By Chris Welford on 16th March, 2021 in Rest and Relaxation, Sleep
We welcome a guest blog this week from Dave Gibson our resident sleep expert and specialist wellbeing coach. When we fall ill, we instinctively want to sleep longer. That’s because we are designed to ‘sleep ourselves well’. In this way, our immune system stimulates us to sleep. In fact, the...
By Chris Welford on 11th March, 2021 in Change, Exercise
That’s NEAT Last week we talked about the importance of movement, but this isn’t all about exercise. There’s also NEAT – Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis– which is a measure of the calories you burn just doing everyday activities. Our bodies use the energy in the food we consume to: Simply survive...
By Chris Welford on 4th March, 2021 in Excercise, Wellbeing
For many of us, the daily commute is going to be something from the past. As we approach the end of the COVID restrictions, it’s becoming clear that many office-based based jobs are not going to be done the same way. Organisations are talking about the future of work and...
By Chris Welford on 23rd February, 2021 in Feelings and Emotions, Moods
Get yourself a notebook or open a new document on your computer and in your own time, reflect on these points: Take a moment to step back and think about your feelings and how you are coping. Have a look at our Stress Circle model here. Where are you? It...
By Chris Welford on 18th February, 2021 in Feelings and Emotions, Psychotherapy & Counselling
It’s been a tough 12 months. Even the most resilient of us is starting to feel frayed round the edges. How do we maintain mental stamina? Here are some ideas that we hope will help. Firstly, recognise the problem of creeping normalcy. This is the phenomenon, sometimes referred to in...
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