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Self-Care for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Grace (Culhane) Rodulfo — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:10:25 +0000

For those impacted by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the winter blues can feel all-consuming. If you experience winter fatigue, these small habits could help improve your mental health this season.

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Sleep Experiment: Is A 9pm Bedtime Worth It?

harleenuppal — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:51:27 +0000

The number of hours young people spend asleep is getting increasingly higher. Even influencers and celebrities, such as Dakota Johnson, admit to sleeping 14 hours a night. But is an early bedtime really worth it? And what are the ramifications?

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The Art Of The Sunday Reset

Bethany Brown — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:52:49 +0000

There is a fine line between promoting healthy productivity, and unnecessary pressure – a line that social media often blurs.

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New Year’s Resolutions: How Can We Make Them Realistic?

Cara-Louise Scott — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:52:18 +0000

I always hear the same New Year's Resolutions from family, friends, and strangers alike. We all know the manager who wants to lose weight or the uncle determined to quit smoking. No matter the extent, we always want to change ourselves.

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Unexpected Ways Stress Affects Your Body

Beth Rush — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 17:33:23 +0000

Stress is your body protesting against how you use it. It indicates that you need to stop what you’re doing and pay attention to how it’s affecting you. There are different ways stress can accumulate and harm your health, whether you have been overworking or worrying about something too much.

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What Is the Spotlight Effect And How Can You Overcome It?

Beth Rush — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:28:34 +0000

Most people have had a nightmare where they lose all their teeth or clothes and everyone stares at them. Imagine feeling that mortified and self-conscious while you’re awake. That’s the spotlight effect.

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Spring Is On Its Way

Lexie Boardman — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:41:09 +0000

Nature flourishes, the sun stays out longer, the weather is warmer – spring is on its way again. After what has felt like an incredibly bleak winter, it is finally time to look forward with a spring in your step as the seasons change. While the world around us blooms into colour, spring is the ideal time to allow yourself to bloom as well.

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