All Health and wellbeing articles – Page 14
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Article‘I didn't tell my family about psychotic episodes’
Rachel Mason is an award-winning singer who has produced a book of short stories and poems about dealing with post-natal depression. She shared her story with Premier radio presenter Maria Rodrigues
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ArticleShedding a light on eating disorders
When Di Archer found our her daughter was throwing up 25 times a day, she was thrust into the dark world of bulimia. Di is now founder and CEO
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ArticleI got a lockdown puppy to help my mum with loneliness
The cost of puppies has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic as people race to get a four-legged companion for lockdown but Jemimah Wright says hers is a long-term investment
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Is your church a safe space for those with mental illnesses?
Rachael Newham was on an adult psychiatric ward aged 16. Today, she is the founding director of ThinkTwice, an organisation dedicated to changing the way the Church responds to those suffering
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Article‘Your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts’
Talking about bereavement as we kick off the blog series alongside the theme for the November edition of Woman Alive - ‘Life and Loss’.
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ArticleAn honest conversation about suffering
Authors Claire Musters and Amy Orr-Ewing talk candidly about the personal losses that led them to write two new books
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Article‘Dyslexia is my secret weapon’
A practicing psychotherapist talks about being diagnosed with dyslexia in her 40s and the surprising success she has experienced as a result
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ArticleCan you use rose hip to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis?
This week is dedicated to increasing the profile of a disease that affects almost half a million people in the UK. One company is dedicated to providing a natural healer using rose hip
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Article'I can still be loved even with wounds'
Hope Virgo suffered abuse at 13 and battled anorexia for years. Here she shares how she learned to push aside the need to be "perfect" before God
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Article‘We don’t need to hustle for God’s attention’
While society teaches us we need to look and be a certain way, Florence Gildea asserts that God loves us as we are so we can stop seeking outside validation
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ArticleThe power of stories
We need stories for our times of uncertainty and pain, says Tanya Marlow
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ArticleCould this be the single person's antidote to loneliness?
In support of Loneliness Awareness Week, Kimberley Pena explains that dance therapy can reduce the feeling of disconnect
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Article5 ways to stay resilient during lockdown
We were not designed for a socially distanced existence. Writer Cathy Madavan explains how we can adapt to our new normal
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ArticleSheila Walsh: Church leaders hit rock bottom too!
Has your church leader or a preacher you know hit rock bottom without you realising?
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Article'Early trauma affected my mental health'
Writer Fran Hill lost her mother when she was just 14. Here she considers the lasting impact long into adulthood
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ArticleCoping with a loss of connection
Trained cuddle therapist Rebekka Mikkola explains the theory behind cuddle therapy and how we can weather the absence of touch during COVID-19
