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🌿 Rachel's Reflections: Why We Keep Putting Ourselves Last
This week I've noticed something. Whether I'm talking to friends over coffee, coaching clients, or women I meet through everyday conversations, the same pattern keeps appearing. They know how to care for everyone else. But somewhere along the way... they've quietly disappeared from their own list. Work meetings go in the diary. School events go in the diary. Hospital appointments. Hair appointments. Coffee with friends. Children's activities. Everything has its place. Except
Rachel Filewood
Jul 152 min read


🌿 Rachel's Reflections: The Space Between Knowing and Doing
Starting your day with good intentions. Last week I was chatting with a friend, she's incredibly successful and a wonderful mum. A busy professional. Like so many women, she genuinely wants to look after herself. Then she said something that stopped me in my tracks. "I know exactly what I should be doing..." I nodded. Then she continued... "The problem is... I decide what I'm going to do... and within minutes I've almost forgotten. Life takes over. I'm rushing, I'm stressed,
Rachel Filewood
Jul 82 min read


🌿 Rachel's Reflections: Why I Stopped Starting Over Every Monday
This week I've been thinking about the gap between knowing and doing. Because if knowing what to do was enough, most of us would already be thriving. We know vegetables are good for us. We know movement matters. We know sleep is important. Yet so many women still find themselves stuck in the same cycle year after year, promising themselves that this Monday would be different. I know because that used to be me. For much of my adult life, I was on a constant diet rollercoaster
Rachel Filewood
Jul 13 min read


🌿 Rachel's Reflections: The Path We Choose
This week I've been thinking about my future self, and how the path we choose can guide the small daily decisions we make. For many years, life felt like one busy day after another. There was always something to do, someone who needed me, another responsibility demanding my attention. Days became weeks, weeks became months, and before I knew it, years had passed. I often felt exhausted, overwhelmed and worried that my dreams were slowly slipping away. Then I woke up to a powe
Rachel Filewood
Jun 244 min read


🌿 Rachel's Reflections: The Habits We Don't Notice
This week, I've been thinking about habits. Not the kind that involve early morning workouts or giving up chocolate. The little habits we hardly notice. The habit of putting everyone else's needs before our own. The habit of saying,"I'll start next week." The habit of feeling guilty for taking time for ourselves. The habit of believing we have to do everything perfectly, or not at all. t's easy to think that improving our health means adding more to our already busy lives. Bu
Rachel Filewood
Jun 171 min read


Rachel's Reflections: What Matters Most to You?
Finding Your Why: The Secret to Lasting Change Have you ever started a new health plan feeling motivated, only to find that a few weeks later life gets busy and your good intentions begin to slip? You're certainly not alone. Many of us focus on what we want to achieve. We want to lose weight, have more energy, sleep better or feel comfortable in our clothes again. But often, we don't stop to ask ourselves a much more important question. Why does this matter to me? Your "why"
Rachel Filewood
Jun 102 min read


Healthy Snacking for Energy, Blood Sugar Balance & Better Health
If you're like me, you regularly enjoy a snack in between meals. But did you know what you snack on matters more than you think? I must admit that for many years, before i really understood the impact of my choices, I would break up my days with a walk to the vending machine, or coffee shop for a quick sugary snack to pick me up. Little did i know that this afternoon snacking habit was leading to low energy and a lack of concentration. Research shows that most adults snac
Rachel Filewood
Mar 44 min read


The Lighter Nights Are Calling: Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Move Your Body Again
There’s a special kind of energy that comes with the return of lighter evenings. After months of short days and chilly weather, the softer air and extended daylight invite us to step outside and move more. This shift in season offers a natural boost to motivation, making it easier to reconnect with physical activity and enjoy the benefits of moving your body again. For me, the lighter mornings have been a real nudge to get moving again. I’ve been enjoying getting out for a mo
Rachel Filewood
Feb 283 min read


Healthy Heart Recipes: Simple, Satisfying Meals That Love You Back!
Simple, nourishing healthy heart recipes that are easy to make and full of flavour. One of my favourite breakfasts Why it works: Eggs provide protein and choline, vegetables add potassium and antioxidants, and feta offers flavour without needing much salt. 🍴 Serves 2 ⏱ 15 minutes INGREDIENTS 4 eggs 1 tbsp olive / coconut oil 1 small onion, finely sliced 1 red pepper, finely diced Large handful spinach 40 g feta cheese, crumbled Black pepper and dried oregano DIRECTIONS He
Rachel Filewood
Feb 184 min read


Greek Yoghurt: Your Ultimate Guide
Greek yoghurt, raspberries and granola. What is Greek Yoghurt? Let’s talk about Greek yoghurt! This creamy, thick yoghurt gets its texture from being strained to remove most of the whey. While it’s called "Greek yoghurt," it doesn’t always come from Greece. The name became popular thanks to a Greek company, Fage, which introduced their strained yoghurt to the U.S. market. Over time, the term has come to mean any strained yoghurt, no matter where it’s made. Fun Fact: In Gree
Rachel Filewood
Feb 104 min read
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