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Raisin Meditation

In line with National Raisin Day, try our five-minute raisin mindfulness exercise.   Cultivate Mindfulness, Reduce stress levels and increase everyday joy   Time: 5 minutes per day Duration: One week Equipment: Plain Raisins Difficulty Level: Easy     1.     Holding: Take the raisin and hold it in the palm

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Single Parent Support

Restrictions are lifting, and the shops are starting to open. We are learning to adapt to the new normal. But what about those parents and single-parent families that for the past three months lockdown has meant nothing more than their four walls, allotted exercise and the company of their child?

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How food effects our mental health

As many of us know by now, eating a balanced diet has many benefits for our physical health. But what about our mental health? As research progresses, we see the impact of what we eat has on our overall mental wellness, specifically on depression and anxiety. It’s important to know

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Is your smartphone affecting your mental health?

  Smartphones have become second nature to us now.  For some, our whole lives are in our devices.  There are many positives to having phones, like keeping in contact with friends and family. Meeting new people and staying up to date with the world. We are all addicted in some

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Parents Under Pressure
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Spotting depression in young children

As a parent, your child is your main priority and making sure they are okay.  It can be hard to know if your young child is struggling. We have a worldwide concern about depression and suicide in young people, but what we need to be aware of is that it

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5 Breathing exercises to try at home

  Anxiety is the body’s natural response to physical or emotional stress. This can become overwhelming, causing distress. Many of our experts use breathing techniques to help keep a balanced mind and reduce stress. Being able to control your breathing and find what is good for you can help immensely

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How Stress is Physical as well as Psychological

For some, stressful situations bring about thoughts of the worst-case scenario whereas, in others, stressful situations boost motivation, improve focus, and help complete tasks.  However, stress can become chronic in some circumstances, leading to being mentally and physically exhausted and not dealing with day-to-day occurrences. The worse it gets, the

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Self-harm in children
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Self-Harm in Children Doubles in Six Years

Self-harm in children doubles in six years This has not been helped by prolonged lockdowns and the daily struggle of home learning continue to increase the number of referrals to adult and child mental health services due to self-harm. The recently released analysis shows that over the last six years,

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Coronavirus & Child Stress
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Coronavirus and Child Stress

As adults, we understand the stress the pandemic has and continues to bring upon us, but what about our children? Coronavirus and child stress is not easy for young minds to understand, let alone put into words. As we enter our third lockdown, doctors warn that we shouldn’t overlook what

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How to stay engaged when exhausted working from home?

Remember when work meant leaving home, and when being at home meant the end of work? Now, thousands of us have taken up working from home, where is the separation between the two?   For many of us, the boundaries between work and home life are somewhat blurred. A little

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