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For World Mental Health Day, Jack Began Sailing Around the World…

14 October 2015 0 Comments
For World Mental Health Day, Jack Began Sailing Around the World…

I was terrified of speaking about my mental health problems. I was advised of the risks of writing about them. But talking and writing about these things that happened to me was the best thing that I have done for a long time.  It allowed me to accept my problems and start dealing with them. […]

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“The beauty of practising yoga is that your own experience is the real teacher”

5 December 2014 1 Comment
“The beauty of practising yoga is that your own experience is the real teacher”

Senior Research Officer, Lauren Chakkalackal, on the healing power of yoga for both body and mind.

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Sport changed my life for the better

15 May 2013 1 Comment
Sport changed my life for the better

Personal Trainer and ex-professional boxer Cathy Brown is the spokesperson for Mental Health Awareness Week and talks about how exercise and boxing are essential in managing her mental health.

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Ten ways to help you beat the January Blues

21 January 2013 0 Comments

Shorter days and less sunlight than we commonly have in January can have a significant impact on people’s mental health and wellbeing.

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Dementia, cognitive ageing and decline – am I bovvered?

15 September 2012 0 Comments

According to research from the Centre for Cognitive Ageing at Edinburgh University there is very little evidence to show that cognitive deterioration in later life is associated with a decrease in life satisfaction or well being.

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