Author archives: Change Therapies UK
Yoga & mental health
Why Yoga? Mary’s Journey Yoga and mental health go hand in hand. For years yoga has been seen as an ancient spiritual practice from India. It brings to mind phrases such as, but I am not flexible enough for yoga, I can’t meditate, I don’t understand the names of poses. I found my first […]
Men’s mental health
Mental health and men Anil Arora is a psychotherapist and marriage counsellor based in Abu Dhabi. He is an active supporter of men’s mental health issues encouraging men to speak up about their emotional and psychological concerns. It’s a well-known fact that men, globally, find it more difficult to talk about mental health than women. […]
Use resilience to cope & adapt to life-changing stressful situations
Resilience can be taught but requires practice Throughout life we will face adversity and many stresses, this is a given. These challenging events will affect our life in many ways depending on how we react and manage them. Over time most people learn how to cope and adapt to life-changing stressful situations – mainly this […]
What is coaching?
Coaching The word coaching can mean different things to different people, however, broadly speaking this process allows individuals or groups to understand themselves, gain awareness of who they are and what is important to them. To seek out their potential strengths and weaknesses, to facilitate the options so they can make the changes needed to […]
Why depression is on the rise!
What actually is depression? Depression is a multifaceted illness that does not discriminate between, age, gender, religion or your social standing in society. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020, globally over 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression. That is a staggering amount of people around the world who are […]
How to stop smoking NOW
How to stop smoking There are many reasons why people want to give up smoking, just as there are reasons why people tell themselves that they want to continue smoking. This may sound somewhat contradictory but it is true. For some people smoking has worked for them, it has always been there for them when […]
