Mental Health & Wellness Blog
Explore our blogs and resources to learn more about a wide range of mental health topics including common mental health issues, ways of coping and strategies that can help you overcome your difficulties.
How a Pet can Change your Life
Beyond mere companionship, pets can provide a unique form of support, friendship, and love that can significantly enhance our lives. Pets can positively influence mental health - so let’s learn how and why adopting could be a meaningful choice for humans and animals.
Essential Tips for Parenting a Child with Autism
Parenting a child with autism comes with its own unique set of challenges and joys. While each child on the spectrum is different, some universal tips and strategies can help make daily life smoother for you and your child.
Types of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is a common human experience, varying in intensity and impact from person to person. While some may encounter fleeting moments of anxiety, others contend with persistent anxiety that significantly disrupts their daily lives.
Ghosting - How it Affects your Mental Health
Explore the profound effects of ghosting on mental health and learn effective coping strategies to navigate its emotional challenges. Understand the psychological impact of being ghosted and how it can affect your overall well-being.
Couples Therapy: it is for everyone.
Centric Mental Health recognises that couples and relationships look different from house to house. We have experience working with and supporting every kind of couple. Our hope for you reading this post is that it will ease some of your concerns about couples counselling before you start. We want to give you more of an idea of what to expect from couples counselling and to understand why it can be useful and helpful to attend.
Micro Habits for Mental Health
Finding time for mental health can be challenging in today's fast-paced world. Explore the concept of micro habits—small, manageable behaviours that can significantly improve your mental well-being without disrupting your busy schedule.
Navigating the Storm: Conquering Exam Stress with Resilience and Mindfulness
Exam stress is a common part of student life, but it doesn’t have to dictate your experience. By implementing certain strategies and adopting a resilient mindset, you can transform the exam season into an opportunity for growth and success.
How ADHD Affects Relationships
ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition. It can impact a person regarding their ability to focus, concentrate, organise, plan, regulate energy levels and control impulses, amongst other challenges. Due to these common attributes of the ADHD brain, unique challenges can exist in our relationships, whether with family, friends, or partners. Take a look...
Facing Reality: 8 ways to Cope with Denial
While denial can offer temporary relief, it often prevents us from dealing with important issues and in the long run, it can be harmful. Learning to recognise and cope with denial is a crucial step towards personal growth and emotional well-being.
Headache or Migraine: Ways to Distinguish Between the Two
Headaches and migraines are often used interchangeably, but they are distinct conditions with varying causes, symptoms and treatments. Understanding the difference between the two is crucial for effective management and relief.
The Top 5 Health Questions every Man should ask his Father
Our genetic makeup is a key indicator of what if any, illnesses we may encounter throughout our lives. As preventative healthcare is becoming more effective at either delaying or preventing inherited illnesses, it is very important to know your family medical history and share this information with your GP.
Why Am I So Tired? Understanding Fatigue
Fatigue, weariness, low energy – these are common feelings that many people experience at times when they just can't seem to muster the energy to do anything. Fatigue is more than simply feeling sleepy. It can be physical weariness, mental fog and emotional lack of motivation. Many causes of fatigue are easy to recognise, but others can be caused by medical conditions, age, or life changes.