Exercise is great for your mental health, as well as your physical health.
Author: James
Blog: Challenging the lie of perfection
Perfection? Sounds great doesn’t it. It sounds ideal, relaxing. The thing is perfection does not exist. Chasing perfection is a journey with no end. You cannot achieve perfection, there will always be something that changes. The myth of perfection really damages people. The burden of never feeling good enough can wreck us. Life is supposed…
Blog: It is good to talk
Happy Friday. How are you? Had a good week? Love to hear how everyone is doing today, good, bad, indifferent, or even MEH. Lets hear how you are doing. Its good to talk and chat. Any weekend plans? This is not an in depth blog today. I just wanted to touch on the idea that…
Men’s Health Day
Just a short note to mark Mens Health Day. I had hoped to post more content today but sadly time has not been on my side today. I just want to say Men face many mental health problems, but often find it harder to share this or acknowledge they need assistance. There is a masculine…
Exercise: Listen to your body
The UK government recommends a minimum 2.5 hours of exercise per week. It also recommends spreading this out over the course of a week, say four to five days a week to maximise the benefits.
Blog: I play video games to boost my wellbeing
Video games often get a bad reputation for promoting violence or being a time waste activity in the press. I admit some games are violent, but there is an argument for escapism too. I am certainly not going to debate video game violence, I’m not the expert or have all the facts there. I do…
Blog: Back to running, one week in
I took up running a week ago. The first week has been interesting. I have managed three runs that have been over 5km, another three of more than two miles. I am pleased with this. I’ve noticed my body getting used to it, but it isnt necessarily easier every time. I should note I am…
Worry Time
Worry time is the concept of allowing yourself time to worry in the day. The idea is to take 15 minutes per day to process what is going on, deal with any worries and then move on. It can train you to deal with things and boost resillience. It can also help you to improve…
Blog: Don’t tell me to man up!
Happy Friday and welcome to the weekend. I was not supposed to be here this week, but life dealt me a lockdown and no holiday. So here we are. I am taking this afternoon off work – just to have some time to myself. It is my rest day from exercise, so apart from a…
Why is your credit report important?
Wellbeing is not just about your mental health, thats just one strand of it. Your financial wellbeing is just as important. The Charity for Civil Servants does some great work around the financial wellbeing strand and is worth checking out. “Your credit report matters – professionally and personally. In our latest webinar on Money Matters,…
Better Days Wellbeing 