Tag: mental health
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Open your mind: Five trade-offs to become more accepting
What does being open-minded look like to you? The dictionary definition of open-mindedness is “the quality of being willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your own.” Are you willing to listen to the opinion of others even if their viewpoint isn’t the same as yours? Would you consider their […]
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Don’t fear it, embrace it! Five lessons we can learn from failure
According to the dictionary, failure is ‘a lack of success’. Yet science tells us that failure is actually a catalyst for success because overwhelming setbacks teaches us resilience. In other words, when we learn from failure, we become wiser and stronger. We learn from our mistakes that lead to failures and they can lead to […]
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Parental Burnout: the signs, causes and how to avoid it
When we think of burnout, we’re likely to associate this type of exhaustion with excessive and prolonged stress that occurs when we feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or unable to meet constant demands at work. For many years, burnout has been seen as an occupational hazard- but it’s not only reserved for the workplace… Research has […]
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Lessons you can learn from feeling overwhelmed
Regardless of how well organised we are, there are times when things seem to seek out to overwhelm even the most resilient of us. While we may take satisfaction in our ability to juggle, to always be available or up to speed, this can disguise deep-rooted anxiety, an inability to delegate, or simply say no. […]
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Here’s why self-love isn’t vanity but sanity
When you love someone, you do the best for them. You support them, believe in them, and accept them for who they are. The same remains true for loving yourself — because when you begin to truly love yourself, you’re motivated to be the best you can be. When you think of self-development, you might […]
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Sleep easy: Why it’s essential to get sunlight in the morning
It’s well-established that sleep is essential to our physical and mental health. But despite its importance, a troubling percentage of people find themselves regularly deprived of quality sleep. If you find yourself lying awake in bed tossing and turning until the early hours, you may need a sleep reboot. According to Dr Andrew Huberman, tenured […]
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Some stress is actually good for you: Here’s why
In today’s modern world, we simply cannot avoid a life without stress. Long-term chronic stress can create an imbalance in your body and can be detrimental to your health and wellbeing if not proactively dealt with- but did you know there’s another type of stress that is actually good for you? How can stress be […]
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12 habits that make anxiety worse and how to change them
Nervousness, panic attacks and feelings of sadness plague more of us than you might think. Mixed anxiety & depression is the most common mental health problem in Britain, and around 8 million people in the UK have some form of an anxiety disorder, affecting around a third of people at some stage in their lives. But […]
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Listen to your gut: 5 key differences between intuition and anxiety
Listening to our intuition is something we often find quite difficult. Whether it’s a deep sense of knowing about something or someone, or our inner voice indicating that we’re out of alignment with our goals, values or beliefs, it can be hard to distinguish between who’s doing the talking. So how can we recognise the […]