While stress alone is not a mental health condition, it is often the cause and/or a symptom of one. This month is Stress Awareness month, and seeing as each and every one of us experience feelings of stress from time to time, we felt it was important to highlight it here on SeeTheUniverse. Fight or…
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Who left their bra at home today? I DID! And it feels glorious. But why are people going braless today?… No Bra Day is an observation day that began in 2011 as a means of raising awareness for breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer across the world, with approximately 2.5 million…
Recently, a student took her own life whilst alone in her university halls over the summer. Sadly, the university have not released any form of statement in regards to the heartbreaking event. Whilst this may be due to the families wishes of privacy during this time; they should still be taking this as an opportunity…
Aromatherapy is the practice of using natural plant extracts, particularly essential oils, to promote health and well-being. It has been used for thousands of years, with origins in ancient Egypt, China, and India. The core idea is to use the aromatic properties of these oils to enhance physical and emotional health. How Aromatherapy Works Aromatherapy…
We ALL have mental health, yet we only tend to talk about it when someone is experiencing an illness or is going through a difficult time. In reality, we should be talking about mental health through the good and the bad, as it is important that we nourish our mental health at all times, just…
1 in 5 mothers experience a perinatal mental health problem. You may have heard the terms ‘Maternal Mental Health’ and ‘Perinatal Mental Health’ used interchangeably; these terms refer to the mental health of a mother during pregnancy and up to two years after giving birth. Most people have heard of Postnatal Depression; this is depression…
Postpartum Psychosis is a serious mental health condition which is said to occur in 1 in 1000 mothers after giving birth. This condition should be treated as a medical emergency. Signs and Symptoms: Symptoms most often start within 2-weeks of giving birth (on rare occasions, they may not set in for several weeks), they include:…
Hi everyone! It has been quiet here again and I firstly wanted to apologise for that; I am hoping to start posting regularly again starting from now! The reason it has been quiet is simply because our lives have been HECTIC since the wedding. We went to Morocco for 10-days, which was absolute heaven! When…
World Book Night will take place on 23rd April and I for one, am very excited! 19% of readers say that reading stops them from feeling lonely. Regular readers for pleasure have report fewer feelings of stress and depression than non-readers, and stronger feelings of relaxation from reading than from watching television or engaging with…
It has been a little quiet here at SeeTheUniverse lately… that is because I have been super busy planning our wedding and Saturday was the big day! Me and Gemma stayed up until 2am putting together the favours and decorating the wedding venue…I was surprisingly very calm! Before I knew it, I was waking up…