Is Sugar The New Fat?

            Brighton Science Festival | 5th Sept 2017 | Sugar Is The New Fat These are my notes from a talk at the Brighton Science Festival a couple of weeks ago. A healthy diet is part of a healthy lifestyle and contributes significantly to our overall wellbeing. We all know we […]

What is Life Coaching?

Michael Laffey Life Coach, Mental Massage, What is Life Coaching

I am often asked, ‘What is Life Coaching?’ The Elevator Pitch The nearest analogy I can draw is that it’s a massage for the mind. Why The Massage Analogy? As with physical massage, Life Coaching  addresses the knots and tensions which restrict our ability to function at our best. Sometimes massage is gentle, relaxing, soothing and […]

Exercise and Happiness

                    Recently, I went to a talk entitled Exercise and Happiness organised by Action for Happiness in Brighton. Exercise is part of Action for Happiness’ 10 Keys for Happier Living and as I’m an advocate of exercise as part of everyone’s Wellbeing I wanted to attend and to hear […]

The Full-360 – The Context of Balance & Purpose

Michael Laffey, LIfe Coaching, Finding Balance, Balance, Full 360, 360, Wheel of Life

We all seek balance in some form or another. For each person the definition is different; frequently including the fine-tuning of a wide range of personal & professional lifestyle factors. These factors could be: formulating a personal version of work-life balance finding ways to relax personal growth finding purpose making meaningful social interactions finding friends […]