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Mindfulness – what is it, how can it help and when to implement it? It’s a buzz word that you have undoubtedly heard over the past few years, but what exactly does it mean? Mind.org defines mindfulness as ‘ the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive [...]

Definition – noun 1. a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.”he felt a surge of anxiety” [https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/] What is anxiety? Your heart rate increases, you feel on full alert and your body tenses up – does that sound familiar? Anxiety is how we feel when we are worried, tense or afraid. Triggers for these things [...]

World Mental Health Day takes place annually, on the 10 October. It was first recognised in 1992, by the World Federation for Mental Health. This organisation is a global mental health community, with members and contacts from more than 150 countries. In parallel with this, the Mental Health Foundation has been campaigning for the past 70 years, in order to [...]

Noun the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.”the study will assess the relationship between unemployment and political attitudes The word ‘relationship’ is used so freely by people, so that it’s often assumed to have one universal definition. However, the word actually encompasses such a huge variety of kinds of human connections, [...]

  As a society we are all given the traditional perspective that we will fall in love, experience the pleasure and bliss that comes with romance, develop a deep connection, and potentially have children. We have all been attracted to somebody at some point, but what is is that actually draws us to that person? Have you ever wondered why [...]

Like many other ‘key phrases’, it is a term that you may often come across, but what does self-care actually mean? The World Health Organization’s working definition of self care is: ‘“The ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a health-care provider”. At [...]