🚨 New research has raised some serious questions about erythritol — the sugar substitute often found in “low-carb” and “sugar-free” products.

by Rich Ellis | Aug 31, 2025 | Coaching, Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

A University of Colorado Boulder study has shown that even amounts similar to what you’d get in one sugar-free drink may negatively affect blood vessels in the brain. Reduced nitric oxide (less vessel relaxation), more endothelin-1 (vessel constriction), impaired clot...

When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict

by Rich Ellis | Aug 31, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict When most of us hear the word conflict, we picture arguments with other people, a disagreement at work, a tension in a relationship, or frustration in a team. But there’s another type of conflict that’s just as...

When Values Don’t Align: The Hidden Path to Burnout

by Rich Ellis | Aug 26, 2025 | Coaching, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

We all know the usual suspects when it comes to employee burnout – workload, deadlines, and poor work-life balance. But there’s a quieter, often invisible driver that organisations underestimate: value misalignment. Shalom Schwartz’s research into personal values...

Speaking into Their Listening – Bridging Value Differences in the Workplace

by Rich Ellis | Aug 19, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

Shalom Schwartz’s work on personal values is the most studied and peer-reviewed in that field. The science tells us there are 10 principal values, sitting within a framework that can help managers and leaders easily identify where their team members are ‘coming...

Movement Matters, Whatever Your Size

by Rich Ellis | Aug 12, 2025 | Coaching, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

Let’s clear something up right from the start: you do not need to be a particular size or shape to benefit from exercise. In fact, some of the biggest wins I see as a coach come from people in what’s often called the “a bit heavier than ideal” body category (though...

The Health Coach’s Crispy Pork Belly Recipe

by Rich Ellis | Aug 4, 2025 | Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness

A guilt-free way to get that crunch Pork belly isn’t usually something you’d expect from a health coach, but hear me out. When it’s done right, it’s not just a treat for the taste buds, it can be part of a balanced, real-food approach to eating that respects quality,...