Research has shown that music has the power to stimulate the pleasure centres in our brain, notably the neuro-transmitter dopamine.

Managing SAD: It can benefit us to think about all the things we might see in winter which are not easily found/have less impact in summer

Sometimes being kind is simply doing what is expected or agreed to...it's not about giving more than you have!

While some things are out of our control, there are ways in which we can reclaim our agency and create a buffer to stress

remember that while there really is magic in the (fresh) air, you need to experience it regularly to see lasting changes!

This article was adapted for The Metro Only a couple of minutes to try and reclaim some headspace? Try the following exercises.

When it comes to training, the most important thing is to establish a “safe space” for everyone to contribute.

make sure it’s a decision you’re agonising over…not a problem you “think” is a decision.

it is not always the big choices in life that have the greatest impact…it is the little things we choose every day that shape us!

Our brain is our most valuable tool – and yet 21st century living seems intent on making it redundant. How to overcome the dopamine hit...

It doesn’t matter how many classes I teach, or health and wellbeing tools I arm you with if the organisation has a toxic environment!

the outdoors has the potential to provide a 4th Space, a space to simply “be”. A place where you can unplug, a place where you can get away

Self compassion because the person who DOES have to like me...is the one that has to live with me...ME!!

With a physical strain, we see objectively. (With mental ill health, an objective visual is a breakdown -must we really get to that!?)

even if we are naturally pessimistic, we can “retrain” our brain to behave more positively by taking advantage of its neuroplasticity.

"Making plans for the future is the best way to keep going." Strategies for life beyond Covid in this Guest Article by Annabelle Harris

Perhaps you are deflated from England's defeat on Sunday, "...but lashing out at England or their manager Gareth Southgate is unacceptable."

Feeling under (or over!) the weather? You cannot control the weather, you can control how you behave within it.

How to bounce back from failure...and bounce HIGHER! Elements of this piece are quoted in the Independent.

resilience extends beyond the ability to survive, but also includes building the inner conditions for recovery, and thriving.