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The Fag Break: should we lose it, or can we use it?
I recently read an article in the Independent about the rise of vaping and it being a gateway to smoking, particularly for Gen Z. Reasons cited for switching from vaping to smoking included:...
Have you got the connections you need for this new year?
I recently had the privilege of doing a TEDx talk on the importance of loneliness. You can watch it here if you haven't had the chance yet. The theme of the day was all about connections. I...
No one is self made. We’re all made up of the people who have helped us along the way
St Albans recently hosted its first ever TEDx event. The theme of the day was Community and I had the privilege of being one of the speakers. The title of my talk was "Why loneliness may be...
Join our first event of 2024 : Lifestyle Medicine – why it’s the real thing and you should accept nothing less! (Wednesday 24th January, 7.30pm)
In this webinar we'll be talking about Lifestyle Medicine - what it is, what it isn't, the evidence behind it, and how your can practise it meaningfully in your own life to prevent, manage and...
We must not shy away from talking about obesity if we are to address it
Divided opinion I was recently asked to write an article for the Church Times on the subject of obesity and the church’s role in addressing it. Writing for a magazine or newspaper presents its...
What is resilience and how do we build it?
I was recently asked to write a module on resilience for clients of a healthy lifestyle service provider. We had previously put together modules on anxiety, depression and stress management....
How to do a work place workout that doesn’t feel like work
One of the commonest new year's resolutions that I hear my friends or my patients make is to be more physically active. "I will re-join the gym/start exercise classes/get 10,000 steps a day", I...
Good news! The further you’ve got to go, the easier it is to get started.
If you feel you have a long way to go and big changes that you would like to make...it's actually quite easy to get started! No one climbs Mount Everest in a day. People start at low altitude...
The Weekly Wellbeing Round-Up #27 – More…or less?
Hello and welcome back to my weekly wellbeing round-up! This week's post from the world of wellbeing focusses on what we should be doing more of, what we could be doing less of, and where...
The Weekly Wellbeing Round-Up, Episode #26
Welcome back to my weekly wellbeing round-up. As usual, I have been scouring the news from the wellbeing world over the last seven days and found the most interesting, relevant and useful...
The Weekly Wellbeing Round-Up #25 – Mental Health
Welcome back to my Weekly Wellbeing Round-Up. This week I will be focussing on mental health, partly because items about this have been hitting me between the eyes all week and partly because...