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25Mar

Digital Detox at Middle Piccadilly

Louise Chunn

retreats, spas, stress, technology, wellbeing

Soul

Rather than staying away from easy addictions like alcohol or sugar, you are expected to dis-avow the very oxygen of 21st century life: the internet. For me this is complicated by two contradictory facts: I have founded a business on the internet; the business is to promote well-ness, which can be destroyed by the downsides of the internet. And yet I craved the chance to detach myself from its distractions.
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24Mar

A Guide to the Five Principles of Jivamukti Yoga

Helen Cunningham

exercise, yoga

Body

Learn about the five principles of Jivamukti yoga
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23Mar

Perinatal and Postnatal Depression

Emma Haynes

counselling, depression, family, PND, postnataldepression, therapy, women

Mind

Perinatal and postnatal depression - why it is so important that new mothers feel able to talk about this problem.
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21Mar

Culture Tip: x + y

Jacqueline Palmer

autism, culture, films

Soul

Morgan Matthews' film x + y sensitively explores the world of autistic teenager Nathan; a film for anyone who has ever felt on the outskirts.
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20Mar

International Happiness Day: Go Out and Play

Elisha Goldstein

anxiety, depression, happiness, society, stress, wellbeing

Soul

Children play. Nobody has to show them how to do it; they're just born knowing.  But as adults, we become so disconnected from it that we forget what it is and how to do it. Psychiatrist Stuart Brown, who founded the nonprofit organisation National Institute of Play in California, says: 'Play is an ancient, voluntary, inherently pleasurable, apparently purposeless activity or process that is undertaken for its own sake, and that strengthens our muscles and social skills, fertilises brain activity, tempers and deepens out emotions, take us out of time, and enables a...
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18Mar

Wellcome Book Prize 2015: Do No Harm by Henry Marsh

Louise Chunn

books, career, culture, Wellcomebookprize

Soul

This book may not sound like an easy read. Chapter after chapter about the triumphs, tragedies and tribulations of a London-based neurosurgeon as he looks back over 40 years of treating serious accidents and illnesses. Blood, bone, brain and many tears. Doctors live with life and death decisions every day; they seem to be able to cut themselves off the human tragedy. But some, like Henry Marsh, can use what they see, hear, and ultimately do, to open us up to essential truths about life and what really matters. That’s why this book has made the shortlist of...
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17Mar

Why Food is More Than Just Science

Elizabeth Butler

mindfulness, nutrition, wellbeing

Body

Choosing, preparing and eating nourishing food has never been so complicated and involved. The health conscious have always paid careful attention to the calorie content of food and been sure to tick off their 5-a-day, but even they are struggling with the growing number of dietary issues that require attention and the opposing expert views that seem to surround each one. What hope for those with only a passing interest in healthy eating? One of the key reasons that eating has become so complicated is that modern society demands that the decisions that shape...
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16Mar

Being an Adult Child of Divorce

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

counselling, divorce, family, loneliness, stress, therapy

Therapists

What's it like when your parents divorce when you yourself are grown up and out of the house?
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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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