You’re remarkable

by Nicky | Mar 25, 2019 | Health and Lifestyle, Nicky For Life

How often do we try to fix ourselves?  Berate ourselves for all the things we are not, for all the things that are still left to do, for all the things we want to achieve?But what if we’re OK exactly as we are, in this moment?  What if we let go of the longing to be...

Grounding porridge

by Nicky | Mar 8, 2019 | Recipes

This time last year I went on a transformational retreat with Nicky Clinch and what I didn’t expect to change as a result was how I responded to food.  I’ve always been the queen of smoothies, quick, nutritious, and for me, the perfect breakfast at any time of the...

The conflict of Valentine’s day

by Nicky | Feb 11, 2019 | Health and Lifestyle

It’s supposed to be the day we celebrate love but it brings up so much in so many of us. If you’re on your own it can bring up resentment, fear, longing for something you don’t have. If you’re in a relationship the expectations can be high, and often unmet. There are...

My year in books

by Nicky | Dec 30, 2018 | Nicky For Life

At the beginning of the year I was pondering on whether or not to do a speed reading course.  You see I love books and I love reading, but I’m a slow reader.  However it didn’t feel quite right, to rush through beautiful books.  And then in February I started my...

Everything you need is within you

by Nicky | Jul 2, 2018 | Health and Lifestyle

Yesterday I went to see Jack Kornfield in London, Jack trained as a Buddhist Monk in Thailand, India and Burma and now teaches Buddhist psychology and meditation all over the world. Yesterday he ended with this “Everything you need is within you.” So often...

Be you

by Nicky | Jun 18, 2018 | Health and Lifestyle, Nicky For Life

“To be beautiful means to be yourself.  You don’t need to be accepted by others.  You need to accept yourself.” Thich Nhat Hanh   The saying goes “be yourself, everyone else is taken” by Oscar Wilde.  But why is it so hard sometimes to show up as we...

You’re not alone

by Nicky | Apr 17, 2018 | Family Life, Health and Lifestyle

When my Mum died I felt like I was the only person in the world who had lost her Mum and going through grief – even though I knew that wasn’t true, not only was my sister going through this but one of my friends had lost her Mum a few years before too.   But...

Strong women: Melanie Lawson

by Nicky | Mar 14, 2018 | Strong Women

For this feature strong women and nutrition have collided! Earlier this year one of my nutrition friends posted about a brand called Bare Biology. I’m always on the hunt for good quality supplements (with supplements you really do pay for what you get) and as omega 3...

The things I want to say to my Mum now I am a Mum

by Nicky | Mar 9, 2018 | Family Life

It’s that time of year, it’s Mother’s Day. And I always find the run up to Mother’s Day a bit tricky. My Mum died nearly 11 years ago now, at a time when I wasn’t sure if becoming a Mum would ever happen to me. And I’m so grateful it did. But it also changed my...