by Naomi Rossthorn | Feb 18, 2022 | Anxiety, Coping with COVID, COVID-19, Depression, Isolation, Mental Health, Mental Wellness, Socialising, Uncategorized
What Just Happened? Coping with a ‘new normal’ during and following the COVID- 19 Pandemic…. Across the world the management of COVID-19 has changed lives, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, due to restrictions, social distancing and...
by Naomi Rossthorn | Oct 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Mental Wellness
What is Pandemic Lux Syndrome? Amy Cuddy Ph.D coined the ‘Pandemic Lux Syndrome’ to synthesise a non-clinical term describing a mix of feelings associated with changes to life and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pandemic Lux Syndrome is defined as ‘Blunted...
by Naomi Rossthorn | Sep 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Mental Wellness
Disenfranchised Grief and Fatigue Disclaimer: This is a blog written for information only. If you are not feeling like yourself or are struggling with various emotional highs and lows it is a good idea to check in with your GP or a mental health professional. Since...
by Naomi Rossthorn | Mar 29, 2021 | Equine Assisted Psychology, Mental Wellness
Children recovering from a serious and chronic medical illness, like cancer, leukemia, or managing issues like epilepsy are at a greater risk of developing emotional challenges, including stress, anxiety and depression. Young children can struggle to understand why...
by Naomi Rossthorn | Sep 14, 2020 | Mental Wellness
Looking after our selves at this time is really important. Stress has increased for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, as it is a time where “normal” life has changed. The living landscape can be unfamiliar. People are getting tired, the lock down has been going on...
by Naomi Rossthorn | Jun 23, 2020 | Mental Wellness
We need other beings. The feeling of loneliness is powerful and can be emotionally painful and can affect people in many ways. The idea behind loneliness is that is draws us back to others to reduce the pain. The areas of the brain that deal with social exclusion are...