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Owning houseplants can boost your mental health – here’s how to pick the right one

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28 April 202328 April 2023

In both Europe and the US, people spend up to 90% of their time indoors. But spending so much time inside can have consequences for your mental health. The World Health Organization estimates that 5%…Read More >

Owning houseplants can boost your mental health – here’s how to pick the right one

Meeting the psychological needs of cancer survivors

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3 February 20233 February 2023

For World Cancer Day 2023, Professor Nazanin Derakhshan, founder of the award-winning Centre for Building Resilience in Breast Cancer (BRiC), reflects on Closing the Care Gap when it comes to…Read More >

Meeting the psychological needs of cancer survivors

Binge-eating disorder is more common than many realise, yet it’s rarely discussed – here’s what you need to know

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8 December 20222 February 2023

Television personality, author and hair stylist Jonathan Van Ness recently shared on social media his struggles with his eating and weight after “years of feeling out of control with food”….Read More >

Binge-eating disorder is more common than many realise, yet it’s rarely discussed – here’s what you need to know

Menopause: HRT linked to depression – here’s what the evidence actually says

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16 November 20222 February 2023

A growing number of women are turning to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate distressing symptoms of the menopause – including hot flushes, bladder weakness, vaginal dryness, joint pain, brain fog, sleep…Read More >

Menopause: HRT linked to depression – here’s what the evidence actually says

Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed

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1 July 202215 February 2023

Imagine you have an interview for a new job tomorrow. Some people might think about what kind of questions they will be asked so that they can prepare, or imagine…Read More >

Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed

COVID fallout hit farmers hard – they need better mental health support

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12 January 202211 January 2022

A farmer’s lot is not an easy one. A difficult and demanding way of life, farming involves a huge range of challenges and stresses – among them isolation, climate change, and disease…Read More >

The MindWalk Challenge and student-staff reflections on wellbeing research in Covid times

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9 June 202128 June 2021

“Time seemed to slow down on the walk…” “… I felt like I could breath (sic) a little more.” These are some of the experiences reported by people who have…Read More >

Multiple Sclerosis in a time of Covid

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14 May 2021

We know that having a neurological illness such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) makes you more vulnerable to poor mental health. So, what happens when a global pandemic hits and reshapes…Read More >

The science behind why hobbies can improve our mental health

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15 February 202115 February 2021

The pandemic has taken its toll on many peoples’ mental health. Given the fear of the virus and the government restrictions on movement many may understandably be feeling more lonely,…Read More >

Learning to cope with uncertainty during COVID-19

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14 December 2020

Over the past nine months, the word “uncertainty” has cropped up time and time again across the news and social media worldwide. The pandemic has created uncertainty in nearly every…Read More >

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