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Managing stress is crucial to being effective in the workplace. Most people looking to relieve stress try to relax during breaks, but according to a study from the University of Michigan, relaxing may not be the best option. Instead, they

I help adults who have ADHD tendencies with their procrastination and productivity problems. The method below has evolved through my own experience and my experience helping others.   1. Sprint don’t jog – plan a 40 minute work session rather

In the search for happiness, popular culture is often divided when it comes to considering whether it is more important to do unto others or treat yourself. I’m confident that we can all relate to the positive feelings that come

The classroom can be an extremely influential setting. Outside of a child’s home, it is where they absorb much of what they know about the world, it is where they establish their early relationships and it is where they develop

‘The war on drugs’ has been active since the late 1960s when government’s started to realize the vast potential for abuse with the now illicit substances. This war has been unrelenting and has seen drugs ranging from cannabis to more

Application software and video games based on ‘brain-training’ have become a relative staple of the gaming industry in recent years. Popular programmes such as Lumiosity and Brain Age now attract millions of users daily. In a recent study carried out

Good mental health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and

The negative effects of adolescent alcohol abuse on adolescent development and well-being are quite widely accepted and understood. Statistics have demonstrated that high levels of adolescent alcohol consumption are associated with higher reported frequencies of mental health difficulties (e.g. development

Willpower in its simplest definition is described as the ability to deliberately do something that exerts our resources or in contrast, the ability to entirely refrain from doing something against our impulses. Overall having willpower is considered to be a

Aging and death are common sources of anxiety for many of us. Aging anxiety is described as a concern and anticipation of adverse physical, mental and personal losses during the aging process. Death anxiety as you would expect, is defined