October 23, 2020

Changing clocks and changing mood Changing clocks and your mental well-beingThere has been a lot of debate about Daylight Savings Time in recent years. Daylight Savings Time (DST) was first brought into effect as an energy saving measure in 1895. It works by moving the clocks forward by one hour during the summer months in

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October 16, 2020

Is my yoga class helping me relax? Yoga and the 80’sThese days it’s common to hear people talk about doing yoga to de-stress and relax. I’ve even had my doctor recommend doing yoga to balance out my anxiety. But if we’re totally honest, do we really even know why doing yoga would be beneficial against

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October 9, 2020

Remember rescue to self-care Rescue yourself when you need it When we are having a particularly difficult day in our mental space, it can be really hard to remember to self care. If you’re struggling with stress, anxiety, or depression, you might have days where your emotions just take over. Even your best plans to stay

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October 2, 2020

Which way to happiness? The quest for happinessAs some of you already know, I spent a lot of time looking for happiness. I started struggling with depression in my teenage years. And I never found the way out until my early thirties, over 15 years later. When I look back now, I always surprise myself

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September 25, 2020

Where does financial stress come from? Financial stress starts earlyFor my generation, plastic is definitely the new paper. Checkbooks have been replaced by debit cards and e-transfers. And cash is making way to credit cards. It’s easy to spend money. I just tap my card and it’s done. I don’t even need to go to

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September 18, 2020

More frequent natural disasters My first encounter with natural disastersIt seems that we are facing more and more extreme weather events all around the world. Severe floods, raging wildfires, hurricanes, and earthquakes have all caused unimaginable damage over the last years. Surviving a natural disaster can be traumatizing to say the least. But the effects

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