Wellness blog

The Doctor Will See You Now …and this one REALLY will! With a PhD in sex studies, Dr Caroline West gives academic lectures, hosts a podcast, writes for various newspaper columns and is an in-demand media commentator on all aspects of sex,  AND one of our fabulous guest speakers at Viva La Vulva. Challenging the status quo and unveiling the shame from seeking pleasure from sex (I know- in Ireland!), Caroline informs with joy and ease.   Caroline, why did you choose your career? I have a slightly unusual career and multiple jobs which is really odd. I work as...

You Are What You Eat… So I’m a bar of chocolate? Eat yer veggies🥕 What we eat and how we eat says a lot about us. The impact of convenience foods started post WWII in the States (hello TV dinners) and made its way across the Atlantic to us a few years later. Convenience food implied we were too busy to cook. (And then we became too busy to eat…) The advertising for these foods asked, “Who wants to be chained to the stove?” Now while I don’t want to be chained to the stove either, there’s far more interesting...

I wanted to introduce you to the wonderful speakers at our Viva La Vulva tour. They made it special because THEY are special. On stage are women who work in healthcare with stories as diverse as everyone of you, all with a common aim to build community and empowerment for women’s health. Over the next few weeks we are featuring those very special women so that you can get to know them too! First up Aoife Harvey https://linktr.ee/womenshealthdublin 💜 Aoife Harvey is so much more than a pelvic floor therapist. Dynamic and full of energy, she oozes enthusiasm to help...

 Why Walking Works On my live last week when I was making my banana bread I got a question from one of you fabulous people. You asked for advice about your son who was studying too hard, stressed to the nines about his exams and, as a result, he wasn’t sleeping or eating well. 💔 What I said might have sounded simple. But sometimes simple is best.  I suggested that he get out of the house at least once a day for a walk. Either with headphones on listening to music or a podcast, or better yet, leaving the phone and giving...