Anxiety & stress Articles
by Andrea Blundell The Mental Health Foundation in the UK reports that one in five women suffer from a common mental health problem such as depression, anxiety, or self- harm. But only one in eight men do. When it comes to women and mental health, why are we more at risk? The extra stressors women...
by Claudia Cole Like many soon-to-be students, I couldn’t wait to start university and relish in my first taste of freedom. I was told to expect the best years of my life, that I would make unforgettable memories and lifelong friendships. Nowhere had anyone bought up mental health at university. The university dream vs reality...
by Claudia Cole Social media has become an essential part of modern life, allowing us to keep in touch with the ones we love, discover new connections, and build a sense of community across the globe. But we all know that it isn’t without its downsides. According to The Royal Society for Public Health, rates...
by Andrea Blundell We wish each other peace and joy each holiday season. But how can we actually bring these feelings into our life and make them more than just words scrawled in a greeting card? And are they even realistic states of being? Are peace and joy overrated? Peace, for far too many people,...
It’s easy to find advice about how to deal with difficult people at work. But what if it’s you who is the difficult employee? And you can’t seem to stop being that person? Why does it matter if I am a difficult employee? Even with changes to the workplace since the pandemic, many of us...
by Andrea Blundell Some of us didn’t get the pretty end of the stick when it came to our family of origin, and lived through a toxic childhood. And here we are as adults, doing our best. Perhaps even doing a lot of therapy and self-help. But we can still feel haunted by our past,...
by Victoria Stokes Male mental health is a serious concern in the UK. According to the Mental Health Foundation, around one in every eight men in England has a mental health concern like depression, anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). And they are three times more likely to commit suicide as well as three times...
by Victoria Stokes In recent years, hobbies have somewhat fallen out of favour, replaced by more passive endeavours like watching TV and scrolling social media. But are we missing out on the benefits of hobbies for mental health? In a nutshell, yes. If you tell yourself you have no time for hobbies, you are overlooking...
By Claudia Cole Does the familiar blue glow of a device make your eyes sore after a day of being behind a screen? But also perhaps give you a feeling of being worn out and depleted, or even a bit low? It’s likely you’re feeling the brunt of digital fatigue. What is digital fatigue? The...
by Victoria Stokes How do you feel when you’re away from your nearest and dearest? Panicked? Anxious? Distressed? You could be dealing with separation anxiety. Yes, the term is more often used in the context of children or dogs. But this is about to change. Adults can suffer similar, and it is about to become...
