In our era of fractious debate, divisive politics and online arguments, it can feel as if anger is always close to the surface. As part of our “fight or flight” response – helping us to address threats and draw boundaries – anger has been an evolutionarily beneficial part of our emotional make-up. But with stress […]

Social media apps have become so intrinsic to our culture that it is easy to forget to question the extent of their influence on our lives. New Year’s Resolutions are not always easy to stick to, (as many of you who’ve made it through their first experience of “Dry January” will attest!). This period of […]

The festive season is often conceptualised as a time for togetherness. As each day of your advent calendar opens to reveal a delicious chocolate — or a mini flagon of fizzy gin, or a gingerbread-scented deerstalker — you’ll be decking the halls increasingly fervidly with boughs of holly and tra la la la la-ing between […]

Pressing deadlines, heavy workloads, traffic-heavy commutes, poor management, expensive lunches and time-consuming meetings. The thought of the workplace alone can often be stress-inducing. Of course, some aspects of our jobs fill us with a sense of joy and fulfilment, but oftentimes unexpected challenges arise, and it can be a little overwhelming – and stress is […]

Music can be an excellent tool when you are trying to relax, meditate and clear your mind, but what is your go-to playlist or song when you’re relaxing? We’ve taken a look at over 500 playlists featuring 100,000 songs, to find out which songs appear most often on playlists which people listen to help them meditate, […]

Meditation is used all over the world and is incredibly popular from one side of the globe to the other. While the practice has proven to be widely loved in 2019, we wondered how this compares with the last five years, to see whether the practice is on the rise and where it is gaining […]