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Cancer is easier to treat when you catch it early
Screening is the most reliable way to catch cancer while it’s still treatable. Most early stage cancers cause no symptoms at all, so waiting to feel unwell isn’t a strategy. A regular schedule of checks, appropriate to your age, sex and family history, is what actually protects you. The tests
Know your heart, know the signs
Most people picture a heart attack as sudden, dramatic chest pain. Sometimes that’s exactly what it looks like. But heart disease often builds quietly over years, and the warning signs your body sends can depend on whether you’re a man or a woman. Knowing what to look for, for yourself
Tough times- there are ways to get through it
Something difficult has happened, or is still happening, and it hasn’t let go of you yet. Maybe it’s recent. Maybe it’s something you’ve been carrying for a while and haven’t said out loud. Either way, it’s shaping how you move through your days, and that’s worth taking seriously. What it
Are you suffering from secondary traumatic stress?
Secondary traumatic stress can occur when someone is repeatedly exposed to other people’s trauma, distress, crisis or suffering. It is particularly relevant for counsellors, healthcare professionals, EAP practitioners, emergency responders and managers dealing with distressed employees. If you’re a parent, partner, friend, manager or colleague who has been holding space
The free superpower everybody smiles about
There is a superpower sitting on your face right now, and it costs nothing to use. It does not need charging, training or a subscription. It is your smile, and it works even when you do not fully feel like using it. The science behind the grin When you