Anxiety is a natural and normal reaction to situations or events that appear threatening, for example going for an exam, joining a new club where you don’t know anyone, speaking in front of a group of people. You may experience physical symptoms such as butterflies, racing heart or trouble breathing. The feelings of fear, worry…
Christmas is an exciting time of year filled with presents, socialising and an emphasis on having fun. It is also the time of year when spending lots of time with loved ones can become quite intense and lead to conflict, and expectations to have a “perfect” Christmas are high. Therefore, understandably it can also become…
Managing fussy eating is often challenging for parents as, in addition to concern about physical health, it often taps into beliefs about the role of a being a “good” parent. It can also be incredibly frustrating to have the hard work you have put into making a meal rejected. Here are a few suggestions on…
From: http://beta.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/why-are-some-us-better-handling-contradictory-information-others Imagine it: you’re happily surfing through your social media feeds – or what we nowadays call your filter bubble – when some unexpected perspectives somehow manage to penetrate. After you “like” the latest critique of police power, for instance, you come across an article arguing that cracking down on crime can benefit minority neighbourhoods.…