A Look At Valentine’s Day Depression
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we thought that it would be a good time to discuss some negative feelings that surround this holiday. Many individuals suffer from ‘Valentine’s Day depression’, this can occur for a number of reasons and there are many things that you can do to cope with this negativity. […]
‘New Year New Me’ – Why It’s Time We Left This Rhetoric In The Past
‘New year new me’, it’s a phrase that you hear all over the place in the lead-up to and first few weeks of a new year. Whilst the goal of getting fitter, healthier and more successful is admirable, this kind of rhetoric can also be damaging. Improving yourself is positive, whereas the desire for a […]
Protecting Your Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is a familiar phrase, especially with the advent of hybrid working and advanced technology. Once there was a neat home-work divide separated by a commute, but now you can work at any time, in any place, jeopardising a healthy balance of work, home, family and friends. More Than A Number A […]
What Makes You Unique?
Trying to understand what makes you unique is something that many of us struggle with, including several scientists and philosophers as far back as ancient Greece. 19th-century scientist, Francis Galton, coined the catchy phrase, ‘nature versus nurture’ and this has been at the centre of the vast majority of research in this area since then. […]
Understanding How Stress Affects Your Health
As International Stress Awareness Week runs from the 7th to the 11th of November, we thought that now was a good time to look at how stress affects your health. Stress is something that we all experience in our lives and, for most of us, it is manageable. In some cases it’s even beneficial. However, […]
Physical Health And Mental Wellbeing
Did you know that approximately 30% of individuals who suffer with long-term physical health problems also struggle with their mental health and wellbeing? Mental health exacerbates physical illness, leading to poorer outcomes and, therefore, higher costs to the individual and the NHS. The two are inextricably linked, and the best results come when the two […]
Alcohol And Mental Health
The UK is well known for its drinking culture – the first sunny day of summer in the pub garden or Sunday afternoon pints over bank holiday weekends. Enjoying a few drinks every now and then is absolutely fine, but it becomes problematic for many individuals. Alcohol and mental health are closely linked, so, ahead […]
Breaking Bad Habits
Bad habits are easy to establish and hard to break. When people think about them, they think of things like nail biting, smoking or checking your phone every two minutes. However, you can also develop them in the way that you think about and react to different situations. These problematic thoughts and inappropriate reactions can […]
Are You Unhappy At Work?
Did you know that September 19th-25th is International Week of Happiness at Work? If this sounds like an entirely foreign concept to you, you may benefit from Dr Jan’s help. He has helped countless individuals who have found themselves becoming increasingly unhappy at work. International Week Of Happiness At Work British employees work […]
What Is Imposter Syndrome?
Have you ever found yourself wondering ‘what is imposter syndrome’? The phrase is quite widely used, however it is often misunderstood. Read on to learn more about this increasingly common phenomenon. What Is Imposter Syndrome? In the simplest terms, imposter syndrome (IS) is characterised by feeling like a fraud, when this is not […]