The festive season is a time of fun, over-indulgence, and making memories with friends and family. It is not surprising then that January may feel like a bucket of cold water for some. After all, it is a bit of change, isn’t it? How are you supposed to not get stressed about having an echoing bank account? A much rounder waist?

Effective techniques to reduce stress

You may have been stressed for a few days, weeks, or even months. You are starting to think that there’s nothing you can do to feel better. The good news is that there are proven techniques to help you cope with stress. If you think therapy can’t help you, keep reading – this article is for you.

You are exhausted because you can’t sleep, have difficulty focusing at work, feel irritable and have lost your self-confidence. Any of the above or a combination of all of them. Is that how you feel?

Appetite is easily affected by one’s emotional state. Feeding yourself can become one of those unbearable things to face when feeling depressed. Don’t get trapped into a vicious cycle of unhealthy snacks and soda drinks. A few simple tips will help you keep the bad habits away when feeling down. Keep reading!

Depression is a topic of conversation many of us struggle to have. In particular, those who struggle with depression find it hard to talk about this with their friends and family.

Deadlines, piles of laundry, interviews, traumas, and teenagers - what do they all have in common? Stress.

6 am, the alarm goes off as you roll out of bed. Shower, coffee, commute, work, and before you know it it’s 6 pm and you’re back home. Does the stress level rise when you walk out the front door in the morning, or when you walk back in later that day?

In aid of World Mental Health Day (October 10th, 2018), we have put together a few tips to help inspire and encourage you be the best you. In a life where there are many up and downs for each one of us, it sometimes can be very difficult to always think and be positive. Mental health is important for everyone.

Most of us don’t realise the effect stress can take on you. It can affect all aspects of life - emotions, behaviours, thinking ability, and physical health. It tends to slowly creep up on us, and you get so usedto dealing with it that you don’t realise the effectit is taking.

Do you suffer from panic attacks? Mynurva is here to tell you, you’renot alone.