Wellbeing blog

Parenting is stressful at the best of times, but the summer holidays can be especially challenging. Here are some tips for how to cope with stress and burnout as a parent.

The summer holidays are here, and for many of us, that means a chance to enjoy some time with our kids. But, when you experience health anxiety over your child’s wellbeing, it’s not always that simple.

Going through a miscarriage or stillbirth can be an extremely difficult time for both partners, so taking care of your mental health is especially important.

In this blog, we explore the benefits and challenges of being able to access health information online, how it links to health anxiety and what you can do if you're struggling with anxious thoughts about your health

Living inside our comfort zone generally means sticking to what we know and not taking risks. The more we challenge ourselves, the more we get out of life as "growth begins at the end of your comfort zone".

For many of us, picking up the phone and chatting with friends is an effortless and enjoyable thing to do. But for people with social anxiety, it can be about as fun as falling into a bed of stinging nettles.

The 12th - 18th June was Diabetes Week, which celebrated the 4.3 million people who live with diabetes in the UK and recognised how difficult it can be to manage this on-going condition.

Loneliness Awareness Week (which took place last week, the 12th-18th June) was set up by Marmalade Trust to get people talking about loneliness and how we can combat it, so that we can support ourselves and others.

This week - the 12th to 18th June - is Men’s Health Week. The organisers, Men’s Health Forum, have chosen the theme Men’s Health and the Internet to explore the impact of accessing health information online.

June is PRIDE month; a celebration that reminds us to be proud of who we are, no matter who we love or how we identify.