‘My job is very stressful and drinking wine helps me relax at the end of a long day. My social life also seems to revolve around alcohol- boozy dinners, after-work drinks, even prosecco play dates! I’m not an alcoholic and don’t get blackout drunk but I think alcohol may be taking its toll on me. I don’t sleep well; I feel anxious the next day and I just don’t feel as healthy as I could. I need to work on my relationship with alcohol, so I am not so reliant on it.’
‘ I never drink during the week and am generally successful in life. But every weekend I seem to end up getting drunk when I don’t intent to. I always promise myself I’ll have ‘just one’ but before I know it, I’m waking up and can’t remember going to bed. I need to figure out why this keeps happening and help to stop so that I can start enjoying my weekends instead of regretting them.’
‘I’ve been told that I have ‘pre-diabetes’ and should change my behaviour to get healthier. I have no idea where to start or what changes I should be making. When I look online, I see so many different opinions that I just want to give up. I just need someone to help me focus and direct me to some reliable guidance.’
‘I have an action-packed life that includes going to the gym 4-5 times a week. As a ‘go-getter’ who has acted this way for most of my life, I am reluctant to slow down, however, I have begun to feel incredibly tired. I have also noticed little things like more frequent eczema flare-ups, my hair starting to thin and an increase in low moods and irritability.’
‘I have been on every diet going but never stick to them long term. I know that I can lose weight, I’ve done it so many times before, but it always comes back on. I wish I could find a way of eating that works for me, something I don’t even need to think about- logging points and counting calories is driving me to despair!’
‘I have been on a diet my entire life; I can’t even remember what ‘normal’ eating is. I feel so guilty about eating ‘non-diet’ foods, I haven’t eaten a full-fat yogurt in years. I watch other people eating freely what they want and think ‘it’s not fair, if I even look at food, I gain weight’. I wish I could just be like everyone else around food.’