Neuropsychiatrist Dan Siegel has developed an excellent model to help easily understand the different components required for a healthy mind called the Healthy Mind Platter. There are seven integral components including; getting enough sleep, physical...
Eating disorders are common. They can occur in anyone, both females and males at any age, including childhood but are particularly common in the teens and early twenties. It’s a common misperception that you...
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Sometimes in life we get ‘stuck’ with troublesome thoughts, feelings, behaviours or problems. These might include low mood, stress or anxiety, unhelpful behaviours or life problems. Often we struggle against unhelpful thoughts making their...
Just like healthy bodies, eating disorders come in all shapes and sizes. Anorexia and Bulimia are the most well-known disorders but there are many others. Eating disorders are common, with about one in 20...
Christmas can be Difficult Sometimes Christmas is definitely the season to be jolly, but sometimes it can be challenging on a number of levels. As a GP, I see this frequently as the festive...
Why Do People Continue to Smoke? Smokers aren’t ignorant – nowadays it’s common knowledge that cigarettes are extremely bad for your health. Yet people continue to smoke despite vulgar warnings on packaging, and incredible...
Psychologists help all sorts of people to live happier, healthier and more productive lives. People often attend the psychologist when they are experiencing a hard time but learning some of the principles taught by...
What is Anxiety? Anxiety is an uncomfortable inner feeling of unease or fear. It is a normal human emotion in reaction to stress or misfortune and serves a primal purpose to motivate us to...
If you have trouble sleeping your GP can assess and help you. Good ‘sleep hygiene’ is the first step to a refreshing night’s sleep; like keeping regular hours, having a wind-down period before bed,...
