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collinsre4
May 11, 20211 min
Connecting with Nature
We know that spending time in nature can have a positive impact on our wellbeing. There's even a formal type of therapeutic treatment...
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collinsre4
May 7, 20211 min
Photography competition
To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week (10th-16th May) I'd like to announce our photography competition. The theme is Connecting with...
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collinsre4
May 7, 20212 min
Mental Health Awareness Week
It's Mental Health Awareness week 10th - 16th May. This was started by The Mental Health Foundation 21 years ago and their theme this...
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sportandfitness
Mar 8, 20212 min
Health blog series [16]: Smoothie recipes to try out
Why not try making a smoothie to make your day even better? There are many different kinds of smoothies that contain a lot of sugar and...
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sportandfitness
Feb 8, 20212 min
Health blog series [12]: Build your confidence
Hello and welcome to another post of our Health blog series . Today we are going to talk on how to build your confidence by being more...
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collinsre4
Dec 7, 20202 min
Fear of Public Speaking
Presentations can be nerve-wracking for lots of students, but it is a skill you can develop with practice. Roughly 75% of all people...
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sportandfitness
Dec 7, 20201 min
Health blog series [9]: Let's get ACTIVE together and minimise the distance between us.
In our previous blog post we presented the positive impact of physical activity on our mental health and some barriers to it. We...
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collinsre4
Dec 2, 20202 min
Happy Hormones
Four of the hormones our bodies produce, Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins, are known as the happy hormones. Part of their...
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collinsre4
Nov 25, 20201 min
Stress relief
Stress is the feeling of too much pressure and it has a physical impact on our bodies. Stress hormones are the same ones that kick-start...
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sportandfitness
Nov 25, 20201 min
Health blog series [8]: How physical activity impacts mental health
There’s plenty of evidence that taking part in physical activity can have a positive impact with most common being: Improved mood Reduced...
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collinsre4
Nov 20, 20201 min
Winter blues
The shorter and darker days of winter can have a profound affect on our mental health and the 2020 lockdown induced isolation is...
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collinsre4
Nov 20, 20201 min
Depression
We all have times when we feel sad or miserable about life. Usually these feelings pass. If the feelings are interfering with your life...
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mafling
Nov 18, 20202 min
Gregg’s Blog (6): Your Fellow Students Need You!
Social activity in London at present is quite difficult and that’s an understatement! In normal times even if you are a social hermit you...
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collinsre4
Nov 16, 20202 min
What it is the "Fight, Flight or Freeze" response and what do to about it.
Anxiety is a natural human response when we feel we are under threat. It can be experienced through our thoughts, feelings and physical...
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collinsre4
Nov 16, 20201 min
Crisis Texts
Need support but no privacy? Try these text based support services. They provide free, confidential trained counsellors 24/7 and you...
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collinsre4
Nov 16, 20201 min
How do you feel? What do you do about it? CBT: Retrain your brain to create more helpful responses
CBT treatment combines cognitive therapy (examining the things you think) and behaviour therapy (examining the things you do) to help you...
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Engagement Office
Nov 11, 20201 min
The Wellness Society: Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook
Do you think that you are suffering from anxiety? Becky, our Disability & Mental Health Coordinator, recommends you to have a look into...
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sportandfitness
Aug 14, 20201 min
The impact on our body and health of virtual learning and what can you do about it.
Join the first sports' webinar with our special guest personal trainer, Ali Farran. We discuss how much time we spend sitting while...
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Engagement Office
May 22, 20202 min
PREPARE FOR SUMMER. Make your own Elderflower Cordial -The flowers are in full bloom. Don’t miss it!
For the next few weeks our parks, woodlands and gardenswill be full of the wonderful scent of elderflowers which are coming into bloom,...
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