Monday, March 9th, 2015
Introduction to EMDR The precise neural mechanism for how eye movements affect emotional status is unclear, but the fact is they do. It is almost as though a broad view of the horizon from left to right, and right to left also helps the mind to place events within the broader context, or for both […]
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Tags: CBT, EMDR, emotions, mental health, psychology, trauma, treatment
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
We are delighted to hear that the organiser’s behind the Movember movement are turning their focus this year to men’s Mental Health. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29841063 It is our considerable experience that physical and mental health are not separate matters but two aspects of well-being and resilience that overlap and have a clear cause and effect relationship; […]
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Tags: anxiety, awareness, banditos, charity, depression, fundraising, Justin Coughlan, men's health, mental health, Mental Illness, mentally broken, movember, preventing suicide, promis, resilience, seek help
Thursday, October 30th, 2014
It has been impossible, today, to ignore the important findings of a recent Home Office report, which compared the UK’s approach to drug misuse with that of 13 other countries and concluded that there is no evidence that the criminalisation of drug use leads to a reduction in the problem. See, for example, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29824764. In […]
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Tags: addiction, Addiction Treatment, Crime, criminalisation, Dependency, Home Office report, illegal drug abuse, interventions, mental health, Mental Illness, rehabilitation
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Spring is hopefully just around the corner and so is a great prompt to introduce Horticultural Therapy to Hay Farm. We have such a beautiful setting here, with 12 acres of farm land, so it is perfect for those who feel that this therapy might help them. Horticultural Therapy is an active process which engages […]
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Posted in Creative Therapy, Fun in recovery, Psychology, Self Help, Treatment | 1 Comment »
Tags: addiction recovery, alternative therapies, depression treatment, gardening benefits, happiness, health and wellness, horticultural therapy, horticulture, HT, joy, main-site, mental health, nature, self help, thrive.org.uk
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Can something so seemingly harmless and widely available really be so bad for us? The answer is yes. Sugar is not just bad for us; in reality eating too many refined sugars too often is one of the root causes of many of the chronic health conditions hitting new heights in western cultures including type […]
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Posted in Addiction, Detox, Eating Disorders, Nutrition, Self Help | 7 Comments »
Tags: anorexia, bulimia, eating disorders, food education, healthy diet, mental health, miles kasiri, nutrition, nutritional therapist, overeating, recovery, refined sugars, sugar, sugar addiction, sugar cravings, whole foods
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Russell Brand urges MPs to change drug laws to treat addiction as health issue not criminal. Mr Brand has recently asked for “honesty and authenticity” at the Home Affairs Select Committee on addiction to which he was invited, something massively lacking around the subject of drugs and addiction from all quarters. Ask people their opinions […]
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Tags: abstinence programmes, decriminalisation, drug laws, drug policies, evidence, Home Affairs, mental health, Robin Lefever, Russell Brand