. Addressing their snacking habits.

My new book will help you change your relationship with food for good. When you stop turning to food for comfort you take back control of your life.

Feeling self-conscious about your body and being worried about injury are common reasons that can discourage us from exercise. But we know its good for us, so how to we get over these barriers?

Want to eat less? Here’s a better way than cutting calories.

Don’t cut calories in January. Lose the guilt and focus on stabilising your energy levels and reducing cravings. Drop weight simply by eating three nutritious meals a day, with each one including a source of protein. Learn more in this article.

Feeling the pressure to eat and drink too much at Christmas? Get the guide on how to do Christmas on your terms and use the break to restore you instead.

Talking about moderating and giving up alcohol with life coach Sam Parkinson: Why alcohol affects us differently as we age, why giving up drinking is so daunting and how to go alcohol-free if your partner doesn’t.

In this video I talk about the causes of cravings; not eating enough protein, not eating enough for your main meals, habit, menopause and too much stress/hard work in your life and not enough pleasure/reward. Importantly, I’ll also give you some simple tips for how to beat cravings for good.

My book was recently featured in the Irish Independent and you can now read the article here.

If you are on a diet does that mean you don’t like your body? If you want to practice body positivity does that mean you can’t diet and have to eat whatever you feel like? In this video I talk about how important it is to change the way you think about food and stop thinking about bloody calories all the time, and why the best place to start is by caring for your appearance. Plus, I tell the story of the voluptuous woman in a polka dot tutu dress who captivated an entire restaurant with her mesmerising confidence and how she changed how I defined attractive.

Women who want to lose weight are always interested in how many calories they should be eating, or how much exercise they need to do. Yet when I ask them how stressed they are, they lose interest, yet we gain weight for two reasons. Calories and hormones. Hormones dictate whether we lose weight or not and where we store it. Life becomes more stressful as we age and hit menopause, so we can't afford to ignore it. In this video I explain how stress and menopause increase abdominal fat and explore why are we so resistant to tackling stress. Finally, I'll give you some effective tactics to reduce and balance out the negative effects of stress

Women lose motivation in their 40s, making it harder to resist unhealthy food, even when they desperately want to eat a healthier diet. Motivation and pleasure are linked. Women have a hard time in their late 40s and 50s and it's very easy for treats to become their main source of pleasure. If you feel stuck and reliant on snacks to get you through the day, then this video is for you. It's time to rediscover what makes you happy, and reconnect with yourself in the process.

As much as 75% of what we think is useless. Filling your mind with stress-inducing thoughts leads to overwhelm and burnout. So if you feel like you are stuck in your own mind, and can't make the changes in your life you want to, then you'll benefit from learning how to turn down the incessant chatter of an overactive brain. In this video I take you through 3 steps to calm your mind and explain how food cravings are linked to an overactive brain, and how learning to control mental chatter can help you learn how to incorporate occasional treats into your diet in a healthy way