LSW Blog

Tis the season to be jolly – as the famous Deck the Halls lyrics go… but as much as Christmas is a season of joy, merriment and celebration, it can also be stressful. With the financial burden of buying gifts and cooking large feasts on top of potentially having to manage tense family dynamics, it is not unusual to enter this festive season with a certain level of stress and anticipation.

So, as much as we cannot change the external factors that happen around us this Christmas, there are things we can do to manage stress internally. In this article, I will be sharing with you five tips for managing this stress in order to make this festive period a time of joy.

Our sex hormones not only affect the body but also our mind. Yep, mental health and hormones are intimately linked. Meaning, you wouldn’t be alone in noticing changes to your mental state during different times of the menstrual cycle.

In this week's blog, Unfabled's Clinical Lead, Zoe Sever explains how to make sense of these changes and make actionable steps to take control of your wellbeing.

Mindfulness has become hugely popular over the past few years – you’ve probably come across it at some point or maybe you use it regularly. It has gone from being a fringe practice to the mainstream and is a fantastic way to reduce stress, anxiety and burnout and live a more focussed and purposeful lifestyle.

Mindfulness is not a new invention, it has been practised for thousands of years. It’s aim? To end suffering. So, what is it and how do you do it?

Did you keep a diary as a child? Many children do - a secret book to record their feelings and reflections on the day in. It can be an incredibly powerful tool. But without encouragement and regular time, plus an understanding of the benefits, diaries often end up laying untouched under a bed for months at a time.