What gives you joy and makes your heart happy? Is it animals, little children, your partner, your work or your hobby? Whatever it is, it is a golden thread that you can follow throughout your life to keep you in touch with who you are and why you are here. Many of us are searching […]
Finding A Life Purpose (And why it matters for our anxiety and our humanity) Read More »
As the masks come off, social distancing seems like a distant memory and the headlines are no longer Covid based, some of us are left with anxiety or panic in the aftermath. Whether that may be obsessive-compulsive disorder, worried about being contaminated or causing others to catch the illness or people having panic attacks due
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For quite a long time I refused to touch a knife. I would use a round-ended butter knife, but anything else was out of the question. It wasn’t a flight of fancy (like the fact that I love using drinking straws and eating with an ice cream spoon, both of which are true!) but because
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Because it’s kind of a cliche to say that doing yoga is beneficial in managing anxiety, I’d like to approach it from a somewhat personal angle. From this approach, you can feel free to take what works for you and go from there. The main thing to remember is that all of our bodies are
Each and every one of us has a part to play in improving the lives of those experiencing mental health difficulties. We can all do our bit on helping to break the stigma that surrounds mental health by listening, talking and encouraging those in need to reach out and get the help they need. Most
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Those of us who struggle with anxiety and/or other mental health conditions often have to avail ourselves of therapy. Some of us do this with enthusiasm and others of us do this with some trepidation. The type of therapy that we have needs to suit us as does the therapist with whom we work.
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Nyctophobia or phobia of the dark quite often starts at a young age. To some extent this is normal as children quite often fear the unknown or things they cannot see. The fear might go on to become a phobia if thoughts become irrational, excessive, or impacts day-to-day living. In this case the first thing
By Sophie Rose Peters Minimalism and Mental Illness, A Focus for the Mind is the title of my newest book. I have a wish that people who struggle with a range of mental illness and diagnoses will read it and find something in its pages that will speak to them and they can benefit from.
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No matter where you are in the country you can get out on your bike and go from a built-up area to a green space in a very short time. Even if you live in a big city like London there are beautiful parks within a short ride. Lockdown was a really difficult time for
Biking In Nature And My Mental Health Read More »
I was very happy to see that the theme for Mental health awareness week this year is nature! I think this is an excellent theme and as someone who spends a lot of their free time in the great outdoors, I find it particularly relevant. Life, in general, can be full of stress with work,
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