Helen Birch is a UK based businesswoman from Yorkshire, she owns Helen Birch Hypnotherapy.She is one of the newer members of the Women’s Inspire Network and was introduced to the global women's business network when a friend recommended that she follow Samantha Kelly, founder of WIN, on the social media platform Twitter.For many years she worked as a primary school teacher so you could say her career move was quite an unusual one. But burnout from her teaching position sent her on a different path.

This blog is an introduction to perimenopause and menopause and why self-care and education are crucial during this stage of our lives. This is the first blog of a number that will look at specific issues in menopause including sleep, exercise, mental health, HRT, heart health, bone health, brain health etc. The focus is to help empower women through information and support so that they can be proactive in optimising their health and wellbeing both for their personal life and their work life.

Todays Blog is to share just three of the many tips, that can help you on your self love journey. Whitney Houston even sang about the greatest love of all a song written way back in 1977 !

How to keep going even when you don't feel like it! It's really important to take time out from running your business. But what if you can't? What if there are bills to pay and you need to get business in. Sometimes this is the reality of the small business owner.

When was the last time you disconnected from your business 100%? When was the last time you switched your phone off or left it at home?

How to transform your perceived enemy into your best friend. Through love, forgiveness, and gratitude you can heal any relationship, even your relationship with food, your home – whatever your struggling with in your life. Heal the anger or hurt your holding onto. Open to the energy of your compassionate heart and feel unconditional love through forgiveness.

Are you an entrepreneur? How many hats do you wear in a day? Work-life balance – a popular topic amongst entrepreneurs that can be incredibly difficult to accomplish. But self-care for entrepreneurs seems impossible when you wake up early after spending hours and hours in front of the computer the day before. You drink too much coffee, forget about eating healthy and haven’t worked out in while…sound familiar?

With the upcoming event focusing on self-care, I wanted to cover the subject of mindfulness. Guided mindfulness exercises are definitely a great starting point in self-care.

This is a piece I wrote last year, on my experience as a busy mother to two wonderful young girls. I regularly forget and just don't have the time to do anything for 'me', which I'm sure a lot of mums can relate to!!