Are you struggling to get to sleep, or stay asleep? Do you feel refreshed the next morning, or are you yawning all day? If you’re feeling irritable and finding it hard to concentrate due to tiredness, you may have insomnia. ...read more
Medical research is identifying more and more ways people can help to prevent dementia, but can tackling stress have a positive impact? The British Medical Journal’s Dementia UK report estimates that around 637,000 people in the UK have dementia. The ...read more
There are many risk factors associated with memory loss, but is there really enough evidence to show a link between stress and dementia? While research is still ongoing around the world, there is a growing consensus that chronic stress could ...read more
If there’s one thing COVID-19 has taught us, it’s that humans have a fundamental need to feel connected. Even the most introverted amongst us found ourselves yearning for a friendly face at the petrol pump, or a smile from a ...read more
For nearly two years the thought of hugging a friend or relative, let alone a complete stranger, was unthinkable. COVID-19 thwarted the global network of willing and able huggers. Some stalwart huggers created ‘hugging suits’ out of shower curtains so ...read more
The Bad, The Good and Positive Stress. Stress is bad for you, right? It is ubiquitously nestled in the lives of people around us. It is visible as you watch commuters running to catch the nearly-departing train, the parents and ...read more
1. Know that feeling anxious about coronavirus is OK and normal. Anxiety is a natural response to the unknown, so it's normal to feel unsettled since much about the virus is unknown even to experts. Anxiety is mother nature's way ...read more
This is not one of those Mental Health day posts that sings and dances about the wonderful service we provide. We do enough of that on #feedbackfriday*. We are a remote business. There is no commute to work, with flexible ...read more
Mental illness is a sign of weakness. People with depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions aren't "mentally weak." Mental strength is not the same as mental health. Someone who is blind or who has an ulcer could still be ...read more
