Cold Showers: Benefits, How to Start and Do They Work?
Cold showers can make you feel more alert and energised. In a Dutch trial of over 3,000 adults, ending a warm shower with 30 to 90 seconds of cold led to 29% fewer sick days off work, though…
The Mental Load: What It Is and How to Share It (UK)
The mental load is the invisible work of running a home and family: remembering, planning and organising everything, from birthdays and school forms to what’s for dinner. It often falls mostly on women.
How to Boost Serotonin and Dopamine Naturally: 10 Ways That Work
Natural ways to support serotonin and dopamine, the brain chemicals linked to mood, motivation and sleep, include daylight, regular exercise, good sleep, time outdoors, connecting with people, and a balanced diet.
Sleep Calculator: What Time Should I Go to Bed or Wake Up?
Most adults need 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night, according to the NHS. To find your bedtime, count back from your alarm in 90-minute sleep cycles: 5 cycles is 7.5 hours and 6 cycles is 9…
Weighted Blankets: Do They Work, What Weight to Get and Are They Safe? (UK)
A weighted blanket is a heavy blanket, typically 4 to 10kg for adults, filled with glass beads, plastic pellets or chains so it presses evenly on your body.
Perimenopause Symptoms: The Full List, Early Signs and What Helps (UK)
The most common signs of perimenopause are changes to your periods, hot flushes, night sweats, poor sleep, low mood or anxiety, and brain fog.
Journal Prompts for Anxiety: 40 Prompts for Calm and Clarity
Journaling can help with anxiety by getting worries out of your head and onto paper, where they feel smaller and easier to sort.
Nightmares: Why You Have Them and How to Stop Them (UK)
Nightmares are vivid, upsetting dreams that wake you and that you can remember, usually in the second half of the night during REM (dream) sleep. Common triggers are stress, poor sleep, alcohol, some medicines and trauma.
Grounding Techniques: 10 Ways to Calm Anxiety Fast (Including 5-4-3-2-1)
Grounding techniques are quick exercises that pull your attention out of anxious thoughts and back into the present moment through your senses and body.
Box Breathing: How to Do It for Anxiety, Stress and Sleep
Box breathing is a simple technique: breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4, breathe out for 4, hold for 4, and repeat for a few minutes.
Best Tea for Sleep: 7 Herbal Teas Ranked by Evidence (UK)
The best tea for sleep is a caffeine-free herbal tea. Chamomile has the most research behind it, followed by passionflower and valerian, though the studies are small and mixed.
Morning Anxiety: Why You Wake Up Anxious and How to Stop It
Morning anxiety is waking up with a racing heart, dread or a busy mind before the day has even started. It’s common.