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Menopause and Mental Health (for Men to read too!)

Sara Martin — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 03:35:42 +0000

Menopause is inevitable, but suffering is not. Often Women believe they are having mental health and identity concerns, and after working with them holistically, it is clear that menopause is playing a large role. Sometimes it is a huge relief to realise this is natural, but it often feels far from natural. For the most …

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How to Write Letters to Resolve Conflict in Relationships

Sara Martin — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 08:59:02 +0000

Reciprocal Letter Writing to Learn Calm Corrective Conversation Often we get stuck in triggered and heightened communication conflicts and experience the same frustrating and often hurtful interactions that don’t seem to have any resolution. You may feel you cannot get through to the other person. You or someone else gets so angry, upset, overwhelmed or …

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy [CBT]: A Modern Neuroscience Approach

Sara Martin — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:10:25 +0000

(incorporating mindfulness, cognitive behaviour therapy, self -compassion and neuroplasticity concepts) Neuro-education and Principles: Whatever we think about grows and thickens neurological pathways. In simplest terms think of our neuro networks as green trees or black trees. You can grow and thicken the branches on ‘green trees’ (positivity or neutrality) or ‘black trees’ (negativity) by feeding …

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9 Grief and Loss Types & Stages

Sara Martin — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:19:08 +0000

Grief is the multifaceted and often overwhelming response that we experience after a distressing or traumatic event. Often, we think of the death of a loved one but many other events can be the cause of experiencing grief and loss and include: Miscarriage, stillbirth or an infant born with significant health conditions or disability Infertility …

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Mindfulness Practice [Top Tips]

Sara Martin — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:06:38 +0000

What is Mindfulness? Whether it is a professional athlete; a rock star, a Mum in her fitness gear or the chilled-out guy who is cultivating an organic veggie patch; everybody seems to be practising mindfulness. It is not just for Zen Buddhists and yogi masters, and whilst mindfulness is a type of meditation, you don’t …

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10 Psychological Survival Tips for COVID-19

Sara Martin — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:53:12 +0000

Whether we are facing social distancing, self-isolation, quarantine, or lockdown, these uncertain times can be hard, especially for those who have emotional and mental health concerns and relational difficulties. I am also acutely aware that for some people ideas may feel redundant and not remove the very real fear of domestic violence; grief and loss; …

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Epigenetics and Mental Health [Exclusive Case Study]

Sara Martin — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:49:16 +0000

It May Not Be All In Your Mind How are Epigenetics and Mental Health linked? Most people would have a fair understanding of genes and what they do, and maybe you know about the changes occurring at all levels of medicine since the mapping of the human genome was completed in 2003, and the great …

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