Many women in midlife say that their brain feels like ‘cotton wool’ - that they become increasingly forgetful and find it hard to retain information.

This “brain fog” can make it especially hard to function at work, and concentrate when reading or watching TV.

But when should you worry that something is wrong? Is it just lack of sleep? Is it the menopause? Or might it be the warning signs of dementia?

How can you tell the difference?

Today I want to help you distinguish whether the brain fog and memory problems you are experiencing are due to healthy brain ageing, the menopause or dementia.

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Discover your risk of developing dementia by taking our free "Dementia Risk Test"

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“I’m just so tired” is probably the most common sentence women in midlife say to me on a regular basis. They’ve often had their tiredness dismissed as just ‘the way life is’ or put down to working, motherhood or just age.

Ongoing fatigue and tiredness are not in fact just a symptom of getting older or working too hard.

Fatigue and tiredness are clear warning signals from your brain that it needs re-fuelling. And food is hands down the best way to give your brain the fuel it needs.

So today I want to share the best brain foods to eat to boost your energy levels.

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Download Free Guide: “Brain-Healthy Foods For Midlife”

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How do you create the right sort of environment and relationships to help teenagers become more resilient?

I talk to therapist and parenting expert, Alicia Drummond from Teen Tips, on the skills and traits that teenagers need to develop to become resilient young people.

Join me for a fascinating and practical discussion on how to build resilience in young people with therapist and parenting expert, Alicia Drummond.

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Learn the 4 essential strategies for parenting teenagers by watching our free workshop

Teen Tips 

In the next three minutes, 3 people will develop dementia and two of them will be women.

Women may be at much higher risk of dementia when they lose the brain protection of hormones that decline during peri-menopause and menopause.

As hormones like oestrogen protect brain function, can you stop dementia from developing by replacing these hormones lost during menopause?

Join me for today’s podcast episode to discover the answer to: can hormone replacement prevent dementia?

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Dementia Risk Test 

HRT and Dementia Prevention Study

As a working parent, how do you find the time, energy and patience to positively engage with and offer the right support for your teenager?

I talk to parenting expert, Anita Cleare, who shares how working parents can switch mindset from work mode to parent mode to deal with the day-to-day challenges of parenting teenagers.

Anita shares lots of practical advice for working parents on the importance of managing their own emotions and mindset as well as navigating the choppy parenting waters of teenage sleep and screen time.

Join me for a fascinating and actionable discussion about the power of a mindset switch for working parents of teens with positive parenting expert, Anita Cleare.

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RESOURCES AND LINKS:

Free How to Parent a Teenage Brain Workshop

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Connect with Anita Cleare 

The Work-Parent Switch: How to Parent Smarter Not Harder

Why can’t you lose weight? You’ve cut out the fast food, revamped your diet and started exercising. But the numbers on the scales haven’t budged at all. What's going on?

Diets don’t work because you brain controls your body weight. So whenever your weight changes too much, your brain will step in to push it back to what it thinks is the correct weight for you. And you might not like the same weight your brain prefers. Most of us don’t!

To lose weight you need to make you brain more comfortable at a lower weight. Today, I’ve got seven brain hacks that will help you lose weight by shedding stubborn belly fat and none of them involve restrictive dieting.

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Download Free Guide: “Brain-Healthy Foods For Midlife”

Watch Better Brain, Better You

I know there’s a lot of stuff going on in your life right now. The endless to-do list, balancing home, work life, parenting and caring responsibilities. So it’s understandable if your happiness has taken a backseat.

Today, we’re gong to change all that by giving you the secret ingredients that science has shown will help you live a happy midlife. Not only will these scientifically tested happiness hacks have a positive effect on you, they will also have a huge influence on those closest to you.

Join Dr. Ben Webb to learn the 10 scientific secrets of midlife happiness.

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Download Free Guide: “Brain-Healthy Foods For Midlife”

https://www.ologyonlinecourses.com/brainfoods

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Worried about the amount of time your teen is gaming? You’re not alone! 9 out of 10 parents say teens spend too much gaming. But what is too much gaming? When does gaming become unhealthy or even addictive? And what can parents do to support teens who are problem gamers? We answer all these questions today in a brutally honest interview with Patrick Foster, a former professional cricketer and school teacher whose life was shattered by a pathological gambling addiction that brought him to the verge of taking his own life. After a long journey through recovery and rehab, Patrick now uses his lived experience of problem gambling to help young people and their parents who may be experiencing similar difficulties or who are unaware of the potential pitfalls and dangers of gaming and gambling.

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Free Checklist: “9 Signs Your Teen is Addicted To Gaming”→https://www.ologyonlinecourses.com/gaming

Might Bite: The Secret Life of a Gambling Addict by Patrick Foster - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/might-bite-9781472992130/

Epic Risk Management - https://www.epicriskmanagement.com/

Worried about the amount of time your teen is gaming? You’re not alone! 9 out of 10 parents say teens spend too much gaming. But what is too much gaming? When does gaming become unhealthy or even addictive? And what can parents do to support teens who are problem gamers? We answer all these questions today in a brutally honest interview with Patrick Foster, a former professional cricketer and school teacher whose life was shattered by a pathological gambling addiction that brought him to the verge of taking his own life. After a long journey through recovery and rehab, Patrick now uses his lived experience of problem gambling to help young people and their parents who may be experiencing similar difficulties or who are unaware of the potential pitfalls and dangers of gaming and gambling.

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Free Checklist: “9 Signs Your Teen is Addicted To Gaming”→https://www.ologyonlinecourses.com/gaming

Might Bite: The Secret Life of a Gambling Addict by Patrick Foster - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/might-bite-9781472992130/

Epic Risk Management - https://www.epicriskmanagement.com/

The effects of trauma early in life can influence adult life in many different ways - impacting our sense of self, the way we communicate, and how we form relationships. Developing more self-awareness of our behaviours in adult life can help to undo the harm of childhood trauma. So, if you’re caring for a young person who has experienced childhood trauma or you’re living with the consequences of childhood trauma as an adult, I want to show you the different ways in which childhood trauma can manifest in adult life and relationships.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how childhood trauma manifests in adult life to influence:

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Watch Workshop: “Rewiring The Brain to Heal Trauma” Free Workshop: https://www.ologyonlinecourses.com/healtrauma