April is stress awareness month and this year’s theme is #LittleByLittle. The importance of small but consistent changes in how we manage our lives can’t be underestimated. The Stress Management Society’s research highlights that small steps in self-care and wellbeing routines can develop into significant benefit for ourselves and those we care about. Take a […]
Welcome to our March article on mental health at University. Starting university can be a wonderful and exciting experience, but it can also bring its own unique challenges. It’s natural to feel nervous or overwhelmed during the first few weeks at university, and it can be a while before you feel like you’ve found your […]
Stress is something that will affect us all at some point in life. Sometimes stress can be manageable and expected, even rewarding once we overcome the source of our stress. However left to grow over time stress can become a real problem and so in April every year since 1992 The Stress Management Society holds […]
Welcome to November – the 2rd of November is Stress Awareness day nationally. There has never been a more appropriate time to write this article with the cost of living crisis and concerns about fuel bills causing nationwide concerns. What is stress? Simply it is the body’s reaction to feeling under threat, overwhelmed and unable […]
On 27th June each year, the UK raises awareness of post traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) – let’s just call it trauma. Many clients we see come with symptoms of chronic ill health, anxiety, low mood/depression, OCD, eating disorders, intrusive thoughts, feeling disconnected from others, struggling to concentrate and remember things, addictions to food, alcohol, prescription […]