We all want to go through our lives being able to trust — to trust others, to trust ourselves, and to take on new challenges with confidence. However, sometimes we get set back, whether it be from a bad past relationship, a trauma, stress, or some uncomfortable memories that lead us to doubt ourselves. And it can be incredibly hard to let your guard down and open your life up to something new once that sense of safety is shaken. Counselling can provide a safe, neutral place to explore how to regain your trust and your confidence.

“No, not this year,” you say. “No resolutions for me. They don’t work anyway.” Have you ever spent any time discovering WHY they “don’t work”?
Change is a very big deal. In order to change something about ourselves and then maintain the change, we need intention, determination, a detailed plan, support, and patience. We need to know ourselves and prepare for our weak moments. Finally, we need to include our rescue plan if we fall off our change horse.
Counsellors are equipped for supporting change with you. Consider including a couple of sessions with a counsellor when you are planning the details of your change.

While spider veins typically don’t come with any pain or discomfort, many people are self-conscious about the appearance of them. Winter is a good time to treat them, so your legs look their best by summer time! Treatment options include sclerotherapy, with a special solution injected through a fine needle, or laser therapy. Sclerotherapy helps to reduce and eliminate the appearance of visual spider veins and is usually the best option to start with. Laser therapy tends to be more expensive, more painful, and less effective. Several visits may be required at about one-month intervals to clear those pesky veins.

Ingredients: 6 small-medium ripe tomatoes, 1 green bell pepper, 1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, 1 ripe yet firm Avocado, 1 small red onion, 225g package of Eatmore Mixed Bean Sprouts, 1 jalapeno pepper, 2 cloves of garlic (crushed) handful of chopped fresh cilantro, Juice of one lime. Dice all ingredients and combine in a bowl with Eatmore Mixed Bean Sprouts. This recipe is best prepared a couple of hours in advance to allow the flavours to mingle. Remove from fridge before serving at room temperature. Serve with organic tortilla chips or Belgium Endive leaves for dipping.

Chicken Noodle Soup for Colds. This well-loved, homemade comfort food is perfect for any chilly day when your cold won’t go away. The carrots, celery, parsley, onions and chicken are loaded with nutrients to boost your family’s immune system and have you back on your feet in no time. A bowl of soup is packed with electrolytes that will hydrate you and your loved ones throughout the day. Delicious steam clears runny noses and sore throats and brings warm sensations to your skin. It’s no wonder this has been a family staple for generations.

Proper functioning of our skin cells is the foundation of healthy skin, and healthy skin is beautiful skin! As our outermost defence layer, our skin is susceptible to damage: scars caused by acne and burns, stretch marks, hyperpigmentation, and of course wrinkles and fine lines. Micro-needling can treat the root of this damage. During a treatment, special micro-needles are used to create thousands of micro lesions in the dermis, and this stimulates growth factors that induce collagen and elastin production in the skin, improving the function of the cells and thus the texture and appearance!