be your own reason to smile

Love
Written By Emma Alexander-Cook

be your own reason to smile

be your own reason to smile.

At times we can get caught up in so much ‘stuff’ that we forget to smile. We rely on others to make us smile, or we spend our time trying to get them to smile. We need to be our own reason to smile. Have you ever noticed that young children seem to smile at everything. Everything makes them happy and amazes them.

In February I have written about love. Love in a relationship, a friendship, your work, your hobbies. Love in the movies and in songs. Love can make you cry and it can make you smile. We need to be secure in ourselves though and be our own reason to smile. We need to make ourselves a priority, love ourselves, care for ourselves. This makes us happy, it makes us smile, it brings us joy, reduces stress and when you smile, you draw others towards you. When we are smiling, and happy then tasks in our homes and work become a bit easier. Have you spent a day trying to be your own reason to smile recently? Why not try it. Book some time in your diary for some self-care, time on your own or with friends and family, watch a funny movie, relax. Be your own reason to smile for once.

Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

Websites include:

www.emmaalexandercook.com

www.savemoneyfreezefood.com

www.livefreelovelife.com

www.cooksprojects.com

Photography

Our love for photography started on our travels. We wanted to capture images of the areas we travelled to both for our own records and for our family back at home. Some of these images were reproduced as watercolours. Our favourite images we display at home and friends often asked where we had purchased the pictures! Now you can purchase them online directly from us.

Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

http://www.glutenfreedairyfreefamily.com
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