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April Fool? I don't think so!!
I was born on April 1st and all my life have been subject to the traditional 'April Fool' jokes and tricks! But it is not just about me...

Sue Ashford
Mar 306 min read
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Burnout - it can happen to you - and you may not even notice!
Burnout was first recognised as an official technical term in 1975 when American Psychologist Herbert Freudenberger defined burnout as...

Sue Ashford
Feb 97 min read
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"The Loneliness Epidemic: English Midlifers are the loneliest in Europe"
A new report from the American Psychological Association,(APA) amp-amp0001322.pdf (apa.org) has found that English middle aged people are...

Sue Ashford
Jun 30, 20246 min read
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Why Don't Zebra's get Ulcers - but we do?
Let me start by acknowledging Robert M. Sapolsky whose iconic book 'Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers' is so educational, well researched,...

Sue Ashford
May 27, 20244 min read
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Hypnotherapy - Science or Woo Woo?
(Image credit Emmanuel Lefont BBC) The roots of Hypnotherapy can be found as far back as 3000 BC when, in ancient Egypt people’s dreams...

Sue Ashford
May 23, 20244 min read
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How do Buildings shape our lives?
Winston Churchill said, "We shape our buildings; afterwards our buildings shape us" More than 80 years later neuroscientists and...

Sue Ashford
Mar 21, 20244 min read
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Walk & Talk - Benefits of Being Outside
71 of Eco psychology Eco psychology is the term used for the mental health benefits of being in nature. The term was first used by...

Sue Ashford
Mar 10, 20244 min read
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The Marvels of the Microbiome
Hands up how many of you know a lot, if anything about the microbiome. If like me, all you knew was something about so called 'friendly...

Sue Ashford
Feb 21, 20244 min read
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Stay Hydrated - Eat your Water!
Water is all around us - water covers 71% of the planet with 96.5% in the oceans. Water is in the air as water vapor, in the ground as...

Sue Ashford
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Midlife Health - Introduction to the Five Pillars of Ageing Well (Yes, we can get bolder as we get older!)
I am sorry but I am going to be blunt – ageing is inevitable – the only alternative to getting old is death and that, although also...

Sue Ashford
Feb 3, 20242 min read
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The midlife brain
Your brain is truly remarkable. It is a network of 128 billion neurons that connect as a single, immense, and flexible structure. It...

Sue Ashford
Jan 29, 20243 min read
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