6 tips to control your social media
Harriet Shephard
May 30, 2023
Mental health experts and influencers share their top tips for managing one of the biggest time-wasters of our lives: social media.
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6 ways to combat anxiety and depression
Harriet Shephard
May 26, 2023
Six mental health specialists share their top tips for combatting anxiety and depression in the modern world.
Let yoga help you move through Ramadan
Pem Fassa
March 31, 2023
There are many reasons why yoga has kept people calm and centered for thousands of years. Known for its numerous physical and mental benefits, yoga’s slow paced, meditative and restorative nature also makes it the ideal exercise to do when fasting. Here’s why if you haven’t started, Ramadan might be the perfect time. Relieve stress Yoga and meditation, coupled with appropriate medical care, can help a person navigate out of a dark place. When you are feeling lost,
‘Addiction is an escape hatch from pain’
Ann Marie McQueen
December 22, 2022
When Dubai-based Canadian Nancy Zabaneh moved from corporate banking to the wellness world, it was a deep dive. She’s a Kundalini yoga instructor and a compassionate inquiry therapist, practicing a psychotherapeutic approach founded by the Canadian physician, author, speaker and addiction specialist Dr Gabor Maté. People usually think of drugs or alcohol when they think of addiction. But as Nancy explains, the addiction is really whatever we use to escape from pain. “When we use it repeatedly,
Is it positivity… or toxic positivity?
Anthony Nhlapo
December 15, 2022
We all go through tough times at some point in our lives and can be faced with various life challenges. From relationship problems, loss of loved ones, financial difficulties and health issues, to moving to a new home or country, or welcoming a newborn baby — all these significant life events can feel overwhelming for some of us and really stretch our coping abilities. Although it is normal and healthy to experience negative thoughts and emotional reactions during these
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