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15Dec

Why is Christmas Depressing?

Saff Mitten

anxiety, Christmas, counselling, depression, loneliness, therapy

Therapists

Christmas can be a difficult time for many people. A counsellor explains why so many people seek counselling at this time of year.
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14Dec

Using Mindfulness to Overcome Insomnia Part 3

Guy Meadows

mindfulness, sleep, wellbeing

Soul

How accepting your thoughts through mindfulness practice can help you deal with your insomnia.
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13Dec

Why Christmas Makes Me Really Anxious

Leanne Brookes

anxiety, Christmas, selfcare, society

Mind

Christmas isn't so merry for everyone - one girl shares her personal story of why the time of year makes her so anxious.
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12Dec

How to Not Get Fat This Christmas

Jeannette Hyde

nutrition

Nutritionists

Christmas is a famously indulgent time: mulled wine, mince pies, chocolates and second helpings all round. All well and good at the time, but many of us find ourselves regretting starting the new year that bit heavier. Nutritional therapist Jeannette Hyde has come up with five simple and non-punishing ways you can avoid getting fat this Christmas. 1. Don’t vandalise a good diet with binge drinking People often ask me if a night out now and again is ok. When they then tell me the night in question involves 12 pints, followed by chasers and a hangover for two days, the...
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12Dec

Should We Embrace Excess at Christmas?

Ros Coward

Christmas, society

Soul

There are only 12 shopping days before Christmas, but I wonder if it’s time we all called time on the mad rush of thoughtless consumerism that seems to have overtaken the season. Confronted with heaps of packaged gifts, and adverts encouraging us to ‘buy , buy , buy’, the expressions that come to my mind as Christmas approaches are not ‘good cheer’ and 'merriness’ but   ‘enough’ and, ‘too much’. Before the Christmas turkey has even hit the table I’ve lost my appetite, overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of stuff. Yet these feelings aren’t straightforward....
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11Dec

5 reasons anti-depressants are not the answer to women’s problems

Louise Chunn

depression, society, women

Mind

One in 10 women in England take anti-depressants, according to a report released this week by the Health Survey for England. This shockingly high figure - nearly twice the level for men, and higher than figures for Europe overall – should make us pause for thought. Does this mean that 10 percent of women in England are suffering from severe depression? Because that is what NICE recommends anti-depressants for. Whereas, for mild to moderate depression, the advice is not pills, but talking therapy, which is not nearly so easy to get hold of as an easy-to-write...
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11Dec

5 Tips for Feeling Good About Your Post-Baby Body

Harriet Frew

bodyimage, family, motherhood, pregnancy, tips, women

Therapists

Body image specialist Harriet Frew shares simple ways you can feel good about your amazing post-baby body
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10Dec

9 Ways to Cope with Social Anxiety

Alice McGurran

anxiety, emotions, self, socialanxiety, tips

Mind

The party season is upon us - here's 9 tips to help you through if you struggle from social anxiety
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09Dec

What is Music Therapy?

Gráinne Foster

career, counselling, creativity, music, therapy

Mind

Learn about the fantastic work music therapists do, and what music therapy is.
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08Dec

What is Dynamic Running Therapy?

william pullen

depression, exercise, mental health, therapy

Therapists

Dynamic Running Therapy: linking movement and traditional talking therapy
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