by Jennifer | Feb 15, 2024 | mental health
Travel and mental health are linked more directly than the holiday-brochure version suggests. Beyond the pleasure of going somewhere new, a change of place does a few specific things to a tired mind — and it is worth knowing what they are, because it determines what...
by Jennifer | Dec 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Setting new year mental health goals works better than it has any right to, because a new year is a genuinely useful psychological marker. Researchers call it the fresh start effect — a dated boundary makes it easier to separate the person you were from the person you...
by Jennifer | Dec 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Looking for work is one of the few things that combines high stakes, no timeline and constant rejection. Job search stress is not a sign you are handling it badly — it is what that combination does to most people. Here are five things that help, both practically and...
by Jennifer | Dec 15, 2023 | Anxiety
The holiday season is supposed to mean joy, celebration and family. For anyone dealing with holiday anxiety, those same gatherings can be a fortnight of low-grade dread — the social demands, the expectations, and the sheer scale of a big family event all stacking on...
by Jennifer | Nov 7, 2023 | OCD
What is OCD? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a mental health condition defined by intrusive, unwanted thoughts — obsessions — and the repetitive behaviours or mental acts performed to neutralise them, called compulsions. It affects millions of people, and although it...
