Vital Lifestyle Coaching

Move! A message from our ancestors Our bodies were designed and evolved to move. In order to survive our species required mobility. In early days we had to move to find and secure our source of food and water. Our ancestors had to hunt, they had to gather, and then around 10, 000 years ago they began to farm. When faced with predator...

Webinar: January 31st @ 7pm Reflecting on December 2022, many of my clients finished the year feeling tired, worn out and overwhelmed…. and they needed the whole holidays to recover! Do you want to be more consistent, purposeful and balanced this year? How successful could you be if you had enough time and energy for yoursel...

New Year - Reconnecting with your purpose The New Year is often a time for reflection. It is also a period where many make resolutions for the year ahead and some create goals to track performance. Instead, you could start by taking a step back, contemplate what gives meaning to your life and fosters a sense of purpose? The importance of bo...

Connection this Christmas Christmas is often a time for catching up with family and friends. Indeed the benefits associated with most organised religion is the sense of community and meaning. In one of my recent blog post I touched on some research indicating the importance of connecting with nature and its part in maintaini...

Invest In Rest Having come close to burnout several times in my career, I have become more cognisant of the benefit of regular breaks and periods of recovery. Indeed, “Recover” constitutes one of my vital pillars of wellbeing. For me recovery involves more than good sleep. It is about scheduling downtime and c...

Nature Is Medicine This last week I have been lucky enough to spend time in the Victorian high country backcountry skiing. This time in a natural setting invariably improves my emotional and mental wellbeing. In reflection it’s a reboot for my soul, where the benefits seem to last for weeks until I am able to schedu...

Being Vital This Winter It’s been some time since my last blog contribution, however this absence from writing has been filled with exciting projects. Firstly my 8 week Being Vital group coaching program ran from late February to April. I sat my NBHWC certification exam in May and attended the HWCANZA inaugural conferenc...

New Year’s Resolution? Values before Goals! The New Year is often a time for reflection. It is also a period where many make resolutions for the year ahead and some create goals to track performance. Goal setting is often the starting point for most who want to create behaviour change. As a coach, I suggest this should be one of the final ste...

Burnout? Christmas a time to reset and revitalise. With the end of the year coming to a rapid close, many of my clients are reporting depleted energy levels and increased fatigue. Indeed, nearly 2 years into this pandemic, many are feeling burnout from this rollercoaster that is COVID 19. According to Beyond Blue: “Burnout is a state of complete m...

Register for our Webinar Monday November 15th @ 7pm Post-Pandemic Fog, Frustration and Fatigue – 4 Steps to Recovery.