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Helping others to grow leads to our own growth
Research has found that by giving to others through acts of voluntary work has significantly predictive of better mental and physical health, life satisfaction, self-esteem, happiness, lower depressive symptoms and lower psychological distress (Yeung, Zhang and Kim, 2018).
Resilience- What tools can I add to my toolbox?
Resilience, our ability to ‘bounce back’ from adversity. This topic is at the forefront at the moment given the times. People are feeling the unsurmountable pressure to carry on with their ‘normal’ lives in very ‘unnatural’ ways. So, we thought we would pop a few ideas together to support the growth of resilience. But lets…
The importance of social connection
As humans, we are more than just emotion transferers, we are story tellers, we are listeners. We are responsible, not only for our own happiness, but the happiness of others. Again, the happiness of others lead to social bonds which enables survival.
Get active in January, get active all year!
Research is not limited in highlighting the importance of exercise for our overall health and wellbeing and what I have been most interested in of late is the profound impact exercising can have on our mental and emotional fitness. Particularly, our happiness and general positivity. This can be seen instantly, therefore, if we are mindful…
Breathing
Blog time After spending time building the business, I haven’t been posting many blogs (well zero actually) But, I have been planning them! Over the next twelve months I want to share knowledge and skills to promote better mental health and I thought where better to start than talking about something we do up to…
What really matters? A life of meaning?
I am so excited to have joined the Action for Happiness movement, co- facilitating an 8 week action for happiness group in Wollaton, Nottingham from 15th May 2019, as part of my aim to improve community wellbeing. WHY RUN AN ACTION FOR HAPPINESS COURSE? People who know me well, know that I am always banging…
Occupation focus – solicitor wellbeing
Occupational stress is common in a lot of professions. I chose to focus on Solicitors this month due to the abundance of Solicitors who have contacted me over the past two months. Just this year, the resilience and wellbeing survey completed by the Law society’s junior Division, identified that 39% of trainees experienced mental health…
Put your red armour on
Exercise doesn’t save you from depression? Don’t tell me to run, that won’t help me in my darkest hour! These are, understandably, some of the posts I see when individuals experiencing depression or anxiety receive the advice ‘just go for a run’. Depression can be a lonely place, often misrepresented as sadness. Yes, sadness is a…
