Work Life Balance

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Written By Emma Alexander-Cook

Work Life Balance

Work Life Balance

Finding a work-life balance can be challenging for a lot of people. You are paid to complete tasks, and it can be hard at the end of the working day and week to leave the work at home. Technology means our working desk is always with us in the palm of our hands. The urgent letter that would have once been mailed or faxed to us now arrives moments after being sent and your phone, watch or other electronic device alerts us immediately that we have work still to complete. If you added up the hours of work you completed once you've left the office how many would that be? I now work for myself, and although my work still goes with me, it is my choice when I look at the mails, responds to the messages and contact others. I have set defined boundaries for time with my family, friends and for when I'm at work and that works for me. How do you define your work-life balance? Does work determine who you are? Do you have a life outside of work? Are you happy with the balance?

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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