Have you thought about your mental health recently? Like most of us, you’re probably too busy trying to get through the day. The last thing on your mind is the…
Everyone grapples with mental ill-health from time to time, but we don’t all understand it. It might be the general absence of physical symptoms or apparent causes. It might be…
We all know that too much stress harms our health, but can stress cause diarrhoea? Along with placing pressure on the heart, raising our blood pressure and interrupting our sleep,…
Universities are primarily educational institutions. But the culture, expectations and pressures around student life have changed in the past few years. Students still want to learn and get a qualification…
Can stress cause vertigo? In short, not definitively. But that doesn’t mean that the two aren’t linked. Many people experience vertigo when stressed, which suggests the answer might be ‘sometimes’.…
Miscarriage can be challenging to talk about. Because miscarriage can be extremely difficult to deal with. There’s the obvious grief of the loss of the unborn child. Grief can often…
We’ve gotten better at discussing mental health, but there’s still some way to go. Many of us still feel anxious talking about our own mental health or to someone living…
October 10th is World Mental Health Day. The day will mark just over three decades of the event. And in that time, our awareness and understanding of mental health have…
Life has changed quite a bit over the last three years. We have lived through a global pandemic, battered by sky-high interest rates and a cost-of-living crisis. All of this…