by Katlong Dasat, Content Team Academic Hosting sounds cute until you are actually doing it. One minute you are imagining a wholesome evening with snacks, music, games and laughter. The next minute you are wiping down surfaces like you are preparing for an inspection, wondering why your heart is beating like it’s trying to escape […]
By Paris Forsythe-Fields, Content Team Academic During my first week living in Japan, I remember standing in a supermarket aisle trying to buy laundry detergent. It should have been a simple task. Back home, it would have taken seconds. But here, I found myself staring at rows of colourful bottles covered in labels I couldn’t
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By Paris Forsythe-Fields, Content Team Academic Most people have thoughts about death at some point in their lives. It might happen when we’re reminded of ageing, illness, or the loss of someone we love. For many people, these thoughts are uncomfortable but usually pass without major distress. Thinking about death can even help some people
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By Alex Taylor, Content Team Contributor Relationships are often portrayed as sources of comfort, happiness and emotional security. While healthy connections can have a positive impact on our mental wellbeing, relationships can also be complex and, at times, emotionally challenging. In a society that places a great deal of emphasis on romantic relationships, it’s important
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By Emily Pearce, Content Team Contributor The Centre for Mental Health’s comprehensive 2025 report suggested that since 2016-2017, mental wellbeing in the UK has been gradually dwindling. They reported that one in five adults suffer from a mental health disorder in some form and that generalised anxiety is becoming more of a daily occurrence in
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By Esme Presland, Content Team Contributor Sleep and anxiety go hand in hand, usually more than we realise. If anxious thoughts have ever kept you up at night and left you even more anxious the following day, you’re definitely not alone. We all know sleep is crucial to our wellbeing, but how so? A good
by Hannah Parton, Content Team Contributor Christmas is an exciting and joy-filled time for most; however, it can also be an overwhelming and anxious time for some. Previously, each year I would feel the initial excitement of the festive season arriving, and then all of a sudden, I feel sense of doom and a million
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by Kelly Carrington, GAWD Christmas comes but once a year, I go into panic mode 24/7 from November 1st. It’s not long after the high street Christmas ads have landed, and you’ve only just kissed goodbye to the Halloween pumpkins. Yet my anxious brain has taken a trip in Doc Brown’s DeLorean, back to the
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by Halima Begum, Content Team academic Anxiety normally begins during adolescence (National Library of Medicine, 2024), with more and more teenagers either being diagnosed with anxiety or experiencing anxiety-like symptoms. My first experience with anxiety was when I was 11 years old. I was starting secondary school – a daunting time for any child that age. What
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Halima Begum, Content Team Academic Anxiety, much like any other disorder, is that it has always existed. The only difference now is that people are more accepting and tolerant of it. Historically, it was just known as “stress” or “tensions” and there were few treatments available. What few treatment options there were are now considered
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