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The importance of self-care.
PJ Brown
  • Feb 28
  • 4 min

The importance of self-care.

Think about your own self-care and that of those close to you. Are you doing enough to look after your body and mind? Goals and a positive
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Goal setting - use SMART goals to write the next chapter of your life.
Paul Brown
  • Apr 13, 2020
  • 4 min

Goal setting - use SMART goals to write the next chapter of your life.

How do you look at your life? Where did it go wrong? Where did it go right? What parts have you been at your happiest and most content? If l
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The importance of looking after children’s mental health
PJ Brown
  • Apr 1, 2020
  • 5 min

The importance of looking after children’s mental health

We all need to stay indoors to protect ourselves and others. It is hard, it is not the normal and we also have to balance working from home
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Why is fibre Important?
Paul Brown
  • Mar 31, 2020
  • 3 min

Why is fibre Important?

Dietary fibre. In the UK most people do not eat enough fibre (the average intake is 17.2/day for women and 20.1g/day for men). The recommend
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There is nothing like a walk in the autumn sunshine.
Paul Brown
  • Oct 22, 2019
  • 4 min

There is nothing like a walk in the autumn sunshine.

Let's talk about walking Walking is an easy way to exercise as we do so much of it during the day. By walking regularly throughout the
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What are the health benefits of vitamin D?
PJ Brown
  • Sep 21, 2019
  • 5 min

What are the health benefits of vitamin D?

Vitamin D – the facts. What is vitamin D and what role does it play in the body? Vitamin D is important for good overall health and strong a
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What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?
Paul Brown
  • Aug 28, 2019
  • 6 min

What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a form of talking therapy which can be used to treat people with a wide range of mental health proble
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What is holistic health and how can it improve mental health?
PJ Brown
  • Aug 13, 2019
  • 3 min

What is holistic health and how can it improve mental health?

When we think about what is meant by holistic health I believe that many people get utterly confused by the term and do not really know what
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Mental health - It's not where you come from, it's where you want to be.
Daniel
  • Aug 5, 2019
  • 6 min

Mental health - It's not where you come from, it's where you want to be.

I sometimes get sent articles from people describing how their mental ill health has affected their life. There are always factors that pop
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It’s not where you come from, it’s where you want to be
Paul Brown
  • Jul 31, 2019
  • 6 min

It’s not where you come from, it’s where you want to be

Growing up in a dysfunctional family where mental illness seems to be common and your physical illness is a major problem is an awful place.
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A guide on how to re-frame your negative thoughts.
Paul Brown
  • May 29, 2019
  • 4 min

A guide on how to re-frame your negative thoughts.

What would life be like if we could get into the habit of disputing our negative thoughts and replacing them with positive thoughts. Lets st
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Work place wellness and mental health support.
Paul Brown
  • May 21, 2019
  • 5 min

Work place wellness and mental health support.

From my own experience I know that work place wellness is essential. An increase in work loads, working hours, and everyday life problems an
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Supporting someone who has a mental illness
Paul Brown
  • Mar 14, 2019
  • 4 min

Supporting someone who has a mental illness

Unfortunately in today's fast moving, stressful, busy and expensive society no one is immune to suffering from mental illness. Whilst so
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Cognitive Distortions and Faulty Thinking.
Paul Brown
  • Jan 15, 2019
  • 3 min

Cognitive Distortions and Faulty Thinking.

Cognitive distortions are the ways in which our minds can deceive us, making us believe something is true when it is not. There are many dif
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Who knows how to get over the loss of a loved one through suicide?
Becks Simpson
  • Jan 9, 2019
  • 3 min

Who knows how to get over the loss of a loved one through suicide?

This was definitely a question that went round in my head for months, even years! In 2008 I sadly had to start asking this question, because
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What should I do if I think I have mental ill-health?
Paul Brown
  • Jan 7, 2019
  • 1 min

What should I do if I think I have mental ill-health?

What should I do if I think I have mental ill-health? It is really important to know when you should seek help if you feel you have mental i
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6 of the best winter articles giving tips, resources & advice.
Paul Brown
  • Dec 18, 2018
  • 1 min

6 of the best winter articles giving tips, resources & advice.

Christmas comes around once a year and we sure do our best to eat and drink to much, get stressed, argue with family, throw a board game...
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Supporting someone with mental ill health.
Paul Brown
  • Dec 17, 2018
  • 4 min

Supporting someone with mental ill health.

According to Mind – the mental health charity, approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year   In
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What is mindfulness in parenting and can it help me?
Paul Brown
  • Nov 13, 2018
  • 4 min

What is mindfulness in parenting and can it help me?

Mindful parenting introduces mindfulness into parenting and when we practice this we bring ourselves into the present rather than dwelling o
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Being extremely busy may actually be good for you after all.
Paul Brown
  • Nov 2, 2018
  • 5 min

Being extremely busy may actually be good for you after all.

Humans are strange, we live in a world of contradictions and we are not really sure what we want from life. On the one hand we want to be bu
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