57% of employees will have experienced a bereavement in the last five years and every day 600 people quit their jobs in order to look after older / disabled / sick relatives. Yet despite this, 1 in 5 managers do not feel confident when it comes to supporting their employees through a bereavement. Unfortunately there…
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Perinatal / maternal are interchangeable terms. They both relate to the time period between becoming pregnant and approximately 1-year after giving birth. Therefore you may see both of these terms being used a lot this month! Perinatal mental health includes conditions that existed before pregnancy as well as any that develop during / after….
Today is an excuse to show some appreciation for all the wonderful books that are out there and the wonderful books to come! So far this year me and Bella have read a combined total of 21 books! Aimee: Some of my favourite; must-buy authors are: – Matt Haig– Colleen Hoover– Kathleen Glasgow– Cecilia Ahern…
As always Colleen Hoover ripped my heart out, jumped up and down on it and then taped it back together again! This book was much better than I anticipated it to be, in fact, it may be one of my favourite CoHo books so far! I fell in love with both of the characters in…
I read this book as part of The Breakfast Book Club! I was very unsure about this one at first and it took me a little while to get into… but the further into the book that I got, the more I enjoyed it. The format of this book was interesting, flashing between different time…
We all experience stress at some point in our lives; though we may not all have the same outcome, this depends on the way in which we deal with the stress. Stress is the bodies reaction to being under pressure, frightened or threatened. Small amounts of stress can sometimes be seen as positive! This is…
Wow. This book really surprised me. I went through so many emotions whilst reading this story… happiness, sadness, anger, love, hope, hurt, shocked… you name it, I felt it! The concept of this book is rather strange! There is a company, known as Death Cast, who call people and inform them that at some point…
Sadly, many people believe that being in debt stems from poor life choices, such as drugs, alcohol, trying to have a lavish lifestyle, or generally having bad spending habits and poor perception of money. This is very rarely the case. Unemployment and redundancy are the most common triggers when it comes to debt problems. This…
Last weekend, me, Bella, Sam and Beth took part in a 24-hour reading session to raise money for Comic Relief! To add some fun to the event, we were each assigned a colour which we had to dress in as well as bringing snacks and drinks in that colour! I have to say, we severely…
Bulimia is an eating disorder and a serious mental health condition, affecting 1-2% of women and 0.1-0.5% of men across the world. Anyone can get bulimia, however it is most common in people aged 13-17 years-old. People with bulimia will go through periods of eating a lot of food in a short space of time…