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13Mar

Celebrating Mother's Day When you Don't Get Along with your Mum

Kate Merrick

childhood, family, mother, mothersday

Relationships

If your biological mother doesn't quite fit the bill, why not start with yourself this Mother's Day?
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12Mar

Caring for Someone with Dementia

June Andrews

dementia, elderly, family, home, love

Mind

Having dementia is very worrying. The stress leads to upsetting behaviour, and that is the sort of thing that people find hard to deal with at home. All of them will be solved more easily if there is a relaxed atmosphere at home. If someone is shouting, repeating themselves, refusing to eat, staying cool and tranquil would be a miracle.  So the secret is to put as much in place as possible to keep a stress-free background environment. This means avoiding over-stimulation - and everyone has different things that they find stimulating, so you have to decide for...
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11Mar

The Relationship between Dust and Depression

Marina Gask

depression, home, stress

Mind

It's not easy to keep going with the little things when you are suffering from depression - here's some tips to help with housework when you're feeling depressed.
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10Mar

Dealing with Negative Self-Talk and Body Image

Alexandra Jamieson

bodyimage, nutrition, sex, wellbeing, women

Body

Dealing with negative self-talk can be extremely challenging - here's why it's so important to show your body some love and acceptance.
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09Mar

Wellcome Book Prize Shortlist Announced

Welldoing

books, culture

Soul

This year’s Wellcome Book Prize shortlist is an amalgam of non-fiction and fiction books that as head of judges Bill Bryson said today, are “all accessible, engaging and beautifully written”. Deciding on the six books that would make the shortlist was “like being in the world’s best book club”, said the best-selling non-fiction author. The prize, which was relaunched last year with the strap line “books for the incurably curious”, is for publications that engage with some aspect of medicine, health or illness. As Ken Arnold, Head of Public Programmes at the...
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09Mar

Get the Best out of Life: Resilience and Stress Management

Barbara Sahakian

exercise, mindfulness, stress, wellbeing

Mind

Cambridge Professor Barbara Sahakian shares her tips for building resilience and managing stress. Find out more at the Cambridge Science Festival.
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07Mar

Why We Need International Women's Day

Terri Apter

men, society, women

Soul

Explanations of women’s under-representation in science, technology, engineering and maths (only 14% of women entering University choose science related subjects, compared to 39% of boys) are usually stacked up like layers on a wedding cake. The bottom layer, the stodgy foundation, is about “hard wiring”.  Fortunately, claiming that gender career segregation is down to differences in women’s and men’s brains is now high risk; though this claim has helped launch one Cambridge professor as a star, it has also brought down one Harvard president. Girls opt for...
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06Mar

Healing Music

Terry Snow

creativity, music, wellbeing

Soul

Music often strikes a chord with us deep down, even if we don't understand why. Terry Snow explores the healing power of music composition and listening.
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05Mar

Life After a Break Up Part 2

Chris Taylor

counselling, couple, love, single, therapy

Therapists

The second part of our advice on how to move on after a break up - this week focusing on loss, acceptance and impermanence.
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04Mar

A Happier, Healthier You: The Welldoing How To Guide

Welldoing

anxiety, books, depression, mindfulness, wellbeing

Soul

This is just a quick post, to proudly announce that we have published an eBook: A Happier, Healthier You: The Welldoing How To Guide We have collected contributions from a wonderful array of experts, psychologists and writers, who offer their best advice on subjects that will – we hope – serve to make life less stressful and more enjoyable and balanced for you too. This How To Guide is all about your mind and body, with advice ranging from how best to start the day, how to build inner strength, how to find the job you love - and everything in between. And it's...
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