Being a mother is a joy, but it’s a stressful joy. When you’re faced with stress, it can be a challenge for you to relieve it. While stress is the body’s natural response to a problem, and it’s fine in smaller doses, too much stress can definitely have an effect Read more…
Stress is a big thing these days, with 13.3 million working days lost each year due to stress. We all feel and react to stress in our own way, but it can be a leading cause in a whole raft of both mental and physical problems including depression, anxiety, heart Read more…
For the last few months, It’s safe to say I’ve been operating in survival mode. First we had the summer holidays, then I found out I would be having an operation – and then I ended up having said operation as emergency surgery. Two weeks on, I’m feeling much better Read more…
I try very hard, when I’m stressed over something, to figure out whether it’s something I can change. When it’s something I can’t change, I try to avoid allowing it to bother me. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve had a lot of practise lately! One evening last week, Read more…