Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be debilitating. The condition is increasingly common, and is now estimated to affect between 10 – 20% of the population in the UK. Sufferers report…
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April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress Awareness Month aims to increase public awareness about why we are so stressed and what we can do about it. According to the Mental…
As we take the first major step out of lockdown today, allowing people to gather outside in groups of 6 or two households many people are feeling a sense of…
As the weather starts to warm up, people across the UK are turning their attention towards summer socialising and shedding their layers. After so many months of not socialising, people…
How’s your relationship with food? Do you starve yourself all day and then binge at night, eat in private because you are “on a diet” or skip meals and pick…
Phobias are the most common type of anxiety disorder and, according to the NHS, it is estimated that around 10 million people in the UK have a phobia which can…
As the mass vaccination programme rolls out throughout the UK many people are breathing a sigh of relief; if this is not the end, it’s at least the beginning of…
The Princes Trust’s long-running survey of young people’s happiness and confidence has returned its worst findings in its 12-year history. 50% of the young people interviewed said that the current…
I wrote last year about ‘Blue Monday’, the day that is reputed to be the day that winter looms more forbiddingly than ever, the joy and festivity of Christmas and…
As talk of tightening the current lockdown is reported in the media, the topic of loneliness and how it intersects with mental health seems more relevant than ever. Shortly before…