Are we addicted to FEAR?

Fear is a necessary part of our lives. If we didn’t feel fear, we might do ourselves damage, it is, after all, our survival instinct and can help us get out of immediate danger. But what if we are constantly in a state of fear, what is the point of that? Your body...

TRAUMA and its many guises, would you recognise it?

Trauma, like many words means different things to different people. We have a tendency to see atrocities across the world and label these incidents as ‘real trauma’. Front line staff, from soldiers to emergency medics are immersed in traumatic environments. But so are...

January – Meh or Magic?

Do you embrace the hibernation phase or fight against it? Short days and longer nights often have a great influence over how we feel through the winter months. Either way we are going to go through it. Just like the plants in our gardens and animals in the wild, we...
World smile day, who needs it?

World smile day, who needs it?

Reasons to smile even when you don’t feel like it “A smile is the universal welcome” Mark Eastman World smile day is just around the corner on the 4th of October to be exact. Many people right now are in the midst of mental and emotionally...