Dr Alison Colville shares her busy clinical career alongside movement, mindfulness and quality time with her family
As a natural early riser, I usually wake up between 5-6am, and the first thing I do is grab a hot cup of good-old breakfast tea. Following this is what I call my “power hour” – a period of uninterrupted time for meditation, journalling, planning and reading – a moment to centre myself before the day picks up pace. I’m currently reading The Diary of a CEO, which provides the perfect dose of inspiration before the day begins, and concludes my power hour session.
Some mornings I’ll make myself a protein smoothie for breakfast and other mornings I’m grabbing crumpets from the freezer because I’m running late. I will then feed my Labrador Retrievers Cleo and Luna, and head off to the gym, as exercise is an essential element of my morning. Cardio has never really been my thing; I would much rather spend 45 minutes lifting heavy weights in the morning.
My clinic day begins at 10am, but no two clinic days are ever quite the same. Some are focused on lengthy consultations, while others are treatment-heavy. My work largely centres on full-face filler…
