Mental Health الأرشيف

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Community Mental HealthThe one dating question the Dubai Matchmaker wants you to ask

August 24, 202216 min

Christiana Maxion, aka The Dubai Matchmaker, is re-writing the blueprint of the Dubai dating-verse, helping men and women attract their ideal partner. The 33-year-old got her start in finance, has her master’s in education and even taught kindergarten before becoming a mentor and trainer for other educators. During the pandemic she started offering dating advice via Instagram, and now she has a full-fledged business that is all about coaching people in empowered dating, honoring yourself...

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Mental HealthAdvice for helping ‘Covid babies’ start school

August 22, 20228 min

Parents are being urged to be aware of the warning signs in new school starters, aka “Covid babies”, who may experience bed-wetting, clinginess and crying spells as they navigate their emotions and new environment, according to Anthony Nhlapo, clinical psychologist at Priory Wellbeing Centre, Dubai. Many children and teens have or will experience social and separation anxiety as they head back to school, but for those children who have never been to school, one UAE psychologist...

by Reeneh Yousef

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Mental Health‘I use EFT to clear fear’

August 19, 202210 min

Dr Rasha Al-Dabaan is a certified coach in Saudi Arabia who specializes in the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) — aka tapping — and has a passion for mindfulness and breathing. She chose her field while searching of peace and security in her life so that she could deal with difficult situations more comfortably, and then focused her skills to help people get through their dentist visits, particularly children. She joined The Livehealthy Arabic Podcast to explain...

by Dr Saliha Afridi

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Mental HealthWhy anger management is a daily practise

August 17, 202218 min

Considering anger can be an umbrella emotion that can be an outward expression of underlying issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship problems, financial troubles, and work stress — I would say it is as significant of an issue as all the aforementioned mental health difficulties. I do not believe it presents here more than it does in other parts of the world. Here are some perspectives on anger management and effective strategies for dealing with...

by Georgie Bradley

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Health Mental HealthHow to deal with depression when you can’t afford therapy

August 15, 2022121 min

Whenever depression is written about, the most common recommendation is to seek help via a mental health professional. But with therapy — even the online version — costing hundreds of dirhams just for one session, that is just not an option for most of the population. Despite the fact that globally, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organisation, it has taken a pandemic for everyone...

by Anna Pukas

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Community Health Mental HealthWhy a hobby is the ultimate ‘clear-out for your mind’

August 12, 202213 min

Pursuing a hobby not only gives enjoyment and pleasure, it is actually vital to our general mental and emotional well-being

by Ann Marie McQueen

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Health Mental HealthIs mouth breathing at the root of your issues?

August 10, 202214 min

Rose O’Donovan didn’t set out to try and eradicate mouth breathing. The Irish is a personal trainer and Dubai resident who was focusing on female health and the specific hormonal problems women can have. She is also a master instructor with Oxygen Advantage, the breathwork training program developed by the breathing and sleep expert as well as best-selling author, Patrick McKeown. As with many of our issues, all of these phases are impacted by and...

by Andrea Anastasiou

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Mental HealthHow EMDR therapy tackles trauma

August 9, 202211 min

For awhile there, you couldn’t turn around on social media without facing “a trigger warning”, but it turns out that avoiding our traumas — rather than desensitizing and processing them, often with. professional — is often the very thing that is making our anxiety and depression worse. One way to tackle that trauma is with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). It was what Britain’s Prince Harry was seen undergoing in the 2021 Apple TV mental...

by Alexandria Gouveia

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Mental HealthThis is how poor gut health affects your mental health

August 5, 202215 min

Food has long played a part in our emotional journeys. Feeling depressed after a breakup? A tub of Ben & Jerry’s will do the trick. Celebrating a milestone birthday? A brunch at the finest restaurant in town is booked. However, the correlation between what we consume and how we feel is more significant than you might think. While researchers previously believed depression and anxiety contributed to digestive issues such as Irritable and Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome...

by Ann Marie McQueen

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Health Mental HealthAre you too fit to get pregnant?

August 4, 20228 min

More and more women these days are training like athletes, honing their physiques with daily HIIT sessions — sometimes back-to-back classes — as well as a string of challenges and races combined with spartan nutrition. According to Dr Rosalie Sant, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Primavera Medical Centre in Dubai and a member of the livehealthy.ae expert panel, the combination is not a good recipe for getting pregnant. How can rigorous exercise regimes impact fertility? Yes, they...

by Cassie Mather-Reid

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Mental HealthIs blocked energy what’s holding you back?

August 1, 20229 min

What happens when you get that feeling in your stomach, a vague sense that something is out of sync — do you pay attention or brush it aside? All too often, we do the latter. Our bodies communicate with us in ways that are unique to every individual. Unfortunately, these messages can get stuck, or a little lost on their journey. Naturally, you want life to be effortless and enjoyable, but sometimes it seems no...

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