Finding out what good mental health means to you can be daunting, but it's an effort that's well worth making. In this brand new bookazine, you'll dig deep into the human psyche, uncovering how our minds affect our moods. Explore some constructive ways to improve your own mental health, and meet a few inspirational women with words of wisdom to share. It's an empowering, insightful and fascinating read, put together by experts and those with valuable firsthand experiences.
PSYCHOLOGY & you
Psychology & You
HOW DOES THE Brain EVEN WORK? • DEMYSTIFYING THE FASCINATING, COMPLEX ORGAN INSIDE YOUR SKULL
ALL IN THE Mind • WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK OUT WHAT MAKES US TICK FOR CENTURIES, SAYS EDOARDO ALBERT
6 COMMON MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS • WE RECOGNISE THEIR NAMES, BUT JULIA WILLS DISCOVERS WHAT THESE CONDITIONS ARE REALLY LIKE TO LIVE WITH
DECODING YOUR Emotions • BALJEET PANESAR EXPLAINS HOW OUR PRIMITIVE BRAINS HAVE GUIDED EVERY THING WE DO AND PROTECTED US FROM HARM – BY USING OUR EMOTIONS
HOW EMOTIONS LOOK IN THE BRAIN • A 2016 MRI study by Duke University revealed which parts of the brain were activated by certain feelings
Hormones OUR BODY, MOOD & BEHAVIOURS • BALJEET PANESAR TELLS US HOW OUR BODIES ARE CONTROLLED BY SLOW-ACTING CHEMICALS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE
Social ANIMALS • EDOARDO ALBERT EXPLAINS HOW HUMAN BONDING, INTERACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY TO OUR DEVELOPMENT
INTO THE Unknown • THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND IS THE SOURCE OF MANY OF OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTERNATIONS. LOTTIE STOREY DISCOVERS WAYS TO DECODE THE MESSAGES IT SENDS YOU
THE SCIENCE OF Sleep • WHAT IS IT, WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO US, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON’T GET ENOUGH OF IT?
Understanding DEPRESSION & ANXIETY • YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THESE TERMS A LOT – BUT WHAT DO THEY REALLY MEAN? LOTTIE STOREY FINDS OUT
WHAT IS DISORDERED EATING? • MANY OF US HAVE AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD. JULIA WILLS ASKS WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT? eating” is an umbrella term describing the
Top 10 SELF-ESTEEM HACKS • AIMEE LONGOS REVEALS SOME SIMPLE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING YOUR SELF-ESTEEM AND GENERATING A POSITIVE MINDSET
Healing YOUR INNER CHILD • RECONCILING WITH THE CHILD INSIDE IS CRUCIAL TO FINDING A BETTER SENSE OF WHOLENESS, WRITES ALICE BETHAN THOMAS
Understanding COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY • THE UK’S MOST COMMON THERAPY EXPLAINED: WHAT IS CBT AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
TAKE CHARGE WITH CBT • THERE ARE JUST THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO FOR CBT TO WORK – CATCH IT, CHECK IT, CHANGE IT.
CHANGING YOUR THOUGHTS • Write down some negative thoughts that you have, then transform them into alternative positive throughts
RECOGNISE THE GOOD STUFF • To get you started in gratitude practise, use these bubbles to jot down the things in your life you're contented with
SURVIVING Grief • EVERYONE EXPERIENCES GRIEF, BUT A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING CAN HELP US TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES, WRITES DEBORAH GRAY
HOW TO DEAL WITH PRESSURE
WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH • DOES CHANGE FRIGHTEN YOU? THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO HANDLE THE LITTLE SURPRISES LIFE THROWS AT US
IF THE WORST HAPPENS • SOME CHANGE - BEREAVEMENT, FAMILY BREAKDOWN, DIVORCE - CAN BE OVERWHELMING AND SUDDEN. HOW CAN YOU DEAL WITH THAT?
MINDFUL THINKING Who am i? • “WHO AM I?” IS A QUESTION THAT HAS TROUBLED PEOPLE FOR CENTURIES. NOW IS THE TIME TO POSE IT TO YOURSELF
DISCOVERING WHO YOU ARE • IT’S EASY FOR SOMEONE TO SAY “DON’T BE WORRIED” ABOUT ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS – HARDER FOR YOU TO DO!
Discover WHO YOU ARE • BEATE SONERUD DESCRIBES HOW FINDING YOURSELF IS A CONSTANT PRACTICE, AS WE ARE ALWAYS CHANGING AND GROWING
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