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The Importance of Sleep
Sleep is an essential function which provides your body and mind with the time it needs to recharge. This leaves you feeling refreshed and energised when you wake up. Sleep is very important in helping your brain to function properly, without it your abilities can become impaired and you can struggle to concentrate, process memories…
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Mental Health Awareness
We all have mental health and like physical health it can be good and bad which is why it is important to maintain your mental health. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. Early Warning Signs If you are unsure whether you or someone you…
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What is stress?
When people say they are stressed out, you generally know what they mean, but we actually define and experience stress differently. Some people explain how it impacts their emotions, some refer to being physically affected, and some focus on how it affects their thinking. Stress is universal in that everyone has some understanding about what…
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Managing anxiety on returning to work post Covid-19
Returning to face-to-face work environments is going to be challenging for all of us. It may be several weeks since we have been in the same environment as our colleagues. This will undoubtably cause feelings of anxiety for many of us. The CIPD Good Work Index 2020 examined working lives and discovered that: So how…
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Signs and Symptoms of Empty Nest Syndrome
It’s that time of year again, when some children are leaving home, and parents are feeling very sad and overwhelmed about it. It’s a normal feeling and the common name for it is empty nest syndrome. It can manifest itself in a number of different ways. You can feel frustrated by the lack of control…
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The Return To School And Helping Your Child To Cope
The Coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown which led to the longterm break that many children and young people had from school, has been an unprecedented situation. Your child may understandably be feeling worried about returning to school. It’s important to encourage them to talk about this. Make yourself as available as possible for them…