Routine: The Silent Hero of Our Mental Health and Wellbeing
Routine is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Find out how therapeutic approaches leverage routine building to boost Mental health.
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Lending a Hand: Supporting Those Living with Anxiety and Depression
Supporting a loved one through anxiety and depression can be the hardest thing. Don’t become one of the 1 in 4 because you’re caring for a 1 in 4.
Nurturing Mental Wellbeing: A Holistic Approach to ADHD
Firstly, let’s be clear. As a mental health nurse, I am not specifically trained to assess or diagnose Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). I also want to acknowledge my own biases: my primary agenda is to advocate for people regardless of their difficulties to have the knowledge and skills to help themselves and take pride in …
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Rethinking Mental Health: A Holistic Approach To Wellbeing Over Self diagnosis and Illness
Should we be promoting holistic healthcare to boost resilience and our wellbeing over honing in on illness and encouraging a culture of self diagnosis?
Embracing the Purpose of Worry: to build resilience to worry we need to understand it
Throughout the years, I’ve witnessed firsthand the profound impact anxiety, particularly worry, can have on individuals’ well-being. It’s a universal human experience that touches each of our lives at some point. We’ve all found ourselves worrying about what might unfold in a job interview or who will be present at a social gathering. However, for …
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Stand Tall: Why We Are Doing What We Are Doing
One day, well over a decade ago, on a whim, I left my decent job with nothing really going for me – no career direction or aspirations. This was all due to bereavements in my family, and I was in a bit of a rut. After a few aimless months, just by chance, I landed …
Stoicism: An ancient way to build purpose and resilience in the modern world
A lot of us are struggling to find purpose and meaning. Does stoicism offer a framework to live in this modern hectic world? Maybe it does.
Lifting, Talking and Standing Tall
We were invited to tell our story by the Cardiff University Alumni Team.
What is one of the most effective ways to alleviate suffering? It’s to be Part of a Tribe
Being part of a ‘tribe’ has more than just the obvious benefits. You are simply better with a tribe than without.
‘I HAVE ANXIETY: SO DO WE ALL. WHEN DOES IT BECOME A PROMLEM?
When people say to me, ‘I have anxiety’, I usually ask them ‘what is anxiety? Why do we get anxious?’ What I often get is ‘it’s worrying…it’s debilitating…it’s horrible…anxiety is when I can’t do anything’. If I ask ‘what is the function of it?’ A typical response a lot of the time is; ‘I don’t …
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