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Feeling the blues … to being depressed … to shining the light
No longer need we be a victim of low mood or even depression; as we begin to make choices that we know and can feel are loving for our bodies, then our minds will take care of themselves.
Lifestyle, Depression, Self-nurturing, Appreciation, Body awareness, Mental health
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When exam stress becomes a matter of life and death: The effect of exams on student health and wellbeing
True intelligence springs from a healthy mind and body. Stress has a significant effect on mental health and physical well-being. Are we putting our students’ well-being first? Or, in the drive for academic achievement, are we leaving self-care, loving relationships and a healthy body behind?
Well-being, Depression, Intelligence, Stress, Competition, Anxiety
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Why dieting isn’t the answer to our weight problems
It can be all too easy to look and judge what appears to be an issue with overeating; are the facts however showing us that we haven’t been looking at the real cause?
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How alcohol had influenced my life
I never knew the full extent of how alcohol had influenced my life, until I made the choice to stop drinking it.
Depression, Self-worth, Marriage, Connection, Humanity, Alcohol
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Point of Light
A beautiful uplifting song – sometimes we believe that the sad feelings are overwhelming and this song is a reminder that we are so much more than these depressive feelings.
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Before and after: Ariana Ray's weight loss transformation
A true weight loss success – 44kg lost and kept off without dieting. Childhood abuse and body fat have not prevented Ariana from being an amazing weight loss success story.
Depression, Health conditions, Sugar, Universal Medicine, Self-awareness, Abuse, Bullying, Gentle Breath, Eating disorder, Fat, Sugar free, Alcohol, Weight loss
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“I hate my job”: Ten signs to show you are ‘doing time’ at work
Do you hate your job, dream of not having to work or are you counting down the years to retirement? Presented here are the 10 signs that you’re ‘doing time’ at work, and how your road to freedom is an inside job.
Depression, Career, Work life balance, Overwhelm, Burn-out, Mental health, Absenteeism
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Teenage aggressive bullying, breaking the cycle of abuse.
There are many parents who are living with aggressive, angry and abusive teenagers. However, this is not who they actually are. Many teenage boys don’t know how to be themselves as they try to fit in with everything around them.
Depression, Love, Abuse, Role models, Connection, Bullying, Anxiety, Hurt
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What do our quick fixes actually do to us?
A discussion on what are quick fixes, the concept of symptom matching and the possibility of finding true healing.
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Sacred Esoteric Healing and how it changed my life
How Sacred Esoteric Healing changed my life and helped me cure my depression – making me feel alive and energised again.
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What is psychological well-being?
Tanya Curtis presents information about the importance of looking at our psychological wellbeing and the effects that mental illness is having on today's society.
Well-being, Depression, Human body, Teachers, Feelings, Burn-out, Mental health, Research
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Serge Benhayon, me and men
Otto Bathurst, TV and movie director, father of three, husband, talks openly about the stark reality men face today and how Serge Benhayon presents another way.
Depression, Illusion, Work life balance, Cancer, Cyber-bullying, Dementia, Diabetes
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I am amazing just for being me
This article discusses the emptiness that can be created when people seek recognition based on what they do, not who they are, leading to low self-worth and self-esteem.
Depression, Stress, Self-esteem, Relationships, Confidence, Anxiety, Opinion
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Exploring suicide – considering another way
Suicide is no longer the taboo topic it once was, and the problem of suicide, particularly amongst men, is now widely acknowledged, with a public campaign in full swing to encourage men to speak up. This is a great start, but what is really going on?
Depression, Self-awareness, Self-worth, Relationships, Connection, Tension, Awareness
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The Way It Is – A Treatise on Energetic Truth
Is there more to us and to life than meets the eye; how did we get here and where are we going?
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Corporate Social Responsibility – part 1: The state of our working world
The state of our world is in dire straits. As a collective working society why we are so unhappy? And what is our individual part to play in the inefficiencies we experience?
Work stress, Depression, Health conditions, Accountability, Corruption, Anxiety, Caffeine, Absenteeism
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What is addiction and why do we become addicted?
Explanation of addiction and the abuse of substances or activities as a way of self-medicating against life.
Depression, Relationships, Connection, Addiction, Awareness, Anxiety, Gambling
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Depression (a reframe)
This article presents the possibility that we might be depressed because we are seeing the truth of what is happening in the world. Perhaps others are not choosing to feel it and are therefore not depressed by it. Is it better to feel it or not?
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The train wreck we call ‘art’: music and our responsibility as a global family
Defending music at all costs as the reality of a life is ignored – how did this become ok? On Mary Forsberg’s letter about the life and death of rock star Scott Weiland.
Depression, Abuse, Anxiety, Alcohol, Death, Drugs, Musicians
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Addicted to guitar – Michael Serafin
This honest and revealing interview with Michael Serafin gives an insight into life as a teenager, and why and how he isolated himself with music and an obsession with his guitar.
Lifestyle, Depression, Anti-social behaviour, Addiction, Music, Energy in music, Musicians, Music videos
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Depression is a message
Depression can be debilitating and could also be a message from our body that there is another way to live. The writer shares some tips on how she was able to overcome feelings of depression.
Depression, Exhaustion, Essence, Connection, Confidence, Overwhelm, Inner-heart, Soul
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By connecting to our natural rhythms we improve our well-being
Let’s look at some natural rhythms and cycles that we have that, if followed, support our personal development and well-being.
Well-being, Health, Depression, Vitality, Human body, Menstrual cycle, Connection, Sleep, Disease, Moon
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Choosing our way out of depression
One person’s experience with depression – How they found their choices resulted in depletion and therefore depression, and how they made choices that supported them out of it.
Depression, Self-love, Acceptance, Healthy living, Awareness, Body Awareness, Mental Health
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Depression
This is an interesting take on depression which occurs when our expectations are not met. The way out of depression is self-care.
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The micro puppeteers – microbes and food cravings
Are our food cravings caused by microbes? Are we responsible for inviting the microbes into our bodies, and if so how?
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Slow suicide is still suicide
Are we choosing slow suicide through poor lifestyle?
Lifestyle, Depression, Health conditions, Lifestyle diseases, Death, Ill health, Sickness
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About Serge Benhayon
After suffering from depression and giving up on the idea that life could ever be different or ‘better, Gabriele Conrad met Serge Benhayon. “Nothing and nobody had delivered, not even psychoanalysis and homoeopathy, and no bodywork modality or new age therapy had done the trick either.”
Depression, Healing, Medicine, Universal Medicine, Ageless Wisdom
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Marijuana and Me
My first experience with marijuana happened at the age of 15. The group of friends I hung out with all came from unhappy backgrounds, as did I, and so the alcohol that I’d begun drinking at 14 was never enough to quench my thirst so to speak and I wanted to try dope, as did my girlfriends.
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Healthy body healthy mind
Taking time to love your body can lead to a healthy mind which means less critical thoughts. Love the body and the mind will follow.
Health, Depression, Love, Mindfulness, Anxiety, Feelings, Therapies, Breath
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Why are doctors killing themselves?
Our code of ethics asks us to, “First, do no harm.” So why are doctors killing themselves?
Well-being, Health, Depression, Medicine, Exhaustion, Stress, Bullying, Overwhelm, Fatigue, Mental health, Burnout
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Bullying and suicide in construction – does building culture need to change?
Building industry culture encourages men to be hard, tough and strong. From the time men enter the industry as an apprentice, they often feel they have no choice but to enjoin this macho culture. Bullying is commonplace. Could this culture be contributing to the unusually high suicide rates in the building industry.
Depression, Exhaustion, Stress, Bullying, Domestic violence, Drugs, Burnout
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Depression, exhaustion and adrenal fatigue
Depression and exhaustion could be a result of adrenal fatigue, meaning a depletion in kidney energy. Self-care is a great tool to have up one’s sleeve to help heal.
Well-being, Depression, Exhaustion, Connection, Healthy living, Body awareness, Fatigue, Mental health
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Post Natal Depression - A Health Stop
Post natal depression is nature’s way of stopping you from continuing a way of living that does not confirm and boost who you are.
Depression, Self-worth, Self-love, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Birth
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Healing depression – goodbye black dog
When I first saw Serge Benhayon in early 2004, I had been suffering from depression since my early teenage years. I was so used to feeling miserable and depressed that I did mention it only at the very end of our chat…
Depression, Universal Medicine, Ageless Wisdom, Soul, Mental health
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The lifestyle bubble and the curse upon men
Serge Benhayon first introduced the lifestyle bubble in 2012. What is it, and what has it to do with connecting to the heart of the everyman?
Lifestyle, Depression, Competition, Anxiety, Tenderness, Men's health
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Losing ourselves in the effects of music
“Mourning over tragedies that are not our own.” Oscar Wilde’s ages-old insight into our relationship with music. How can we know the effect music is actually having on us? Do we ever stop to question it?
Depression, Emotions, Lifestyle diseases, Mental health, Energy in music, Musicians, Music videos
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Coming out of exhaustion and depression
How do you recognise exhaustion when living in constant stimulation is all you know? Discover those ways that keep us stimulated and away from the stillness we naturally are.
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Cannabis, Marijuana or Marihuana: a drug by any name . . .
Cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in Australia. It comes from the dried flowers and leaves of the plant Cannabis Sativa. Other names for it are marijuana, marihuana, grass, pot, weed, mull, hash, dope...
Depression, Addiction, Alcohol, Caffeine, Mental health, Drugs
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The Bath magazine headline article: “A true man in the 21st century”
What does it take to be a true man? In an article featured in The Bath Magazine, TV and film director Otto Bathurst humbly and openly shares on the many challenges facing modern men today and on the inspiration in his own life to ‘peel back the layers’ and reveal the fragile, true man he is now allowing himself to be.
Depression, Relationships, Gentleness, Tenderness, Alcohol, Ill health, Men's health events
