Seasonally Adjusted If you experience low mood and drops in energy levels at a particular time of the year, you could be one of the 33% of people in the UK affected by SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). It happens in all seasons but more often when the trees have shed their leaves, the autumn sunshine …
Old Needs New Purpose Whatever our hopes and fears were at the start of the new decade, few people predicted the devastating impact of the current global pandemic and the underlying economic crisis. The most vivid manifestation of the impact, as is often the case with a crisis on this scale, is felt within communities. …
When the clocks chime in the New Year, it will be either side of two extraordinary, seconds. One will be the first of a new decade, the 2020’s. The other will be the last second of the previous one. Together they frame a moment that dissects a twenty-year span of time, creating 2 distinct eras. …
Green with hints of blue and gold There are good reasons why Birmingham and the wider West Midland ecosystem is the perfect environment for an emerging wellbeing phenomenon. As Joseph Chamberlain said, “In great fields, something stays ..” Birmingham is currently the only UK city that is part of the global “Biophilic Cities” network along …
A Bellyful is Never Enough One of the main barriers we face when it comes to eating mindfully is our tendency to be distracted whilst we eat. Our busy working lives may dictate we take our lunch breaks al-desko and our breakfasts on the fly. A busy home life makes mindless eating attractive; seductive even. In …
What is Mindful Eating? Our relationship with food is one of the most significant indicators of health and wellbeing. We have more control over our eating habits than we may think, or choose to believe! For many of us, informed decisions, making subtle changes in eating habits and taking our relationship with food seriously can …
Discovering Wellbeing As a writer, it’s always exciting to find yourself creating content for an innovative organisation. Indeed the process is all the more enthralling when the company in question supports and epitomises your long-held beliefs about health and social care. I’ve been writing for charitable organisations and foodie/wellness publications for near on three years …
Hope, Trust and Interdependency When facing system change, it can be easier to keep doing what we’ve always done rather than forage the valley of uncertainty for new possibilities. Familiarity becomes a false friend in times of change. Through the promise of stability and certainty, desire for the familiar suppresses our appetite for risk. Given the …
21st Century Public Health On June 9th 2016 we had the privilege of speaking at the Royal Society for Public Health’s (RSPH) Conference on Health Trainers, and their highly respected “Well Communities” Programme. Opening the conference, RSPH CEO Shirley Kramer, talked passionately about “Precision Public Health” and later there was a piece on “Rings of Confidence”. Not only …
