Most people are interested in improving their health and wellbeing and reducing their risk of premature death and chronic disease. What can be overwhelming however, is the evidence as to [...]
World Mental Health Day is an annual day held on the 10th October as part of Mental Health Week to raise public awareness of mental health across the globe. Throughout the [...]
On Wednesday 29 September, it’s World Heart Day, a day to celebrate our wonderful heart and all that it does to keep us alive. World Heart Day is focusing on [...]
On Friday 24 July, it's Lifeline’s Stress Down Day. Lifeline is encouraging you to reflect on your stress levels and to start stressing down... But what causes you stress in the [...]
By Gen Muir-Smith and Stavroula Zandes. Motivational interviewing is “client-centered counseling style for eliciting behaviour change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence” (Rollnick & Miller, 1995). The approach [...]
World Mental Health Day is an annual day held on the 10th October as part of Mental Health Week to raise public awareness of mental health across the globe. Throughout the [...]
There is consistent evidence that regular meditation can bring many health and wellbeing benefits, including inner peace and a deeper level of relaxation. It can also help improve our attention, [...]
Every year on the 31 May, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated across the world. It is a day that raises the profile of the health risks of smoking, and [...]
The Easter long weekend provides us with another opportunity to not only spend some quality time with our family and friends, but to also indulge in Easter eggs, hot cross [...]
Most smokers believe that their smoking is ‘just a habit’ and that they’re not addicted. Addiction however, is made up of 3 parts: the physiological dependency to nicotine habitual connections [...]
