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ccording to Emily Cheyne, can affect our personal relationships.
Owner and founder of Cheyne says that she always asks her
Know How Group: a UAE clients whom she sees for emotional
based health and wellbeing eating sessions – “how do you feel
company in Dubai, women when you look in the mirror?” “I would
are feeling more and more estimate that well over half of them start
self conscious about their crying,” she says, adding, “If you’re not
weight at all stages of life. comfortable with the way you feel and
“Unfortunately this isn’t look in yourself then it places a strain on
just our own judgements – your personal relationship.” Learning to
but also how others treat love certain areas of our bodies, rather
us too. In the UK the NHS than only focusing on the areas we don’t
states that lower weight is like, is, according to Cheyne, hugely
one of the pre-conditions empowering. “Your partner doesn’t
for getting any assisted conception,” want to hear what you don’t like or keep
she explains and this has now reached getting reminded of your insecurities,”
women who feel over weight and they she says, adding, “If you are not happy
feel they are no longer empowered with your body then you’ll also notice a
to even try and have a baby. “The direct link to your libido – this obviously
pattern with many of my female clients has an effect on getting pregnant.”
is that they place too much pressure
on themselves,” she says, adding, “In Perfect to Conceive
particular, women often talk about
wanting better careers, to juggle home/ Like any infatuation with being the
work life better and to be more fit and perfect size; the media, explains Cheyne,
healthy.” All these pressures equal has a huge role to play. “We are forever
increased stress and this, emphasises being faced with stories and images
Cheyne, has a huge impact on other of celebrities who are back to pre-
areas of our lives including trying for a baby weight in what seems like one
baby, the ability to not emotionally eat week after giving birth,” she says, “I
(which causes weight gain) and affects say to all my female clients: be kind to
our relationships with our partners, family yourself and live in the present. When
and friends. you are pregnant appreciate it.” You
are BLOOMING, she reminds us, not
Mirror Mirror On The Wall ballooning. She advises: “When you have
had your baby then please do try and get
Emotions play a big role in our self fit and healthy but in an appropriate and
perception and body image which natural way. You need to keep energy
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