The Vagus nerve assists our bodies in switching between the flight-or-fight response and the parasympathetic mode, which is when we feel rested and relaxed. It plays a crucial role in our health and wellbeing and can help reduce anxiety and depression, stress and inflammation and increase immunity and longevity.
How Hypnotherapy offers many benefits for mental health and wellbeing including support with anxiety, stress and building resilience
How Hypnotherapy offers many benefits for mental health and wellbeing including support with anxiety, stress and building resilience
Five Tips To Help You Cope With Uncertainty In 1948, the mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer Claude Shannon stated that 'information' is 'reduction of uncertainty.' (Shannon, 1948). Living with so much uncertainty is challenging. Humans crave information about the future in the same way we crave food and other primary rewards. The brain perceives [...]
Stress - Why Giving Yourself a Break Will Heal You Stress is a normal part of life. However, when the stress response is triggered repeatedly, it can cause problems to your body. Aside from physical complications, psychological turmoil can damage your overall mental health. Taking a break from any stressful situations, whether from work or [...]
Coping Strategies for Stress According to the Mental Health Foundation, the UK is a 'stressed nation'. 74% of the UK felt 'overwhelmed or unable to cope' at some point in the past year. The good news is, that there is help out there, and we can learn ways to manage stress, cope better, and [...]
How to Develop a Healthy Perspective and Be More Positive We don't have to list numerous accounts of individuals who have found success in life and document the strategies that lead them to their current happy state. Most of the time the secret doesn't include luck or time aiding your side. You don't have to [...]
How to Sleep Better : Simple Tips for a Good Night's Sleep Sleep plays an important role in physical and mental health. It is involved in healing, improves learning, and helps us to function at our best during the day. Lack of sleep can affect our daytime functioning, hormonal balance, appetite, and impair our immune [...]
Anxiety It is a natural, biological response that is designed to keep us safe from harm. It is designed to protect us and not, as it sometimes feels, to destroy us. Believe it or not, in general, anxiety is really useful and can help motivate us to complete reports or tasks. Anxiety is often experienced [...]
Promote mindfulness in the workplace According to recent figures, 526,000 workers suffered from work-related stress, depression or anxiety (new or long-standing) in 2016/17, and 12.5 million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2016/17. Stress and anxiety seem to come hand-in-hand with working life these days, but that shouldn’t have to be the [...]
