Can you remember a time when you felt severely stressed or under extreme pressure?

Can you remember what it felt like and the effect it had on your thinking?

Did it make you feel anxious, depressed even? Did it affect your performance at work?

If your December has disintegrated into a maelstrom of unfinished business, fret not. It’s time to gift yourself that extra special present. You know, the one thing you’ve been hoping to get because it’s what you really want.
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Feeling stressed?
It might be better to ask who isn’t?

Stress is everywhere and people are complaining. But there’s a massive difference between the stress we experience on a daily basis and the type of severe chronic stress that puts people at risk of burnout.

“I’m so stressed” has become such a universal catch cry it’s become a new normal. The problem here is that if everyone is so stressed how do we reasonably distinguish between normal healthy stress and burnout?

The discoveries from the new research looking into the connection between our gut and brain health are compelling.
It’s changing not just our understanding of how the MGB (microbiome-gut-brain) axis works but also its significance in determining our mood, level of anxiety or depression. The new field of neuropsychiatry and psychobiotics is leading the way in determining the importance of our food choices to our overall mental health and cognitive wellbeing.

Too much to do and too little time is the modern day catch-cry. Everyone is so busy, there’s precious enough time to juggle all our work and family commitments let alone schedule in time for ourselves.

And when we do, we bear the burden of guilt, feeling selfish as if we’ve committed some kind of social sin.

It’s time for a reframe because it is our lack of self-care that is resulting in poorer lifestyle choices leading to a loss of energy, drive and fulfillment. Catch-22.

If you’ve ever felt so stressed you couldn’t think, you’re not alone. Stress is causing many of us to struggle with decision-making, memory and accuracy in our day-to-day activities. The problem is worse when we’re exposed to high levels of stress on a regular basis...