9 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Star Wars
As the world embraces the return of Star Wars, rediscover the wisdom of the Jedi and reflect on 9 life lessons we learn from Star Wars. Really!!! I hear you ask… what can Star Wars teach us about...
View ArticleHow To Be Alone This Christmas.
This is a great piece of writing by music therapist and psychotherapist Sarah Pearson for the elephant journal. Sarah reflects on the work she has done to become OK with being single in her 30s. S he...
View Article30 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Helen Keller
Helen Keller was a woman of great courage, she overcame the adversity of becoming blind and deaf in early childhood due to possible meningitis or scarlet fever and went on to become one of the 20th...
View ArticleLacking in Christmas spirit? Your brain might be to blame
If you are feeling a lacking of the Christmas spirit it could be because you have …. wait for it…. ‘bah humbug’ syndrome. Researchers say they have identified a brain network for Christmas spirit,...
View ArticleA Surprising Way To Cope With Everyday Stress
The message from this new study is very timely for the festive season that is now upon us. The study reported in the journal Clinical Psychological Science demonstrated that giving others a small...
View ArticleThe A Types Guide to Enjoying the Holiday Season
Stuck in the traffic queuing on the motorway this evening I could have done with saying these words a few times to myself; “Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh As the week tips over into...
View ArticleLonely this Christmas: dealing with feelings of isolation during the holidays
We’ve looked at this before on ‘best of the web’ but it’s such an important subject I thought it was important to feature loneliness again during this festive period. For most of us the holiday season...
View ArticleHome for the Holidays: Strategies for Self-Care
Happy Christmas Eve dear readers. I hope you are all ready for the big day tomorrow and that you are now enjoying time relaxing. If you are spending time, or lots of time with your family this year...
View ArticleChristmas Day 2015 Full Moon Spiritual Significance
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL. Hopefully this evening the sky will be clear enough to view the full moon lighting up the night. The last festive full moon was in 1977 and the next one not due until 2034...
View ArticleA New Christmas Tradition: Take a Walk?
I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday; what Christmas traditions did you take part in? As Claire Cain Miller of the New York Times points out, one thing that most Christmas traditions have in common...
View Article8 Fascinating Things We Learned About The Mind In 2015
As this year draws to a close there are lots of blogs out there reviewing the year and looking ahead to 2016. What about you? Are you looking ahead and thinking about what you will do different in the...
View ArticleThe Widespread Habit That May Damage Memory
When I read this headline I wondered what on earth could this habit be… something really bad surely? Well actually it’s something that you wouldn’t think too much about apart from its effects on your...
View ArticleTeach mental health in primary schools, advisory group says
The Young Peoples Mental Health Advisory Group set up by the NHS’s clinical research network have advised that placing mental health on the national curriculum could be key to helping prevent mental...
View ArticleToday I Overcame One of My Annoying Habits. Here’s How.
I’ll begin today’s best of the web with a question from Gretchen Rubin; “Do you struggle to complete simple ordinary tasks that other people seem to find easy?” I really enjoy Gretchen’s writing and...
View ArticleLetting Go of Attachment: From A to Zen
If you are a regular reader of my ‘best of the web’ posts then you will know that I love a good quote. Today, the last day of the year, I have been thinking about the new year that is about to begin...
View Article9 Key Benefits of Counselling and Talking Therapy
Counselling is often the first and usually one of the best weapons we have against a whole range of psychological issues like depression, grief and anxiety. You could be doing everything right, leading...
View Article10 Things Therapists Would Love You To Know
Therapy can be mysterious and intimidating, especially if you don’t know what to expect. One thing to remember is that the therapist you are working with is, first and foremost, there to help you with...
View Article10 ways to help a loved one who is suffering from depression
When someone you love is suffering from depression, it can leave you feeling helpless and incapable of lifting some of their burden and assisting their recovery. Loving someone with depression is never...
View ArticleLiving with Anxiety
Anxiety plagues an increasing number of us every year. Whether this is as a result of increased diagnoses, increased acceptance of conversations about mental health, or people living more stressful and...
View ArticleWhat Can The UK Government Do To Cultivate Good Mental Health?
According to statistics revealed by mentalhealth.org.uk 65% of people in the UK have experienced a mental health problem in their lives at one time or another. What’s more revealing is that just a mere...
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