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Back in the day, I worked in a retail shop full-time while studying for an MSc part-time. Suffice to say, I had no life and zero time to relax. It was a very intense period of my life, and after [...]

In life there are many repetitive tasks, things we have no choice but to do, on repeat over and over. For example, a school run, cooking meals, going to work, etc! Some of these things I have no [...]

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” – Virginia Woolf  Our relationship with food goes beyond simple sustenance. What we eat doesn’t just fuel [...]

Relationship breakups, the loss of loved ones and moving house are frequently cited as some of life’s most stressful events.   Moving house was the time of great anxiety for me. What had been the [...]

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” ― Albert Einstein  Music has always played a [...]

Change is hard, exciting, sometimes scary, and always full of the unknown. Whether a new job, school year or a whole new chapter of our life, change can overwhelm with uncertainty.   When we [...]

While many strides have been made in serious mental health conversations, one crucial aspect remains inadequately addressed: men’s mental well-being. The prevailing societal narrative surrounding [...]

It was one of those days. And not the good type. I was walking my dog in our local park with my shoulders hunched and my inner critic at full volume. As I entered a thicket of trees I looked up. [...]

For a long period of my life, I defined self-care as selfish, also recognising that I was, still am, a people pleaser. I wonder what your initial thoughts and feelings were when reading the term [...]

To mark Self-Injury Action Day I thought that I would write an article explaining what self-injury is, how you can help your loved ones if they use self-injury to cope with difficult emotions and [...]