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Is stress at work affecting your relationships?
It is estimated that about a third of UK employees are unhappy in their work. Work stress is known to put people at serious risk of anxiety and depression and to have a detrimental effect on relationships. Mental health organisations are concerned about the pressure of an increasingly demanding work culture. In the US as …
Have Yourself a Healthy Little Christmas
In my role as a therapist I concern myself with people’s emotional health. Christmas can be a time of peace and joy but for many it can be a time of disappointment, stress and great sorrow. Here are some survival suggestions. Christmas can be a time of disappointment if our expectations are too high; if …
Compulsive Eating Disorder
Occasionally, there may be underlying physical imbalances that cause people to crave food and if this is the case they need to be addressed. However, many obese people don’t realise that they are suffering from a progressive and debilitating mental health disorder known as Compulsive Eating Disorder. They may be feeling a deep sense of …
Men’s Health from a Therapist’s Perspective
It is well documented that men in the UK are less likely to take advantage of the availability of free Primary Health Care than women. According to research commissioned by the leading UK mental health charity Mind, men account for 75% of suicides. Men are deeply conditioned, from boyhood, to maintain an insular stoicism and …
