Welcome to The First Aid for Feelings blog, where you can find lots of helpful articles that will help you to develop the essential skills for self-care and health.
Fire prevention is better than fire fighting: How to stay strong during Covid winter
The lockdown is impacting all of us. If you don’t think it is, chances are you’re in denial. But how can you tell when people are struggling?
My voice has no sound in the vacuum of my mind
Thinking takes time and valuable energy. That’s why it’s important to listen to what you spend your time and energy thinking about. Is it helpful?
Do you fall ill when on holiday? It could be stress
Why is it that sometimes when you finally get away for a well-deserved break, you suddenly find yourself ill with a cold, cough or similar symptoms? It could be stress! Stress is one of the main reasons why people fall ill as soon as they go on holiday.
It’s thought that a sudden reduction in stress hormones when we finally get a chance to relax can weaken our immune systems, leaving us more prone to infection. Couple this with a change in eating habits, activity levels and confined space on trains and planes and you’ve got a recipe for the sniffles.
In this blog, we’re talk about stress; what it is and why it’s important to understand the role it plays. We also share some First Aid for Stress advice to help you tackle stress and support your immune system.
Sleep is your superpower
Not enough sleep can more than double your risk of cancer. That is one of the hard-hitting realities highlighted by Matthew Walker professor at Berkeley university in his book “Why We Sleep”. This is just one of the many health issues that arise when we fail to...
Cracking the code to tiredness
You may think that tired simply means that you need to sleep more and that tiredness is something to be avoided. Think again! Tiredness has a specific and vital purpose and is linked to activity patterns and your capacities. And not only that but when you do feel tired, what kind of tired are you? Depending on what kind of tired you are, you’ll need different responses to deal effectively with your tiredness so that you can recharge and feel energised again.
Jen’s legacy – loss and gain
I lost my dear friend Jenny Wade at the end of April. This is my tribute to a wonderful person and a bit about how lockdown affected the grieving process.
Suffering Social Atrophy?
As we ease out of lockdown, many of us will become overwhelmed as a result of social atrophy. But what is it and how can you approach it in a Helpful way?
Why Black Health also matters
Black Lives Matter, absolutely, without question. But so too does Black Health, and that’s the focus of today’s blog.
Managing risk and overwhelm with animals and triangles
Today, we look at the reintegration stage of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis & provide you with two Helpful tools to better manage risk & overwhelm right now.
