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When the holiday season starts looming on the horizon, it’s easy to get swept up in an endless stream of commitments and promises to friends, family, and loved ones. Sure, we enjoy the excitement and good cheer that falls each December (or from the moment you take down your Halloween decorations if you’re a full-on holiday fan), but the pressure can feel overwhelming at times.

How can we make time for everything? Can we really say yes to one set of friends, but not another? How can we...

Being on top of your finances means you are more in control of your life (and your debts), which can reduce stress and hardship. Being on top of your bank balance also improves your overall sense of well-being, helping you to achieve your goals and live a happier, more positive life as a result.

At The Money Charity, we’re aware that debt is a huge and dominating issue for many people. We often get asked how we can help people understand debt, as well as what we can each do to take...

Recent reports by HSE (Health and Safety Executive) show that a staggering 12.5 million days were lost due to depression, anxiety or work-related stress from 2016 -2017.

Just like our physical health, mental health and well-being are equally important, particularly in the workplace. But, due to increased pressures in the workplace, which may include strict deadlines, lack of management, unclear guidelines, and even bullying, it’s no surprise that stress is now becoming the largest cause...

Mental health conditions come in many guises. Some are seen as things we can ‘recover’ from, while others are life-long conditions we learn to live with. If you have a condition that is seen as recoverable, it’s natural for recovery to be the end goal.

The road to recovery however is rarely simple, and even when we are deemed ‘recovered’, it doesn’t mean the hard work is over. For many, mental health is an ongoing journey that we have to navigate.

The myths surrounding mental health...

Travel. It presents an opportunity for rest and relaxation or a chance for exploring other exciting countries and cultures. However, travel can also be very stressful - not just in the planning stages but during the journey itself and adapting to a new environment upon arrival.

Did you know, mental health issues in travellers are very common? In fact, they are amongst the leading causes of ill health while travelling.

For this reason, consideration of your mental well-being during...

Going through the transition period from child to adult already feels like a rollercoaster but, when you throw in mental health problems, that rollercoaster becomes a thousand times faster - and there are no brakes.

It's feeling all the highs and lows of teenage years, but the lows are really low and the highs are really high. It feels like you're labelled as depressed or anxious, and then you're suddenly put into a box; not as a teenager who may struggle with mental health issues, but...

Top Canadian University, University of Waterloo reveals that improving self-esteem could be critical in treating mental health problems.

The study examined 47 young people aged eight to 17, who were receiving inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services at McMaster’s Children Hospital in Hamilton, Canada.

Using the Self-Perception Profile for Children and Adolescents as a way to measure the children’s level of self-concept, they found that young people currently receiving inpatient...

Mental health seems to be a topic of conversation now more than ever. Campaigns spearheaded by the royal family, as well as public discussions sparked by influencers, celebrities and everyday people all show signs that it’s increasingly acceptable to discuss mental health (not to mention the launch of a certain magazine dedicated to mental health, of course).

And why shouldn’t it be acceptable? Time to Talk Day is a great opportunity for all of us to talk about mental health - even if you...

February 1st is Time to Talk Day - a campaign run by the charity Time to Change, encouraging all of us to talk about mental health. You don’t need to have experienced a mental health problem yourself, or know anyone who has; the campaign is about promoting conversation anywhere, at any time. It’s about making the conversation on mental health a normal part of society.

After all, we all have mental health, so why is the prospect of talking about it still taboo? This Time to Talk Day and...