Demystifying The Teenage Brain
Why do teenagers suddenly and unexpectedly become irrational, uncommunicative and emotional? If you’re a parent of a teenager, you may often wonder what happened that even tempered, happy and well-behaved child, who you’ve been caring...
How to Look After Your Brain Health And Well-Being In Lockdown
The entire world has been struggling to contain coronavirus for the best part of a year now. Understandably, many of us have found it really hard to maintain some semblance of a normal life, and this is really taking its toll on our well-being....
How The Brain Repairs Itself After A Stroke
Stroke - the brain equivalent of a heart attack - will affect 15 million people in the world this year. Sadly, stroke is the fourth biggest killer in the UK. And almost two-thirds of people who survive a stroke will leave hospital with a...
Modern Living and the Rising Rates of Depression
A quarter of the world population are living with some form of mental illness. Globally, more than 264 million people are depressed. And these levels of depression are rising every year across the western world, despite the availability of...
Changing How You Breathe Changes How You Feel
What is it that enables a mountain climber to reach the highest points on earth? And a free diver to reach depths of more than 200 metres below the sea surface? One of the most potent healing agents available to mankind - breathing! For something...
The Secret Lives of Men
Many men are living secret lives. They carry with them a secret world of inner feelings, including sadness, anger, fear and shame. But more than ever before, men from all walks of life are entering into therapy for the first time and sharing...
Sleep Matters For Your Emotional Well-Being
Most of us know that a bad night’s sleep changes our mood the next day. We even recognise it in other people. But why does a lack of sleep make us so emotionally reactive? When your brain is sleep-deprived it swings you excessively...
Supporting Your Stressed Out Teenager
Teenagers are back facing the stresses of school - new demands on their time, homework deadlines, and new challenges in the uncertain world that we now live in. Compared to adults, teenagers have less protection against stress because their brain...
Brain Foods That Boost Your Memory and Mood
“You are what you eat.” We’ve all heard that saying, but it’s truer than you might think. The food we eat doesn’t just impact our bodies, it also has a profound effect on our brain function and mental well-being....
Replace Your Addictive Behaviours With Healthier Habits
What are your vices or bad habits? Maybe it’s an addiction or something you enjoy doing, but is totally unproductive. Or something you feel like you want to give up to continue to grow, but are finding it hard to stop. I discuss a...