When storms batter Scotland with wind and rain, it’s not just the weather that feels heavy — our mood can take a hit too. This gentle guide shares small, realistic ways to support your mental wellbeing during bleak days, from staying warm and moving gently to finding comfort indoors and staying connected.

Trying to lose weight? You don’t need expensive supplements, matcha powders, or collagen drinks to see results. This article breaks down how to lose weight affordably with simple, filling meals, realistic habits, and no influencer gimmicks — proving that sustainable weight loss doesn’t have to cost a fortune.

Chronic pain can be unpredictable, exhausting, and invisible. This post explores gentle, realistic ways to support yourself — without pressure, guilt, or the expectation to “push through.”

Learning to feel comfortable in your own skin — and your own company — is a quiet kind of freedom. This post explores the difference between being alone and being lonely, how loneliness deserves compassion, and how finding peace in your 50s, through decluttering both home and life, can feel like magic.

Here I am with some suggestions to aid better sleep. Personally, I am having difficulty getting out of bed due to having the flannel sheets my Mum gave me. They are soooooo cosy!

Here I am talking about simple swaps to cosy up winter days and nights, and promoting that lovely nourishing feel as well as rest. That’s the whole point, yes?

Here I am talking about making a nightly ritual of massaging your feet to give them a refresh from being in cosy socks all day, or if you have just done a shift on them!

Here I am talking about getting interviewed on Radio Scotland about how menopause contributed to me overeating, and the steps I took that can help you as well.

Here I am writing about how I surprised myself with what I was able to achieve with friend on Sunday.

Stay well this autumn with tips for boosting mood, supporting immunity & a soothing lemony hot drink recipe to ease colds & winter blues.