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10Jan

Chia Seeds: A Simple Way to Nourish Yourself

Barrie Rogers

nutrition

Body

Simple is a great word for chia. The seeds are tiny but powerful, and adding them to your food is simple. The subtle taste of chia means you can add it to anything you already enjoy and it won't affect the flavour whatsoever. This is only one of the  many reasons why chia has become so popular as a health food. Here's why else these little black and white seeds are so reknowned. Chia is: High in omega-3 fatty acids Chia is among the highest plant sources of omega-3 in the world. Our bodies need omega-3s for brain function, heart health, and many other...
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09Jan

7 Myths about Changing your Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

eatingdisorders, food, health, mindset, nutrition

Therapists

Changing your relationship with food can be a lengthy, winding journey. Eating disorder specialist Harriet Frew examines some of the damaging myths we buy into and what you can do to combat them
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08Jan

How to Maximise your Learning Potential

Jackee Holder

self

Soul

Advice on how to embrace new learning experiences and get the most out of them.
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07Jan

Green Gyms: Wellbeing through Outdoor Conservation

Green Gym

exercise, volunteer, wellbeing

Soul

Green Gyms transform people’s health and wellbeing through participation in outdoor conservation activity. They are group-based, physically challenging and result in green spaces for the wider public benefit. Regular attendees increase their activity over time and so get fitter. They also develop a social, or ‘peer-support’ network, and have higher levels of contact with nature. This powerful combination helps them to develop resilience against mental and physical health problems and - through learning how to manage green space - new skills, knowledge and...
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06Jan

What you Need to Know About Counselling for Children

Michèle Bartlett

children, counselling, family, parenting, therapy

Mind

The need to know information about counselling for children and child psychotherapy.
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05Jan

From Hedonist to Healthy: Overcoming OCD and Anxiety

Bea Mitchell

anxiety, exercise, nutrition, OCD, self

Mind

An honest and open account of recovery: how lifestyle changes can go a long way to helping with OCD and anxiety.
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02Jan

10 Reasons to Adjust your Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

food, nutrition, self, wellbeing

Therapists

Some solid advice to help you work out a healthy relationship with food for good this year.
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31Dec

Silver Circle: A Support Network for the Later Stages of Life

Tamar Posner

counselling, therapy

Mind

Aged 50 and at the height of my former career, I was one day informed that I had become ‘surplus to requirements’ and without warning made redundant. I felt then that I had been stripped of my sense of identity, my sense of purpose and everything I thought I had known about the world. That shocking experience is the base metal from which Silver Circle has been formed. Having re-trained as a counsellor and psychotherapist, my work has since been primarily with adults on a one-to-one basis; in the process I have found it particularly rewarding to work with people who,...
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30Dec

Why is it So Hard to Say No?

Josephine Cropper

psychology, self, society, wellbeing

Mind

Those of us who feel uncomfortable saying no are actually doing ourselves are disservice and often struggle with healthy boundaries
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29Dec

Why Dog Walking is Good for You

Markie Robson-Scott

self, wellbeing

Soul

‘Alpha got lost for five hours,’ says one of the regular dog people as Albie, her working cocker spaniel, races around the park. ‘He followed a bitch on heat for miles, all the way to the main road. Now his mum’s had him snipped and she’s bought a tracking device’. We gasp in horror at the trauma. Alpha is a husky. I know him well, as does my dog Milo, a miniature schnauzer, who adores being pinned down by him and gently bitten on the neck. I don’t know his owner’s name (yes, I’m aware that the term ‘owner’ is seen in some rarified circles as non-pc, too clinical,...
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