Why What We Consume Is Everyone’s Business (Yes, Even at Work)

We’ve all been there. You hit 3pm and your brain taps out.

Focus gone 🙋🏼‍♀️.

Motivation MIA 🔭.

Your hand’s searching the Sour Snakes' bag for "just one more", and the only other solution you can think of is… another coffee. Or perhaps pretending daycare called you and you have to pick your child up.

It’s not just you.
It’s not laziness.
And it’s not just “a personal problem.”

Every week, I coach high-performing professionals and leaders who are running on autopilot — over-caffeinated, undernourished, overwhelmed.

They have a fair idea that their habits aren't serving them, but they primarily attribute their tanking energy, focus and mood to the lack or purpose at work, their workload and the uninspiring leadership team.

If they're not innocent, they're not always the main culprit either.

You don’t need a juice cleanse. You don’t need to overhaul your diet overnight.
And you definitely don’t need another set of “rules.”

What you do need is awareness.

Because when you understand what fuels you (and what drains you), you can make choices that support the way you want to feel, not just how you want to function.

This is exactly what I help my clients do — at both a personal and organisational level.

✨ When professionals understand the connection between what they consume and how they show up… they can make changes.

✨ When employers realise this is part of performance strategy and something they can indeed influence, and not just wellness “fluff”… they start to see those positive changes.

Whether you’re a professional wanting to feel more in control — or a leader wanting to energise your team — here are some practical ideas to get started:

✅ 1. Create a Culture that Encourages Healthier Options

Encourage proper lunch breaks. Eat with your team. Rethink the office snack table — yes, even the Friday drinks fridge.

A culture where people feel safe to rest, eat, and recharge is a culture that performs.

✅ 2. Upgrade Your Environment, Not Just Your Mindset

Make the healthy choice the easy one. At work and at home, stock your physical space and fridge with options that actually support how you want to feel: water, herbal teas, chopped up fruits and veg, protein snacks need to be easy to find.

✅ 3. Mind the Mindless Habits

Often, it’s not hunger. It’s stress, boredom, fatigue, or a trigger.
Use the 90-second pause — just stop, breathe, and check in before reacting to a craving. This tiny habit builds self-leadership fast... and it is proven that 90 seconds is all it takes for a craving to go away - breathe through it.

✅ 4. Have Real Conversations, or Delegate Them (but don't skip them!)

Leaders: don’t assume your team knows how their lifestyle affects their focus, mood and collaboration. Bring in a coach or speaker who can connect the dots and shift behaviour without judgment or overwhelm.

If you’re ready to finally design a life that energises you — not drains you — I offer coaching services to help you shift your mindset and reclaim your wellbeing by re-designing a better lifestyle.

🌿 For individuals, through 1:1 coaching, we create mindset shifts, lifestyle upgrades, and sustainable strategies to help you build a life that works for you.

I also work with organisations to implement structured wellbeing activities and initiatives that go beyond tick-the-box efforts.

My Wellness Blueprint Program™️ supports real culture change and helps workplaces meet their Positive Duty obligations while improving engagement, energy, and retention.

I also offer private, confidential coaching packages in the workplace.