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Burnout: The True Nature of Work-Life Balance
Work can fulfil, bore, satisfy, and overwhelm us. We may love our jobs, hate them or feel utterly indifferent. At times they can take over our lives - either through our own doing or beyond our control.
Am I Kenough? Mental Health In The Dichotomy Of Toxic Masculinity And Kenergy
Feminism is often seen as an attack on manliness, but it is a fight for rights that men already have as well as liberating men themselves from the confines of toxic masculinity.
Food and Diet: How does it affect our Mental Health?
How we approach the food that we eat will change drastically depending on who we are, where we are and, sometimes, how we feel.
The Cost of Living Crisis: A Mental Health Catastrophe
We’re living through difficult times. The COVID pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the unprecedented cost of living, mental health turmoil, a climate crisis. While we all hope for the situation to get better, it’s worth bearing three things in mind.
Helping Others With Low Self-Esteem
Self-esteem refers to the feelings, attitudes and images we have of ourselves. Here are some ways we can support a loved one with low self-esteem.
The Extraordinary Benefits of Wallowing in our Emotions
If we’re not being told to merely focus on positivity, then it’s also possible we’re urged to avoid feeling anything at all. Modernity may have brought us better food, effective transport systems and healthier teeth, but it comes with a dedication to ‘busyness’.
Bulimia Nervosa: The Silent Killer
Eating disorders are an ever-growing epidemic that is continuously tethering closer to a tipping point. What is the cause behind this and how can it affect one's physical and mental health?
The Best Days of Your Life?
People always seem to forget that being young is stressful. And there’s far more stress today than ever before…
Navigating Grief For People With Learning Disabilities
Out of all human emotions, it can be argued that grief is one of the hardest to process. The scars it leaves on your life are felt for a long time.
What Is Status Anxiety And How To Overcome It
Do you ever feel like you haven’t achieved enough? Do you sometimes feel inadequate when comparing the accomplishments of others to your own? This particular emotion could be termed ‘status anxiety’
Affirming LGBT+ Experiences
Being LGBT+ doesn’t mean that you’re automatically going to experience bad mental health, but we do know that being LGBT+ does put people at risk of experiencing poor mental health.
Juneteenth And Mental Health
On this day in 1865, General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to proclaim the emancipation of African Americans from slavery.
The Importance Of Celebrating Pride Month
Beginning as a series of protests and riots for gay liberation in the late 1960s, Pride month has grown to become a yearly celebration of the entire LGBTQ+ community throughout the month of June.
Navigating Confusing Emotions Through Mindfulness
It’s common for us to feel that life is putting too much in our way. We might feel pressured to do well at school, to keep up with friends or worry about our future and the world we live in. Sometimes you might feel all of these things at the same time.
Masculinity And Mental Health
Expectations about ‘being a man’, even with the progress that has been made in campaigns around positive masculinity and emotional openness, still puts pressure on young men and boys who might be going through difficult periods.
Mental Health and The Environment
Connecting with nature can have positive effects on mental health, particularly for young people who may experience stress and struggle to access support. Nature-based self-care strategies, such as walking in nature, listening to birdsong, or growing plants, can help to reduce stress and improve mood, while also encouraging physical activity and improving sleep.
Imposter Syndrome At University
Imposter syndrome is when an individual doubts their abilities and fears being exposed as a fraud. People of colour are more likely to experience imposter syndrome and it can negatively impact mental health. Overcome imposter syndrome by being kind to yourself, challenging negative thoughts, seeking support, and getting involved in activities outside of academics.
5 Ways To Nurture Your Wellbeing And Reduce Stress This April
Stress awareness month takes place every April to educate people about stress and its causes and cures. Stress is a normal response to life's demands, but if it is not managed, it can lead to physical, emotional, and mental health issues. Spring provides an opportunity for self-care, with activities such as spending time outside, eating fresh produce, practicing mindfulness, staying hydrated, and connecting with loved ones helping to reduce stress.
Connection Between Bullying And Social Anxiety In Young People
Bullying can lead to social anxiety and other mental health challenges, according to research. The author shares their own experience of being bullied and developing social anxiety, and encourages those who may be struggling to consider therapy as a helpful option for healing and recovery.
Personal Experience: An Eating Disorder Journey
This personal story describes an experience with eating disorders, their struggles with getting help due to their weight being considered "normal," and their current battle with binge eating disorder at the age of 51.
