I had heard a lot about the Wim Hof Method, and as a mental health professional, I wanted to investigate it and experience it myself to see if the much talked about benefits were real. In simple terms the Wim Hof Method has three main components. These are breath...
In line with Healthy Eating Week 2022, #HEW22, 13th June-19th June, we wanted to look at whether eating healthily can improve mental wellbeing. Depression and anxiety are the most commonly diagnosed mental health conditions worldwide. There is a lot of focus on...
The 9th – 15th May is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is loneliness. Everyone will probably be affected by loneliness at some point in their life. If you have never experienced it, you will no doubt know some one who is suffering with it....
Stress is a word that is bandied about quite often, but what is stress? Becoming more aware of what stress is and understanding what to do to reduce it will improve your wellbeing. April 2022 is stress awareness month, so let’s explore what stress is, what to do when...
Everywhere we look, we are surrounded by evidence of diet culture. From a mental health perspective, we wanted to examine how this impacts on our self-esteem and our behaviours around food and exercise. What is a diet culture? A diet culture is in...