Life is often busy and right in the midst of daily chaos, many women find themselves prioritising the demands of their various roles while unintentionally placing their well-being, aka self-care, on the back burner.

Trichotillomania and dermatillomania are two related disorders that are characterised by the repetitive pulling out of one's own hair or skin, respectively.

Anxiety is a normal emotion that everyone experiences from time to time.

Post-natal or postpartum depression affects millions of women. Nearly all new mothers experience the "baby blues," which usually dissipates in the first days and weeks following pregnancy.

There’s always been an interesting connection between substance abuse and mental health.

Before people used to openly talk about depression it was taboo and had a stigma of mental instability. Back in my days growing up, those who admitted depression were shamed, and teased which led to embarrassment and fear.

I’ve spoken to many friends, students in my yoga classes and family members who find this time of year challenging. The short days and little sunlight, anxiety around social gatherings or just plain fatigue are some reasons we all find it so hard.

In today's world, it can be hard to find comfort and peace of mind.

It's easy to go about life without giving much thought to mental health.

Mental health is such a key component for everyday living.

If you had a headache, you’d take paracetamol. 

The grief of losing a loved one is something that all of us are going to have to go through at some point, and words alone may not feel like much help.

When I first started looking more closely into the correlations between my symptoms and ADHD, I found a lot of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and self help guides and books to keep me afloat during my three year wait for an assessment.

Victoria Deborah is a Birmingham-born social media influencer. When she was 21, social media pressures became too much for her and she found herself consumed by depression and negative thoughts.

This is the third blog in a three-blog series on the subject of self-injury. 

This is the second part of a two part blog series (part one available here) that discusses the very taboo topic of self harm/injury, from here on in referred to as SI.

Being stuck inside for such a long time and now the ‘month of love’ coming up, it is inevitable to not be eaten up by the thoughts of self-worth and how much love we deserve.