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Common Types of Headache

May 24, 2022 | Blog

How often do you get a headache? Headaches are an extremely common issue that affects most of us at some point in our lives. Most headaches are short-lived and infrequent but they can become debilitatingly painful. Three very common types of headache according to...

How to Manage Work-Based Stress, with Jim Aberdein

Apr 26, 2021 | Blog

Nearly 18 million workdays in 2019-2020 were lost due to stress, anxiety and depression, according to the UK Health and Safety Executive. Findings from research and practice indicate that stress is the root cause of most, if not all, mental health difficulties. Stress...

Self-Care: Tips for Coping with Lock-down Stress

Apr 22, 2020 | Blog

by Farrukh Akhtar, Craniosacral Therapist Most of us struggle to maintain healthy self-care skills at the best of times, so in situations of extreme stress, such as the current lock-down, in response to covid-19, this becomes even more vital. Fuses can be short, and...

Notes on lessening and banishing pain

Feb 5, 2019 | Blog

by Jim Aberdein, Humans Givens and based on How to Liberate Yourself from Pain by Grahame Brown All pain has a psychological as well as a physical component. Whatever kind of pain you suffer, it can always be diminished. A good first step is to learn about pain and...

Tips for a better night’s sleep

Jan 22, 2019 | Blog

by Jim Aberdein, Human Givens Therapist There may be a number of ways you can help yourself get a better night’s rest. Try to: Go to bed earlier even if you don’t think you will sleep, if you normally go to bed very late and always wake up tired Avoid drinking...