HAVEN WELLNESS BLOG

When you consider it takes up to 40 weeks or more to create a tiny human, you would think mothers would relax and give their bodies time to restore. Instead, according to a 2014 survey of 1,500 women in the United Kingdom, 40 per cent of new mums feel pressured into losing weight quickly. A 2015 study by the American journal Obstetrics & Gynecology found that 75 per cent of women don't return to their pre-baby weight one year post-birth, while UK-based research revealed it ta

By Renée Malyon, Physiotherapist, Mindfulness & Somatic Trauma Therapist As a trauma informed health professional, my goal is to always ensure that a client feels safe in any session – be it for an injury, in my pelvic health practice, or a mental health concern. We all have different life experience, opinions and biases. Some comments that are often made can be incredibly invalidating and hurtful. The concept of talking about trauma for some can be incredibly scary. So if s

Having arrived back to New Zealand in 2020 after 11 years abroad, I was surprised to discover that there was still a lack of awareness...

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2022 - NEW ZEALAND How are you really feeling today? What sensations do you feel in your body? Did you know...

1) Exercise My top tip is get moving! In pregnancy, exercise has been shown to have minimal risks and promote health and emotional...

How are you really feeling today? Do you ever ‘check in’ with your body? What sensations can you feel that may be related to stress? Did...

Someone once asked me, is the point of meditation to clear your mind and think of nothing? The brain is like the heart....the heart...