The majority of the ceiling in our room is made of glass so, as much as I’ll set an alarm just in case, the sunshine wakes me up — usually at about 6am.
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sunshine → make → am
In the dark of winter it’s obviously a little trickier, but I feel that waking up with the sun is such a nervous-system-soothing way to start the day right.
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waking → ’ → day
Priority number one is always to roll over and plant a smooch on my husband Chris’s forehead.
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number → roll → forehead
Oxytocin maxxed out.
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Oxytocin → maxxe → ?
Then we can attack the day.
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we → attack → day
I drink a pint of water first thing (we’re never more dehydrated than after waking up) and then I scrape my tongue and brush my teeth.
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I → drink → teeth
I take one of those with Vitamin B12, myo-inositol (I have polycystic ovary syndrome) and Viviscal hair and skin supplements.
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I → take → syndrome
Then, Chris and I have our “morning meeting”.
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Chris → have → meeting
Sitting on the bed or on the sofa with toes tucked underneath bums, it’s a sacred time and feels like our verbal journalling.
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it → sit → journalling
Then we take it in turns to use the CurrentBody LED mask.
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we → take → mask
Every day starts with a morning smoothie.
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day → start → smoothie
Flax, chia, walnuts, almonds, protein, cacao, coconut milk, dates… if it’s sold in Holland & Barrett, it’s probably going into that smoothie.
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it → sell → smoothie
We try to stick to the 80/20 rule so if it’s a really healthy plate of food, we’re absolutely going to be chasing that with a delicious sweet treat.
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we → try → treat
I tend to lean towards my eastern heritage and cook foods from Asian cultures, but will never kick a perfectly cooked steak frites off the table.
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I → tend → table
I do at least an hour of dog walks every day.
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I → do → walks
Workout wise, I’ll aim for at least three a week.
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I → aim → three
I also find skipping an amazing way to get your fitness up.
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skipping → find → fitness
I have an Apple watch but ended up having a bit of a hiatus with it unless I’m working out.
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I → have → it
It was doing my nervous system no good having it pinging every time messages/emails came in, so we maintain a healthy, happy distance unless I’m exercising.
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I → do → distance
It’s great for habit stacking, work and getting your steps in — especially important when we’ve had hunch-heavy days at the laptop.
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we → ’ → laptop
For any endometriosis/PCOS ladies, I also couldn’t recommend Myoovi enough.
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I → recommend → Myoovi
Pain can hit 12/10 at certain times of the month and having something to help block it means that I can spend less time doubled over, wailing in pain.
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I → hit → pain
A friend of ours, Stuart Sandeman, is an amazing breathwork coach and former Radio 1 DJ (@Breathpod) and we’ve picked up so many useful breathwork practices from his content over the years.
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we → pick → years
Box breathing is an utter saviour if stress or anxiety creep in — breathe in for four, hold for four, out for four, hold for four.
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stress → creep → four
I’m a big fan of nootropics and have incorporated them into the non-alcoholic version of our Naked Margarita.
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I → ’m → Margarita
L-theanine and magnesium are two absolute favourites and we’ve put effective levels of both in, as (metaphorical) sprinkles on top of a drink we are just so proud of.
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we → put → drink
We’ll also often take a mushroom complex, in pill form, on busy-brained days when focus is really needed.
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focus → take → days
We’re big fans of the ritual of making and pouring a drink, be it a gorgeous margarita or a heavenly cup of jasmine green tea.
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it → ’re → tea
There’s something so soothing about all the little steps involved in making yourself or your loved one something beautiful to sip.
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yourself → ’ → steps
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Trust your gut.
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Read → read → gut
Your body tells you what you need if you listen to it.
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you → tell → it
Don’t put pressure on yourself or chase perfection because no one, no matter how much time, money or patience they have, can be perfect.
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they → put → time
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