How do we handle the situation happening in our country, caused by Covid-19? What seems to be happening is that many people are feeling an increasing level of anxiety. So, what can we do to cope with feelings of anxiety and, for some, panic? One thing we can do is to take some control in…
Over 15 million workdays were lost in 2017/18 due to work related stress, depression and anxiety. Would your workplace benefit from having 1 or more people trained to be a Mental Health First Aider?
Mental health awareness training can help to prevent mental ill health crisis in the workplace
Exercise really does help to enhance our mental health …read why…
By acknowledging our self worth we loose the need for the approval of others
A challenging teenager can be very stressful. What can we do?
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Does the health of your gut effect your mental health? Today, whilst tackling an overflowing basket of ironing, I decided to watch Charlotte Church: Inside My Brain on iPlayer. Mental health is one of my passions and a subject I am always keen to know more about. In the programme, there is an investigation in…
In many areas, young people’s lives are improving, yet there is evidence of a growing mental health crisis amongst teens. Rates of anxiety and depression have increased by 70% in the past 25 years. According to the Office of Official Statistics, the number of young suicides each year is greater than it has been for…
Parenting today seems, for many, to be loaded with pressure. As does ‘growing up’ today. Time is pressured, there is pressure to be a ‘successful’ parent, a pressure to ensure our children ‘succeed’, a pressure to help out financially, a pressure to accept very different values to our own about things such as alcohol, spending, drugs,…
