Emotional Wellness

A car accident involves more than just the physical destruction of your car and the onset of a legal or financial dilemma. It can also be an emotional event that compels you to experience a range of feelings that vary from fear to anger. It…

Death is an inescapable fact of life, which means that, unfortunately, so is bereavement. Nothing affects your emotional wellness quite like losing someone you love, but where do you draw the line between emotional wellness and mental…

A new study suggests that around 40 percent of couples who have been together for four years only have sex a few times a month, and 15 percent of those who have been together for 15 years have sex just a few times a year. Researchers also…

In a recent statement, a head teacher of a leading primary school stated that young children shouldn't have best friends as it opens up opportunities for children to feel hurt and ostracised. It's easy enough to say, but are we programmed…

When it comes to improving your life, sometimes editing is required in order to feel more relaxed and stress-free. Often we hold on to things which have been in our lives for so long they are there more out of habit than necessity. Here are…

When you find the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, you assume that everything will be as compatible as you are. This can hit a snag when it comes to your sex life, though, as we all have different libidos. What do you do…

Being an entrepreneur can take its toll on your wellbeing; you’re constantly busy, running on coffee during the day and a few glasses of wine in the evenings, which is either a time in which you’re at networking events or unable to relax at…

The objectification of women in the media is still such a prominent issue, yet very few people actually talk about it. Whether it's being used in advertisements as a provocative label for a product you don't really need, or being promoted…

It’s tempting, when you finally decide what you want in life, to go straight out and tell everyone – and many people suggest this is a good thing to do. But according to Jessica McGregor Johnson, author of The Right T-Shirt, it’s NOT a good…

Whether you've experienced divorce yourself or have watched a loved one deal with it, you'll know that divorce is an emotional time which can be difficult to cope with. More often than not, it hits children the hardest, as they're watching…

For many people, the fun of a holiday is ruined by the thought of returning to work. If you have a particularly stressful job, or know that a backlog of work awaits, you could even dread going back to your work place. No laughing matter…

I think we can all agree that people need to laugh more. Laughing for 10 to 15 minutes a day can help you to lose 280 calories, as well as improving your emotional wellness with a release of endorphins. Laughter yoga has emerged relatively…

Emotional wellness may be simple to define but often harder to achieve. Experts say emotional wellness is about achieving and maintaining a positive emotional state where you can deal with all life throws at you and still feel good. It’s…

It is a common belief that the happiness comes from having a career and a live that you can enjoy. Likelier still, for many, happiness comes from sucking up a drink that has a vibrantly-coloured umbrella stuck in it. You're sitting back,…

Chinese medicine is often considered the grey area of medical science; for a significant number suffering from Bell's Palsy however, it turned out to be the number one answer to their problems. Bell's Palsy is a type of viral facial…

A new study has found connections between the daily stress triggers we all deal with and long term mental health issues. The emotional responses we have to daily stressors could predict our mental health in the future, which means that…

Hoarding is a mental addiction which can cause an extreme burden on the individual in question, causing them to slowly fill their home with junk that they have convinced themselves that they need. This is a form of an obsessive compulsive…

Social media has made it incredibly easy to catch a glimpse of other people's personal lives, which were secret just a few years back. From personal pictures you'd otherwise never see to the statuses about our innermost thoughts, we know…

For many people, marriage is the ultimate declaration in a relationship. But what happens when you marry late in life? In years gone by, it was common - expected, even - to marry young. But modern lifestyles, work commitments and social…

Many people see personal growth in different ways, from being happy to seeing yourself as successful. There are countless books on the subject, all offering you a chance to experience a feeling of wellbeing and fulfilment. It's easy to pass…

The human instinct traditionally bends towards the notion that the mind and body are indestructible. That, in the busy, impossible rat race of job-hunting, job-taking and job-managing, we have absolutely no time for ourselves. We're living,…

There are so many sexual positions you could include in your sex life, but most of us only play it safe with the same four or five. This is a sure-fire way to develop an uninteresting sex life that will cause your relationship to stagnate.…

When you look in the mirror, do you love the body you see? Do you look at your curves, rolls, bulges, and wrinkles and find yourself attractive? What do you see when you look at yourself? If you’ve tried and failed to lose weight, tried and…

What do you do to make yourself happy? There are all sorts of things which can boost your mood in the short term but it's often hard to find something to keep it steadily happy over a longer period of time. For those who answered that…

Welcome to part two of my guide. In part one we looked at things which largely concerned you and your inner workings. It’s true that you’re a huge part in making you happy but you’re not the only factor and in this second and final part…

This is the first in a two part series dedicated to building and strengthening the love in your life. A lot of us are very stuck in our ways and we can find it difficult to change or adapt, which can lead to us alienating those around us…

Dealing with a serious injury can be painful and traumatic, and it is important for you to take steps to help yourself cope with the physical and emotional aspects of this experience. Keep in mind that it might be a long time before you…

Deciding to dissolve your marriage is never an easy choice, even when it’s uncontested. There can be emotional ramifications for you, your spouse and your family, as well as financial implications. On top of that, it’s a major life change.…

When you want to lose weight, you often focus on your factors that affect your physical wellbeing, such as diet and exercise, but according to a new survey of psychologists, perhaps you should focus on your emotional wellness if permanent…

Having diabetes is a lot to handle. Your wellbeing is under threat to additional conditions and complications, which means you need to constantly be aware of your blood glucose levels, medication doses, what you eat, how much exercise you…