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I’ve considered myself an artist for as long as I can remember. I studied academic art during my school years, which laid the foundations for my creative journey. Currently, I work with children with special needs, an experience that has deeply shaped how I see the world and the potential art holds as a tool for communication and healing.
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National Stress Awareness Yesterday was National Stress Awareness Day, which also happens to fall within Men’s Health Awareness Month. If you’re doing anything to support Movember as well, you’ve got a triple whammy of activities related to supporting mental health. It’s a difficult time of year as well. Here in the UK, the weather is […]
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My final year work is a zine targeting help and advice at doctors who think that they might be stressed or burnt out.
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The month of April is National Stress Awareness month, organised by the Stress Management Society. After the year we’ve had I’m sure everyone is feeling stress in at least one aspect of their lives. Whether it’s additional work responsibilities, no work, ill health, mental health, or anything in between there’s a lot going on that […]
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University Mental Health Day is this year on 4th March, and in the run up to it I’ve been pondering the following question: What does it mean to be an organisation that values and supports mental health? Back in 2018, we launched an action plan on Mental Health to drive forward a range of improvements […]
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Increasing online presence may result in online fatigue with visual and somatic symptoms. To Self- care and to be aware of changing habits and maladaptive behaviour patterns may overcome not only chronic ‘online’ disease but also negative impact on concentration, mood and emotions.
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