Image by Pexels By Phillip Carr, guest writer at Your yearly Checkup. Your Mid-Life Is the Time to Start Living Your Best Life A lot of people feel like they are in a rut during their mid-life and are not sure how to get out of it. Nowadays, as the University of California notes, many…
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Helpful Tips If You’ve Recently Been Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness
Helpful Tips If You’ve Recently Been Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness Photo Credit: Pexels.com Many people live with chronic conditions, especially as they get older. Ailments like diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis become more prevalent as we age. If you’re 30-plus and have been diagnosed with a chronic illness, you may be…
The Benefits of Art and Music Therapy for Those in Recovery
The Benefits of Art and Music Therapy for Those in Recovery As someone in recovery, your sobriety journey is intensely personal. To be sure, even though you are probably doing the same thing that others are in their recovery — eating healthy, exercising, avoiding trigger spots and people, and attending meetings — the…
Live your best life after 65 – Health tips for seniors by Hazel Bridges
Live Your Best Life After 65 – Health Tips for Seniors Live your best life after 65 – Health tips for seniors. Who says the quality of life goes down as you age? The truth is many seniors find that things get more interesting with each new silver strand that pops up. Your retirement…
Weekend Wisdom with Humansense – Positive Intentions
Positive Intentions Often at the start of a new year, we make resolutions, and often these can be hard to maintain. Setting positive intentions can be more beneficial in maintaining and motivating personal progress. Our thoughts, beliefs, and intentions influence and therefore create our experiences of the World. Setting intentions, unlike goals, allows us to…
Positive Mental Health for 2021 – Create a Covid Mindset
Living in the age of Covid – Create a Covid Mindset When the Corona virus pandemic hit in January 2020 who would have thought that at the start of 2021 many of us across the globe would still be living life in lock down or under curfew. Christmas 2020 will certainly be one to remember.…
Men’s Mental Health – Stress
Men’s Mental Health and Stress – Its time to “Speak Out” Global statistics indicate that 1 in 6 of us over the age of 16 will experience stress, anxiety or depression at some point in our lives. Although both men and women encounter similar levels of stress men are less likely to report physical and…
Uncovering the Narcissist
What is a Narcissist? Narcissists are individuals who tend to go through life – refusing to take responsibility for their behaviour’s and actions. Are quick to blame others for their own shortcomings. Show a complete lack of genuine empathy for others. Feel they are entitled or special and have difficulty maintaining meaningful relationships. Types of Narcissism…
Grow the Sun- get growing sunflowers for well being
Get growing sunflowers for well being Want to get in touch with nature? Want a bit of colour in your life? Then get Growing sunflowers for all-round well-being! Out of all the flowers, you can grow sunflowers cannot be beaten. They are not just beautiful but they are also so easy to grow. Sunflowers are…
Essential Oils and Winter Health
What are Essential oils? Essential oils are the life essence of plants. They can be extracted from various parts of plants and used therapeutically to enhance well-being naturally. Essential oils are made up of chemical compounds which have a particular effect on the body systems. Essential oils are potent. Used appropriately essential oils can have a…
The Power of Positive Intentions
The Gift of Intention Many of us spend more time in reflection at this time of year. We are near the end of one year and entering into a new one very soon. Focusing our mind on what we have experienced helps to focus our thoughts – the good, the bad and the ugly as…
The Pain of Grief and the Road to Healing
Losing People we Love Grief – One of life’s hardest challenges Grief is a very personal journey. There are no wrong or right ways to grieve. Understanding the process of grief can help us support ourselves and others. There are two certainties in life. At some point…
Informal Carers. The hidden unpaid workforce.
What is the difference between formal and informal care? A person who provides care and assistance to another individual such as a family member, friend, or neighbour on an “unpaid” basis is defined as an informal carer. Informal carers provide practical and emotional support to those close to them who may experience disability, chronic illness,…
Bananas food to stabilize mood
Go Bananas!!!! The yellow smiley super fruit Bananas are a super food that can help to stabilize mood. When I was pregnant with my son I had a craving for bananas, I reckon my consumption of the things helped to increase the share value of the global banana market! I would get through about 6…
Create a ripple effect with an random act of kindness
Butterfly Effect Ever noticed how good it feels when someone does something nice for you? Ever noticed how it feels to do something nice for someone else? The simple act of promoting kindness no matter how small can have a huge impact. “The Butterfly Effect” comes from the Chaos Theory – whereby a minute localized change in…
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