Alcohol is part of the fabric of our society. Here in the UK, 80% of us enjoy an alcoholic drink from time to time (although thanks to younger generations these numbers are now falling [https://alcoholchange.org.uk/alcohol-facts/fact-sheets/alcohol-statistics]). We drink at big life events and social occasions. We drink to unwind after a busy day at work or to celebrate the arrival of the weekend. What are the effects of alcohol on the brain? And what does consuming alcohol mean for our mental

Christmas is a time of celebration, yet seeing others surrounded by families and friends can often bring up feelings of loneliness and isolation, which may be even further heightened by the change in circumstances brought by the Omicron variant. According to data from the Office of National Statistics in 2017 [https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/lonelinesswhatcharacteristicsandcircumstancesareassociatedwithfeelinglonely/2018-04-10] , 1 in 20 adults report fee

The holiday season is a time of overindulgence, celebration with people we love… and panicking as we try to find the perfect gift. We’re all tempted to eat a little more than we need, drink a little more than we should, and exercise a little less than we’d like to. But Christmas is also about looking after the important people in our lives. If you’d like to use your gifts to promote wellbeing in your friends and family this year, we have some fantastic gift ideas for you. 10 gifts to help your

Hypnotherapy has been around since the 1800s. Before the advent of chemical anaesthetics, Scottish surgeon James Esdaile [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Esdaile] performed hundreds of operations in India using hypnotherapy as an effective anaesthetic. Ever since the late 20th century, hypnotherapy has served as a powerful complementary therapeutic and wellbeing tool. How does hypnotherapy work and how can it help? How does hypnotherapy work? During hypnotherapy, therapists guide clients

Maintaining good gut health is important. Digestive problems can not only leave us feeling uncomfortable, tired and sluggish, but also affect our mental health in the long term. Gut health and mental health are closely interlinked. And it’s a relationship that researchers are now beginning to understand. The gut-brain axis Have you ever had butterflies in your stomach when feeling nervous, or had a gut feeling when making a decision? Both of those reactions are down to the gut-brain axis. The

You’re in the therapy room and the therapist asks you how you’ve been feeling since your last session. If you are anything like me, you may struggle to remember what you had for dinner two days ago, let alone to recall events and feelings that you’ve experienced over a longer number of days. Smartwatches and fitness trackers can track large amounts of information in a continuous, real-time and convenient fashion. Can these data reflect how we feel and can we use it to improve our mental health