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...
Most of us at some point in our lives have struggled with our body image. In this article, we look at how our image of ourselves evolves, the issue of body shaming and how to combat it, and tips for the self-acceptance that is so important to having a good...
Effective therapy can help you to deal with past issues and gain new perspectives on current problems. All human beings have a set of four physical needs and nine emotional needs. It is by meeting our physical and emotional needs that we survive and develop as...
GLOBALLY ON AVERAGE ONE MAN DIES BY SUICIDE EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY As you can see from that startling statistic above, it’s not an exaggeration to say that men’s mental health is in crisis. Men are more likely to suffer with mental health problems and less...
Did you know that approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health illness each year? Good mental health is being able to live the life you want to. Poor mental health is when your thoughts, feelings or reactions impact your judgements and make...
I regularly treat binge eating disorders and from the experiences that I have had I see a very strong relationship with the disorder and the client’s basic emotional needs. This kind of therapy is quite unusual in treating binge eating disorders. It targets the...