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Four paths to happiness

by Eleanor Thorne on August 7, 2024

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Exploring four evidence-based ways to improve wellbeing Happiness is a complex and multifaceted state of being that can often feel elusive. Whilst it’s easy to attribute our moods to external circumstances, research suggests that happiness can be nurtured through everyday practices and lifestyle choices. In this blog post we explore four evidence-based approaches that can help […]

A brief intervention to help reduce the harm of alcohol consumption

by Helen Ginman on July 4, 2024

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Engaging in evidence-based conversations about alcohol can guide people towards healthier choices and reduce the overall harm of alcohol use. This blog outlines an evidence-based approach with practical tips to have effective conversations about alcohol consumption.

Caring for our carers: Five ways to reduce stress among dementia caregivers

by Rebecca Maclean on September 2, 2024

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Caring for a family member or friend living with dementia is simultaneously a challenging and incredibly rewarding journey for many. Those taking on this role, often referred to as informal carers,[1] experience huge emotional highs and lows as a result of this hugely demanding role.

Using motivational interviewing to explore infant feeding with new mothers

by Ashlee Mulimba on July 27, 2024

Motivational interviewing is a client-focused approach that helps increase a person’s motivation to change by addressing their feelings about that change. It can help build trust with a new mother, reduce their feelings of guilt and shame and help them work through any feelings of ambivalence regarding how they might want to feed their child. Allowing them to make truly informed decisions about their feeding preferences.

Navigating workplace stress: Understanding and overcoming the impact

by Helen Ginman on July 3, 2024

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Unmaking the silent strain In today’s fast-paced modern world of workplaces, stress is seemingly becoming an inevitable companion for many professionals. With one in 14 of adults feeling stressed every day and 74% of people feeling so stressed they have been overwhelmed or unable to cope the impact of stress on individuals and organisations is profound. […]

Trends in Workplace Stress

by Rebecca Maclean on October 26, 2023

Workplace stress occurs when we cannot cope with the pressures or demands we are facing at work. It is often debated that, in the UK, we are more stressed now than in any other period in time, with modern day technology making us constantly reachable, disrupting our work/life balance and leading to the “always on” […]