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Self-Injury in Children
What is self-injury? Self-injury is where someone injures or hurts themselves on purpose whilst trying to deal with intense, distressing...
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Beyond Bombs, Bullets & Bloodshed - The Psychological Cost of War
Just as we were reaching the 2 year anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdowns when we saw cases falling, rules easing and a glimmer of hope...
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Looking for a Mental Health Professional? - Think over this too
It's a new year, you've set new goals, and you've decided it's time to prioritise your Mental Health and reach out to a professional. Now...
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The Journey before the Journey - Selecting a Mental Health Professional
When it comes to finding a Mental Health professional, it can seem overwhelming and daunting to find the individual who is the ‘right...
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The Invisible Scars of a Humanitarian Crisis
The world today is facing the highest level of displacement on record, with between 68.5-70 million people being forcibly displaced...
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It's time to drop out of the Constant Chase of being Productive
Catchphrases like ‘work hard, party harder,’ ‘seize the day,’ ‘you snooze you lose,’ ‘go hard or go home’ have made their way into our...
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Hustle Culture & the emergence of Toxic Productivity
Toxic Behaviours can be explained as behaviours that are harmful to you, your goals, and your daily life. Living in a culture which...
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Cut yourself some slack - There is a dark side to Resilience
In recent times, you've probably seen and heard the word resilience a lot. Resilience can be defined as the psychological capacity to...
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When Gratitude crosses over to the Dark Side
Have you ever thought of how often you’ve been asked to be thankful, feel grateful or to count your blessings? We have been told that...
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Moving from Lockdowns to Unlocks - Coping with Reopening Anxiety
Is it ok that I'm scared to go back to normal life? What if I’ve forgotten how to socialise and make small-talk? Can I hit the snooze...
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Understanding Loneliness - & No, its not the same as being Alone!
Loneliness. We’ve heard of a lot of people speaking out about feeling lonely from time to time, and this has only increased during the...
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For Mental Health’s sake - Quit that Job!
Not loving your job or, more specifically, just plain outright hating it can cause more than just unhappiness in your career or...
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Racism, Inequality & Mental Health in BIPOC communities
This past week has not only marked one year since the tragic passing away of George Floyd which lead to the iconic Black Lives Matter...
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Our first Lockdown-versary - What next?
We’ve all seen the popular message going around - How are we celebrating the 1 year anniversary of our 14 day lockdown to flatten the...
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The Balancing Act for Students - Mental Health and University Life
When you leave home and go to college, you’re facing new people, new experiences, new expectations, new stresses, new environments, new...
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The menace of Gratitude Shaming - It's ok to not feel #Blessed in a Pandemic
Gratitude has become very trendy for several years and has started cropping up in almost every corner we look, and more so through the...
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Love starts with ME - 14th February and Beyond
If December is a month which is associated with the decorations and merriness of the Holidays and Christmas, February is certainly a...
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Helping Young Minds cope with their Big Feelings
Children can have big feelings too & it's important to accept them, look out for them and provide them the support they need to make...
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Gratitude isn't Everything - Don't shame yourself into it!
How many times this week have you told yourself you should be grateful? We have heard about body shaming, food shaming, and several other...
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It's time we say Goodbye to 'New Year, New Me'
If we had a dollar for every time we came across ‘New Year, New Me’ around the start of a year, we would be laughing our way to the bank...
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