We're often told to go with our gut feelings or use our intuition. But what's the science behind it and how can we actually improve our mental health by what we put into our bodies? Joining Kate on the podcast this week is Annie Breen. Annie is a Nutritional Therapist, NLP Practitioner and wellness and energy coach for mums. As a cheerleader for mothers, she helps exhausted mothers who are done with quick-fix solutions that don't work, to mother themselves from the inside out so they can restore their vitality and feel good in their own skin. Annie supports mothers in a holistic whole-body approach:  mind, body and soul. She is also a gut-brain expert and we talk about this a lot - there is a reason why the gut is called the second brain and we delve into this in-depth during our conversation. If you've ever doubted the connection between our brains and bodies, you won't after this conversation. We talk about how stress is one of our biggest health crises right now, and we have to empower ourselves to take back control of our own lives in order to feel healthier.  We also discuss how we can improve our immune system through what we put in our bodies, as well as how we look after our emotional health.  And as forgiveness is such a big topic for me at the moment, we delve into how healing our past pain and resolving resentment, can have a hugely positive impact on both our mental and physical health. In short: by holding onto our emotional pain, we can make ourselves sicker.  During this episode, Annie explains with such depth and simplicity how we can all take some small and practical steps to improve our gut health, immune system and mental wellbeing.  Ambitions manifest differently for everyone and in this podcast series, Kate will be hearing about the different journeys and challenges her guests have faced whilst balancing their wellbeing & spiritual aspirations, career goals, family lives and the often-forgotten self-care.    Kate Moryoussef is a Wellbeing/EFT & Forgiveness coach and mum to four children, who is passionate about helping women rediscover their inner voice, tap into their expansive potential and realise themselves outside of their family dynamic. You can get in contact with Annie through her website and find out more information about working with Annie or her courses: https://anniebreennutrition.co.uk/ Instagram: @annie_breen_nutrition Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optimisingwellness If you’d like to contact Kate either about the podcast or her EFT & Forgiveness coaching work, you can follow the links below or use the hashtag #theambitiousmumpodcast to join the conversation. https://www.coachingbykate.me.uk katemoryoussef@gmail.com Twitter: @KateMory Instagram: @coaching_by_kate_ Facebook: Coaching by Kate UK  #theambitiousmumpodcast