Stress Awareness Month – Top Tips – Hug Someone You Love

April is Stress Awareness Month – here’s top tip #3: Hug someone you love.  When we are in an embrace the “cuddle hormone” oxytocin is released making us feel rather good. This is actual fact according to recent research.  And it doesn’t have to be a human, you can get a feel-good vibe from hugging aContinueContinue reading “Stress Awareness Month – Top Tips – Hug Someone You Love”

Monday Mojo – Play the long game

Monday Mojo – Feel-good motivation for the week ahead: Play the long game.  At a recent training event I was delivering on mental health, I was having a discussion with the class about how the brain responds when it goes into fight or flight – the automatic response system which activates when there is aContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Play the long game”

Stress Awareness Month – Top Tips – Get some rest

April is Stress Awareness Month – here’s top tip #4: Get some rest.  If, like most people, every minute of your day is accounted for, then taking a moment to rest is more important than ever. Your body is not a machine, both your body and mind need to rest and recuperate. It’s not alwaysContinueContinue reading “Stress Awareness Month – Top Tips – Get some rest”

Stress Awareness Month – Top Tips – Do something you love

Top Tips for Managing Stress for Stress Awareness Month

Stress Awareness Month – Top Tips – Know your limits 

April is Stress Awareness Month – here’s top tip #6: Know your limits.  We’re all different, but everyone has a tipping point.  If you’ve been travelling (literally or metaphorically) at a 100mph lately, eventually your body will catch up with you. You know, like the first few days of your holidays don’t you always getContinueContinue reading “Stress Awareness Month – Top Tips – Know your limits “