For most people Christmas is a time of celebration, but for others it can be a stressful and testing time mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. Here Lee Hawker-Lecesne MBPsS, Lead Therapist at The Cabin reveals how to look after your mental health.
Tips for staying on top of your mental health in the festive season:
Stick to a routine
Make a financial plan
Dilute family…
Room tidying is a very contentious subject, but there is a lot more to encouraging a tidy bedroom than just maintaining a positive environment for your child. Believe it or not, the very act of regular tidying can actually help them in other areas of their life too, including school! It’s all part of building certain processes and routines that are important to their overall development.
Do you know a migraine is not merely a headache? It is much more than a nasty headache. It is an end-less intense throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, typically on one side of the head. This neurological disease may cause debilitating throbbing pain that will leave you in bed for several days! Light, sound, movement, and other triggers may cause symptoms like nausea, tiredness, pain, numbness…
Some children, especially those with poor coordination, struggle to catch a tennis ball with any success – they may stand, hands outstretched, ready and waiting, but seem surprised when the ball actually gets to them, jumping away as if in fear of it hitting them, and no matter how much practice they have this will keep happening. Their throwing skills are likely to be just as poor…
It’s never easy to watch a loved one suffer from alcoholism. But if you’re at your wit’s end, and you’ve tried everything you can think of to get them help, it might be time to consider an intervention. An intervention is a planned meeting in which loved ones confront the alcoholic about their disease and beg them to seek treatment.
When done correctly, an intervention can…
Christmas is a notoriously expensive time of the year when finances are high on many people’s worry list, and with the added cost of living crisis now thrown into the equation, the winter season is set to be a costly one.
For many couples looking to divorce, not only does Christmas stir up negative emotions, as it’s a time that families tend to come together, but it also magnifies…
Renowned researcher, Dr Stephen Porges, developed Polyvagal Theory which is also referred to as the “science of feeling safe”. This key scientific finding focuses on the body and nervous system and how your child’s sense of safety, or perceived threats, can impact on their behaviour.
The understanding of this theory gives us a scientific framework that can be applied through…
Starting a construction or renovation project can be a time-consuming and challenging experience for some, particularly if you intend to save some money or need to have the work done quickly. Having said that, it’s essential to have experts lead you through the process to renovate because doing so alone could be disastrous. Here are several experts you should speak with before expanding or…
Overdoses are on the rise. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there were 70,237 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017. Of those, 47,600 were opioid overdoses. That is an alarming increase of 9.6% from 2016. Knowing how to spot an overdose can save a life.
An overdose occurs when a person takes more of a drug than their body can safely process. Overdoses can be…
With Halloween decorations put away and Christmas planning in full throw, parents and grandparents are looking for the perfect gift for their children, that offers value and meaning.
The research, conducted by Be Held®, publisher of personalised books for kids with purposeful stories, revealed that a third of UK parents and grandparents (33%) are more likely to buy from a retailer that is doing…