Episode 33: Living with kids under lockdown with Dr Orlena Kerek

I talk to Dr Orlena Kerek, a pediatric doctor turned weight loss and health coach. She lives in Spain with her 4 kids, currently under lockdown. She knows a lot about managing anxiety and healthy nutrition.
We talk about:
- Life under lockdown in Spain
- Coping with children at home
- How best to stay sane under lockdown
- Coping with uncertainty
- Acknowledging our needs as well as everyone else’s
- Letting things go
- Accepting life as it is now
- How oxygen may be all that many people need when they are in hospital with coronavirus
- Working with the information we have on the evolution of the disease
- How children are considered super-spreaders
- Working out what to do in a new relationship under quarantine
- The benefits of a strict lockdown
- Maintaining a healthy diet at this time
- Going easy on yourself if you’re not always eating healthily
- Celebrate the nice things every day
- Try to plan your meals but don’t overdo it – work with what you have
- Managing anxiety in this new normal
- The importance of movement for mental health
- Getting outside if you can and getting enough sleep
- Taking this opportunity to try new things
- All the online learning and connection possibilities with the pandemic happening now
- Staying sociable remotely to stay well
And more!
You can find out more about Orlena:
Websites | drorlena.com, snotty-noses.com, happyhealthyeatingforkids.com
You can also listen to Orlena’s Fit and Fabulous Podcast
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