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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 [...]

For every loved one lost, there is sadly, usually a day which would represent the value of that person in your own or others’ lives such as Father’s Day (for people like myself) or a more [...]

Article from www.firststepsed.co.uk Mondays tend to get a bad rep, don’t they? In the same way we celebrate that ‘Friday feeling’, the Monday blues can sink in as early as Sunday as we shift back [...]

“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 [...]

Purpose is something we all, in one form or another, seek from life. Maybe someone’s purpose is their family, friends, work, being part of a team, helping others, etc. and helping others is [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]