AN MOR - Lifestyle Medicine by the Sea

16/12/2022

EXCITING NEWS!
Our next Kernow BSLM event is now live!
Please see link in Bio for more info!
Special thanks to our speakers, sponsors and event managent team!
More info to come soon!

01/09/2022

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM HEALTH COACHING AND LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AT A VERY AFFORDABLE RATE!
BE QUICK!
GET IN TOUCH AND SECURE YOUR PLACE ALONG WITH YOUR BESTIE/FAMILY MEMBER/PARTNER NOW! 😁

30/06/2022

YOGA now happening on Tuesday evenings 8pm! Outdoor if weather allows. Message to book space please.
Great for surfing but of course not exclusively for surfers ;) !
Have a great week everyone!

30/06/2022

Come and join us as we get together as a group of health and social care professionals interested in supporting patients through lifestyle changes in order to manage, reverse and prevent chronic disease. are contributing towards the meal, however caterers require pre-orders and to manage volumes, food tickets are limited to 35.

Free tickets to join us on the beach and engage in the sharing of ideas and examples of current lifestyle medicine practice happening within the area, are unlimited.

Come join us and hear how you can make a difference!

6:00pm – meet at the amazing Cafe on Perranporth high street – yummy Vegan Sri Lankan dal and a hot drink (Food tickets required) great opportunity to learn about .trees who kindly agreed to sponsor the event with some of their amazing tees!

7:00pm – meet between the Watering Hole and the summer huts on the beach for more socialising and lifestyle medicine elevator pitches to exchange ideas, visions and learn what is already happening in Cornwall in the LM field. Soft drinks, toilets and take away snack available at the Watering Hole.

We don’t have an official finish time at this stage but hope many will join us for a sea dip before we all head off so please do bring your swimwear/towel! Please feel free to leave whenever you need to.

Fingers crossed for a great sunset at 21:29!

booking link via bslm website - https://bslm.org.uk/events/cornwall-regional-meet-lifestyle-medicine-on-the-beach/

08/08/2021

Very last-minute post - awareness week!
And what better opportunity to say a big thank you to Louise Louise Barnett IBCLC] !
Louise is an incredibly knowledgeable (and a lot more!) who has been more than hugely helpful and reassuring.
Reassurance can be much needed when everyone keeps on asking if the little one sleeps through the night yet 🙄 or if you are STILL breastfeeding.
I only wish I had known about Louise much earlier as breastfeeding was not exactly 'straightforward' for us which seems to be the case for many.
We started our journey with weeks of worrying about slow weight gain, months of expressing top ups (300mls at one point🤦‍♀️), before Matilda was eventually diagnosed with (via my breastmilk).
It is true when they say 'it does get easier...', though I would like to add: for most, with some perseverance and the right help and support!
For us it was totally worth the extra effort at the beginning and with Matilda now 10month old we are still thoroughly enjoying our breastfeeds.
My advice to any new mum/dad or pregnant lady/dads to be:
👶🏻Get as much info as you can before making YOUR informed decision re feeding your little one (Louise Barnett IBCLC]
is a great place to start)
👶🏻Consider investing into a lactation consultant if you would like to breastfeed!
👶🏻Do ask for help early on - the midwifes were very helpful too and at least in Cornwall have a feeding team working alongside them!
I would love to hear how your or your friends feeding journeys have been!

17/06/2021

Join me tomorrow for yoga at the sundial during the brilliant Movement and the Mind conference by ! So excited!

24/04/2021

So excited to be part of this year's MOVEMENT AND THE MIND conference! M&M was created by my dear and inspirational friend - please head over to her page and find out more about the incredible work she does!
Honestly, the the first M&M was one of the most enthusing conferences I have ever been too and I am sure this year's remote conference will be even more of a success (if that is possible)!
Grab your ticket now and spread the word if you know someone who would like to learn more about the fascinating research looking at the connection between our mental health, physical activity, nature and more!
Really excited to be working with !

02/12/2020

Grab your FREE ticket* for this rather different event now!

Presentations and the inspiring short film are available now so you can view them in your own time with the opportunity to submit questions for the speakers ahead of the event.

We will start the day on the 7th with a mindfulness session thanks to followed by Q&As with our speakers, interactive breakout rooms and movement sessions!

This event will feature local Cornish initiatives as well as expert speakers - special thanks goes to .alandesmond for sticking with us since March when we had to postpone our face to face conference due to Covid.

We are also grateful towards our sponsors for support this event!

*tickets are available to anyone who would qualify for full, student or associate BSLM membership!

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22/11/2020

MATERNITY LEAVE! 🥳

Hi everyone, thanks for sticking with me I am aware that I have been very quiet recently but someone very small has been very hungry 🤣

We are full of gratitude for the safe arrival of our (not so...) little baby girl 8 weeks ago!

I have learned so much during the 9 month of pregnancy and most certainly since then which I cannot wait to share but for now it's back to enjoying this magical time with our little one 🥰

Gosh I finally start to understand what they mean when they say 'They grow up so quickly'!

I am incredibly grateful for all the love and support we received from professionals, family, friends and fellow pregnant ladies/new mums over the last 8 month! ❤ It's made all the difference during what could have been a very lonely time!

Special pandemic shout out to all the pregnant ladies, mums and dads out there - you, as in we together we have got this! 💪

14/09/2020

Really excited to have been given the opportunity to talk about the hugely important topic of stress amongst health care professionals with as part of the Sound living podcast series https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMTI5MzE2LnJzcw== Would love to hear your thoughts on the topic and podcast as well as personal experiences if you are happy to share!

06/08/2020

Join the 💃🕺 Wherever you live let's all recover together by spreading the 👶🏻🧒🏾👧🧔👱🏾‍♀️👴🏻👵👨‍🦽Trust me it is great fun! 🥳Full video and tutorials for the 3 different versions on youtube, link in bio! More info in recent post.

05/08/2020

A big day for Cornwall today - launch of the Cornish Shuffle!🥳💃🍾

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Beth Chapman - one of our members and CFT Psychiatrist - a vision has become reality within a remarkable short space of time - we are talking

02/06/2020

01/06/2020

Social connections 🌷
Such an important pillar of
We now know that feeling connected and having a sense of purpose is essential not only for our mental but also our physical health.
Covid has proven to add a new level of challenge but even before the pandemic rates of social isolation in our fast-paced society have been on an all time high. However the good news is that there is help available - there are many charities such as and many more.
Most GP surgeries now also employ a social prescriber or community maker who will be able to connect you in your local area.
Note - some services might be reduced/on hold currently due to the pandemic but there is a lot of mental health support available online/remotely e.g. every mind matters and don't hesitate to contact your GP or 111 out of hours if you are feeling worried.
I felt truly grateful to be able to meet up with my amazing and inspiring friends and for a nordic walk this morning, thanks to the new ease of lockdown restrictions now allowing for up to 6 people to meet up outdoors whilst keeping 2m apart to 👏
Luckily there was plenty of space on our beach early this morning to make this happen.
Have you enjoyed any face to face meet ups yet?
How easy/difficult have you found it to stay 2m apart?
Which resources/charities do you know to help with social isolation/mental wellbeing?

28/05/2020

FREE FILM PREMIERE- I still vividly remember watching Shannon Harvey's amazing first film the connection during my GP training and it surely sparked my interest in 'Lifestyle Medicine' which eventually lead to me completing the Diploma with . Shannon also wrote the brilliant book .
I am really excited to now have the great opportunity to watch her next film featuring numerous leading scientists and experts .epel .brewer for free until the 3rd of June!
I have not had a chance to watch it yet but would love to hear what you think!

28/05/2020

MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT - Really looking forward to the mental health summit coming up this weekend organised by with countless inspirational speakers - many with link! I might not join at 5am in the morning but it is possible to access the recordings at any point after the event. Link to tickets in bio!
P.s. I walked past this lovely message in the sand the other day. I wonder who got creative there - it was much appreciated 🙏 and perfectly timed...
I had a bit of a tricky start to the week (pregnancy hormones not helping...) as my calendar still had my (cancelled) flight to Germany pencilled in and I would have loved to see my family and friends. It was a great reminder not to wait/hope for the lockdown restrictions to ease further but to appreciate every moment and to embrace what we already have! 🌊☀️🌷

13/05/2020

THINK BEFORE YOU TRAVEL PLEASE! I totally get it - We keep on going on about how great spending time in nature is for your health and wellbeing and if you live in a city or if you are a surfer travelling to one of the coastal areas in the UK is probably high up on your list.
However this is a really crucial time during this pandemic, we must do all we can to avoid a second bigger peak.
Let's all be responsible and patient, this too shall pass!
Shout out to the landlocked surfers - I feel your pain having lived inland in Germany whilst at uni for many years and I well remember getting to that point of desperation when I went for 'training paddles' on our local lakes...
So here a few points from the much needed clarifications by the government.
🚙 no car sharing (seems obvious given 2m rule...)
🏕 no holiday travels (please refrain from wild camping - public toilets remain closed...)
🏡 no overnight stay in second homes

🌊Please also bear in mind there is no RNLI lifeguard cover on the beaches! Several rescues by the coastguards have already taken place and my other half had to rescue 2 people from the sea since the lockdown started...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do?fbclid=IwAR1zKzg1XcpLB9A7h_EkrIcstUDXhUQuoeyVCdm5rOdZz9MvMSccAm_25VI @ Perranporth

13/05/2020

YOGA tonight - open and release @ 7:30pm!
Send me a message for the zoom link!
Appreciating and of course smelling all the amazing flowers on our daily walk has definitely helped me over the last few weeks! What's your favourite wild flower at this time of the year?