Self-care is something we often hear about, but few truly understand. It has a bad connotation to some and many question its benefits. However, self-care should be a priority to everyone and is about much more than being pampered for a day or two. It’s about readdressing your priorities and Read more…
Anyone can have a mental illness, and anyone can develop one at any time. This is why it’s so important to take care of your mental health as much as possible; the more time and care you take with it, the less likely it is that you will start to Read more…
Mental health is something that has become much more talked about in recent years – and this can only be a good thing. However, I find that most of the discussion is around helping people who already have poor mental health. In fact, it could be argued that the entire Read more…
I’ve been living with anxiety for most of my life – but I never actually realised it was anxiety. I thought everyone was ready to get off the bus or train five minutes before they needed to be. I thought everyone practised conversations before having them (even what to say Read more…
There are many different approaches when it comes to anxiety and depression, but one you may not have considered before is neurofeedback. What is neurofeedback? Neurofeedback is a type of therapy where an EEG (electroencephalogram) is used to monitor your brainwave activity. A program will then use cues such as Read more…
When we feel hurt by someone’s words or actions, it can be hard to forgive them. Without forgiveness though, we cannot move on – and often this affects us much more than the other person involved. You don’t have to forgive if you’re not ready The first thing to bear Read more…
In my experience, mental health is not as straight forward as physical health. If your leg is broken, you get a cast put on and usually that does the job. If your appendix is… whatever an appendix does badly, you have an operation and they take it out and it’s Read more…
If you find yourself feeling upset and violated enough to be googling “was I raped?” at 2am, the chances are you probably already know the answer to that. He is naked and on top of me, and I am saying, no, you’re not wearing a condom, you need to stop. Read more…
Taking care of someone is rewarding, but equally demanding. If at present, you are taking care of someone, you would know that caregiving is a physically and emotionally laborious process. In the first place, their unfortunate circumstances put their family and friends in turmoil. What follows is an eternal state Read more…
This morning, I reached the milestone of 500 consecutive days of meditation. Yes, ok I am showing off a little bit – I’m proud of that achievement. In the last 500 days I have spent more than 280 hours meditating. This was not my first rodeo though; I had previously Read more…
I’ve come to believe that many people (myself included) do not know how to deal with difficult feelings, and so we avoid them. We eat too much. We scroll through social media. We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have, all trying to fill a gap to Read more…
When someone has hurt you, it can be tempting to hold feelings of anger and resentment – perhaps even revenge. But perhaps you could forgive them instead. We have all been in situations where someone’s words or actions have hurt us. That could be something large or relatively small; it Read more…
Sending mass emails is a great way of getting your message out to larger groups of people. This can be of help when running a business, but also personally if you often send updates to a group of friends or relatives, or if you are sending information about a charity Read more…
Yoga is a great way to increase your flexibility, improve your respiratory health, and center yourself before a long day. But to make the most out of your practice, you need to fuel up before you lay down your mat after you’ve said “namaste” for the day. Read on for Read more…
Mindfulness seems to have become ubiquitous lately; it’s everywhere, mentioned in relation to just about everything. It’s the buzzword on everyone’s lips. But what is it, and can it help your mental health? What is mindfulness? The short answer is that mindfulness is being aware of the current moment – Read more…
Mental health is being discussed more and more in the mainstream in recent years, and the discussion has widened so that it’s not only for people who have “serious problems.” More and more people are beginning to realise that you don’t need to have a diagnosed mental health condition in Read more…