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Navigating the Festivities: A Guide to Minding Your Mental Health During the Festive Season

The festive season is often considered a time of joy and celebration. However, for many people it can also be a source of stress,...

Navigating Life as a Teenager with a Chronic Health Condition

Living with a Chronic Health Condition, such as diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma and many more is a challenging journey for...

The Gut - Brain Connection: Understanding the role of the Vagus Nerve in Gut Health & Mental Health

Introduction In the intricate workings of the human body, there exists a fascinating link between the gut, the brain, and the vagus...

Self - Compassion in Chronic Illness

It’s easy to like ourselves when things are going well in our lives. We feel competent, friendly, smart and energetic. We get out of the...

The Importance of Sleep in Chronic Health Conditions

Have you ever noticed that when you get a good night’s sleep, you feel better physically and emotionally? Or when you are having a flare...

Self – Care when Living with a Chronic Health Condition

“Self – Care”. We hear this term all over social media, from influencers going through their daily “self – love” routines, to articles...

New Year, New You? The Psychology Behind New Year’s Resolutions, and How to Keep Them

Welcome to 2023! When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day, people rang in new year in different ways - many celebrated with a...

Lonely this Christmas? 5 ways to reduce loneliness and build connection over the festive period

With the Christmas season upon us, it’s worth pausing to consider that, despite that Christmas is seen as a time full of festive cheer...

Feeling Stressed? What exactly is Stress, and how does it impact us?

“I’m SO Stressed!” – We’re all heard a friend or family member declare this, maybe we’ve even been the one to proclaim it ourselves. Or...