mental health

All too often when we go for a walk, we take our worries with us. Learn the art of mindful walking and, in so doing, renew and reinvigorate your sense of self.

A good book isn’t just a way to escape from the real world. Scientific research is confirming what booklovers have always sensed: that reading offers a host of therapeutic benefits.

Its no secret anymore that the world’s best athletes are now using mindfulness to help them stay on top of their game.

Putting pen to paper is a time-honoured way to gain clarity in your life, work through tough situations, heal from trauma and gain a deep sense of authenticity and purpose.

More and more of us are turning to choirs, gratitude journals and other ways to connect with the profound.

Living an authentic existence takes self-knowledge, vulnerability and an awful lot of courage, but it’s worth the journey.

In the midst of life’s storms, you are the light you have been waiting for.

Poor diet could be a contributing, and modifiable, factor in criminal behaviour.

Depression and job “burnout” are closely linked in psychological terms.

Depression is conventionally treated with drugs and recreational drugs also generate emotional “highs”, but how do these drug-induced states relate to happiness?

Research suggests that without creativity happiness is hard to find, so it’s a good idea to find ways to light your creative fire and let happiness burn.

For some it comes naturally, while for others it’s harder to come by, but we all need it eventually. Resilience is what we are talking about and here are five ways to build it.