Tag: stress
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Are you seeking help with mental health issues?
Are you, or anyone you know seeking help with mental health issues including depression, anxiety, sleep problems, phobias, trauma, and stress? As a trainee in Human Givens Counselling I am offering complimentary sessions until the end of May 2020 to gain as much experience as possible before I complete the course in June 2020. Feel…
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UK’s First Ever Mental Health Audio Learning Platform Announce Launch
The UK’s first-ever self-development audio learning platform, Inner Truth, created for the curious announced launch on World Mental Health Day which took place October 10th 2018. Inner Truth, the new media platform aimed at empowering listeners to connect with their mental health, boldly describes itself as a ‘survival kit for the 21st century’ from its…
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Why stress can be damaging for your brain health
It might seem obvious that stress is bad for your health; after all, who hasn’t had a tough day at work, and left feeling run down? But stress can also be bad for your brain, in terms of both mental and cognitive health. Chronic stress can result in changes to nerve structure, and even nerve…
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Stress in the City
The unknowns surrounding the so-called hard Brexit, dwindling job security, increased regulatory scrutiny and long working hours are taking a toll on the mental health of those working in the city’s financial sector, which is so crucial to the wider UK economy. The global financial crisis, the resulting meltdown, and the subsequent disruption as financial…
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Back to work with a spring in your step
Here are 10 tips to help you avoid workplace stress when you return after a long weekend or your annual holiday fun. Susan Scott is business psychologist, nutritionist and author of new book – How To Have An Outstanding Career (8th May 2017, Filament Publishing, £12.99) Increase your personal stress awareness Recognise the symptoms. These…
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Workplace mistreatment
Workplace mistreatment is in the news at the moment. First we had Chelsea’s first team doctor saying she had been a victim of discrimination, verbal disparagement and sexual explicit comments from colleagues. And then we had Mike Ashley being accused of running a company where verbal, psychological abuse and humiliation were – and probably still…
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Relief from stress and anxiety
Conversations with your body – a series of discussions Do you talk to yourself or have a lot of mind-chatter going on? How much of that talk is berating yourself or your body? Would you ever consider asking your body about the information it’s giving you? Would you ever ask your body what it wants…
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Stress busting
According to a recent study, a quarter of the population suffer from some form of stress and anxiety due to work, life and emotional demands. Long-term stress can cause a range of physical health problems including high blood pressure, headaches, stomach upsets and in some cases it can increase the risk of having a stroke…