What?! Healthy and indulgent? How can that be? Its as easy as 1, 2, 3......9.

Nothing prepares you for motherhood. Not the overdramatised TV shows, or your friends' horror stories or the cautionary tales from your own mother. There have been days I have wished away, moments I'd questioned what on earth I'd done to myself and periods of time where I've just wished everyone would go away and leave me alone. They are completely normal feelings that every mother has at some point.

So you've embarked on a new health kick. Maybe you downloaded or purchased a meal plan from the internet. You've stuck to it religiously but your weight has barely shifted. Or maybe you've used meal plans in the past but found that over time the weight has crept back on after the 6, 8, 12 weeks was up and have tried to go back on that diet and nothing is happening.

Health professionals, myself included, like to talk about "eating to satiety" and "listening to your hunger cues". But there's more to it than a quick check to see if your stomach is rumbling.

Osteoporosis is often viewed as an “old person’s disease”. However, if you consider your calcium intake over your entire life determines how likely you are to develop osteoporosis, suddenly you realise it is in fact a “young person’s disease”.

Mental heath is more than a diagnosis or a mental illness. It's about taking the time to proactively engage in positive experiences. For some, there is an element of implementing strategies to manage a mental illness and for others its self maintenance and self care.