Staying Calm

Aromatherapy is one of those things that you don’t think should work – until you really think about it. Scent and our sense of smell is very...

If you’ve lived in your home for any amount of time, you probably have cupboards and drawers full of things that you keep ‘just in case’ or for...

Counsellor Linda Helm-Manley experienced counselling herself - she went in with the attitude "a stranger can't help me." She realised immediately how...

When you are feeling stressed at home the last thing you feel like doing is exercising – but according to the experts it could well be worth...

When it comes to school holidays and weekends, there can seem to be a lot of time to fill, and if you have no ideas about what to do or where to...

Most people have heard of Feng shui, but don’t really know about how to use it in a practical way to get the most out of their living space. Put...

Our families are the people who are closest to us...unfortunately, much as we love them, this also means that they know exactly how to push our...

Beverley Cooke, who runs private counselling practice in Hornchurch, was motivated to become a counsellor through a personal tragedy that happened...

Graham Allen was always fascinated by different personalities and also had his own battles with anxiety as a youngster. Today he has a degree in...

When you read articles about what keeps a family and a relationship fresh, one of the old favourites seems to be ‘finding shared interests’ or...

Focusing on an activity that is new and unusual could help alleviate stress levels - the planning, the diversion and the exertion of the activity...