Love, Compassion & Remembrance
“Love & compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” ~ Dalai Lama
Why choose Deb's Natural Wellness?
Debs Natural Wellness aims to bring together real life experience and a genuine passion for using natural products that improve health & wellbeing for anyone but particularly for mid-life women who've had little time to think of themselves. Here you will find tips and access to products that can help you grow your inner and outer glow.
Wellbeing is sometimes so hard to achieve isn't it? - but I'm so glad that you have found us and I look forward to being part of your journey towards improving function and aesthetics.
Having faced my own challenges with fitness, neck pain and skincare, I have found solutions that work well for me, both practical and holistic. My aim is to guide you through mobility, strength and mental-health improvements using natural approaches and honest advice to help you to choose the right way forward for yourself.
So if you are ready to embrace a new approach to wellness that fits your lifestyle and your stage of life, you’re in the right place.
You will find links on the health technology and natural skin care pages to things that I've found useful on my journey with information about products that I use and links to my shops so that you can try things out for yourself if you'd like to.
My contact information can be found at the bottom of each page and I'm always happy to chat if you'd like to talk through your issues in person so that we can explore together what might work best for you :)
Five Pillars of Health & Wellness
Connection: Spending quality time with others, working on relationships, enjoying companionship. We are made to live in community, as much as we may enjoy our own company, at heart, humans are social creatures who thrive on positive connections with others. So work on those relationships, spend time in communal activities / hobbies that bring you pleasure and enhance positive connection with other people.
Exercise: I don't know about you but that's a bit of a dread word for me. Exercise doesn't have to be strenuous to improve health though. It can be a short walk in nature, intentional walking five minutes at a regular pace, three minutes at a brisk pace for 16 minutes then turn around and do the same thing on the way home. Alternatively, dancing, swimming and yoga or pilates classes are all great ways to improve strength and stamina.
Learn new skills: Keeping your brain active by learning new skills is a great way to improve self esteem and confidence and can also improve your social life as you engage with learning together with like-minded people.
Kindness: who knew that being kind to others, the act of giving whether financial or time is so good for us? It increases endorphins and our oxytocin levels, the happiness hormone. So as we do something kind for someone else, our body releases a chemical reaction that makes us feel good and even works to help improve our physical health!
Mindfulness: learning to be present in the moment, focusing on what is happening in our bodies; how we are physically and emotionally reacting to whatever is happening around or to us; is a great way to improve wellbeing as we learn to recognise negative triggers and learn to manage our reactions to them.
Blog Summaries - click through to read & comment :)
To be human is to be in vulnerability - Brene Brown
“I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. To be human is to be in vulnerability.”
Staying Positive in an Uncertain World
“Keep your face to the sunshine & you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller
Losing and regaining our sense of identity: Following bereavement or divorce
When we build a life with someone, our sense of self often intertwines with theirs over time. Our routines, decisions, and even our dreams become shared. So when that relationship ends, whether through divorce or bereavement, it’s not just the person we lose. We can lose ourselves, too.
Losing and regaining our sense of self: Career change
There are many ways in which we can lose our sense of self as life changes and I thought it may be useful to think about three of the major ones in separate blogs.
Love and compassion, the essentials of humanity
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” – The Dalai Lama
Try to be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud ~ Maya Angelou
This quote feels particularly relevant at the moment. We are living in times where negativity, sorrow and frustration seem to fill the air. It’s hard to ‘see the wood for the trees’ on some days when the news cycle is filled with division, fear, and uncertainty. Yet, have you ever noticed how, when you try to find something positive to say or do for someone else, it not only lifts them, but it also makes you feel lighter and brighter, even if only for a short while?
Why Understanding Goes Both Ways
“Don’t expect anyone to understand your journey, especially if they have never walked your path.” – Azeem Dawah
Why Your Inner Voice Matters More Than You Think
I came across a quote recently that really made me smile: “It’s not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.” ~Ashleigh Brilliant.
Nature's Remedy, Simple Ways to Connect and Reheal
The Healing Power of Nature: Why Time Outdoors Can Nourish Your Spirit
Learning to Dance in the Rain
Sometimes it feels as if we’re never going to see the end of a stormy period in our lives and the frustration, anxiety and loss can feel overwhelming but suddenly the sun will come out from behind the clouds; the situation will ease; something will change in our reaction and life will feel brighter and the burdens and worries will feel lighter.
Challenges are what make life interesting
Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful ~ Joshua J Marine