Releasing Trauma on Tap – Imagine Your Way to Wellness: Trauma is a deeply distressing experience that can severely impact an individual’s mental, emotional and physical well-being. It occurs when someone witnesses or undergoes a significantly frightening incident that shatters their sense of security. The immediate effects of trauma vary from person to person. They […]
Advice to help families cope during COVID-19: Family life has changed dramatically since the outbreak of the coronavirus. For many people, they have had to adapt to new daily routines, where they are spending more of their time at home. Lopa Vihibkar a systemic couple and adult family psychotherapist at Priory Wellbeing Centre Fenchurch Street and Priory Wellbeing Centre […]
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Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at ‘Essentially Grey’ a new exhibition of pictures by Hanna ten Doornkaat at The MUSE Gallery, London which explores how colours influence our mood and emotions Research has shown that environment and calming colours influences the speed of patients’ recovery. Your emotions and mood are influenced by the colours around […]
We often talk about our moods in term of colours of the rainbow. Feeling blue, or green with envy? Or has a red mist come down lately? Certain tones, such as red, blue, yellow and green are known to have a psychological effect on us and enhance our feelings of wellbeing, or the opposite. If […]
Marking World Cancer Day, it can be very difficult to know what to say and what to do when someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, yet the type and quality of support that is offered can make an enormous difference in the person’s life as they navigate their treatment and, hopefully, their recovery. Cancer […]
All animals well up with tears to clean or remove irritants from their eyes, but we are the only species who cry because of emotional upset. Professor William Frey, professor of pharmaceutics at the University of Minnesota and a tear expert, believes that the ultimate aim of crying is to reduce stress. “Stress triggers crying and our chemical […]
Stress that is veering into the danger zone comes with tell-tale physical and emotional signs. These are the key things to look out for. Physical: “When we are in a fight or flight situation, the body releases lots of stress hormones including cortisol to gear the body up to cope with an emergency. Someone who […]
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Never underestimate the impact of emotional and psychological factors on human wellbeing. We know that the mind and the body are intimately related and someone’s pain may be a combination of multiple contributing factors; traumatic, physiological, psychological and emotional. It’s not just a question of rubbing a sore bit to make the pain go away. […]
We all feel the complete range of emotions throughout our lives, depending on what is happening around us and to us. Our ability to feel emotions, yet not be overwhelmed or controlled by them, is what allows us to cope with emotions such as stress, loss, loneliness, and anger. The World Health Organisation defines health […]
Fear is a basic human emotion which causes a pyschological and physiological response in the body known as ‘fight or flight.’ It occurs as a result of a sense of impending danger, evil or pain. Fear is a necessary defensive stragegy against things that may cause us harm because it serves as a motivation to […]