And just like that, life has changed dramatically for all of us. For some of us that change will be more seismic than for others. Some have needed to relocate from the office to home. For others the changes in employment will be more pronounced...
Read moreA brief reflection on International Women’s Day 2020. Being married to my wife Claire for 51 years this year, I feel qualified to describe how we should all consider how we are equal but different. Men and women are the ying and the yang –...
Read moreAs promised, this month we are starting a series on various mental health disorders. There is a wide range of mental health conditions that affect your thinking, mood and behaviour, and we plan to cover all the main disorders. This will give you...
Read moreMany of our new year’s resolutions and our goals to change are informed by our desire to overcome addiction in our lives. Whether it be to quit the traditional “bad” kind or free ourselves from the more subtle or accepted...
Read moreAs we come to the end of our short series – New Year, New You – we thought it appropriate to take a look at the many ways we can sabotage our own growth, change and goals. Self-sabotage is often the white elephant in the room of...
Read moreAs we've been making our way through the first part of this new year and new decade, many of us have been considering our lives and looking forward to making positive changes for the future. Here on the blog post we've had articles that tie in...
Read moreWho doesn’t want to live a healthy, happy life? If we’re honest, most of us are just not always sure how to achieve this. Hence the large amounts of self-help books and articles published every year. If our last few blog posts have...
Read moreLast week we tried to inject some perspective into the whole issue of new year’s resolutions. We hope many of you took on board the value of self-care that Teyhou Smyth, our London-based therapist, wrote about – if you missed it you...
Read moreWe’re well into the start of 2020 now – how are your new year’s resolutions doing? Did you make any for this year? After the indulgence and perhaps stress of the Christmas season, most of us do make some kind of effort to...
Read more"It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!" But while many people, especially children, are beginning to feel the Christmas cheer, many others are starting to feel a little down, or even the churning of dread on the inside. The holiday blues...
Read moreThis week we have a different kind of article for you, showcasing the goodwill and tenacity of one of our team members. Podiatrist Angela Ferris recently completed an expedition to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money for...
Read moreAs our series on burnout in high-stress professions comes to a close, we thought we’d also take a look at another profession that can sometimes come with its own mental health challenges. These days so many people work in IT and related...
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