I talk to Dr Orlena Kerek, a pediatric doctor turned weight loss and health coach. She lives in Spain with her 4 kids, currently under lockdown. She knows a lot about managing anxiety and healthy nutrition.

• Life under lockdown in Spain
• Coping with children at home
• How best to stay sane under lockdown
• Coping with uncertainty
• Acknowledging our needs as well as everyone else's
• Letting things go
• Accepting life as it is now
• How oxygen may be all that many people need when they are in hospital with coronavirus
• Working with the information we have on the evolution of the disease
• How children are considered super-spreaders
• Working out what to do in a new relationship under quarantine
• The benefits of a strict lockdown
• Maintaining a healthy diet at this time
• Going easy on yourself if you're not always eating healthily
• Celebrate the nice things every day
• Try to plan your meals but don't overdo it – work with what you have
• Managing anxiety in this new normal
• The importance of movement for mental health
• Getting outside if you can and getting enough sleep
• Taking this opportunity to try new things
• All the online learning and connection possibilities with the pandemic happening now
• Staying sociable remotely to stay well

You can find out more about Dr Orlena:

Websites | drorlena.com, snotty-noses.com, happyhealthyeatingforkids.com

Linkedin, Twitter

You can also listen to Orlena's Fit and Fabulous Podcast

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