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Dr Andrew Bradford
Thought Doctor55 Queen SquareUnited KingdomBristolEnglandBS1 4LHI have over 25 years experience in mental health and well-being.
Don Elwick
United KingdomBrightonUnited KingdomHeathfieldEast SussexTN21 8ADThe way that a human life may unfold is bound to bring challenges, and these may become stressful or overwhelming at times for almost anyone.
Emma Wardropper
United KingdomNewarkEnglandNG23I am a fully qualified Human Givens Psychotherapist and also a fully qualified Mindfulness Teacher.
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With mindfulness now all the rage, many online articles are now advocating breathing techniques as a way to lessen anxiety and control stress levels.
3 ways to relax immediately
Do you feel overwhelmed with life? Like you are paddling hard just to stay afloat?
Hold that thought! Or trash it
WRITING down negative thoughts, crumpling them up and throwing them away (as often advocated by therapists) really does help reduce negative thinking, research has shown.
Human givens in primary care
Community psychiatric nurse Liz Potts describes her experience as one of the few primary care professionals in Coventry using the human givens approach.
Why we dream to forget (I don't dream)
Joe Griffin explains why dreaming, and forgetting our dreams, fulfils a vital human need.
It’s elemental, my dear
Green space, blue space, vitamin N, the great outdoors, animal therapy, the nature cure: whatever we want to call it and however we want to engage with it, most of us are aware that communing with our natural world is purported to be good for us. But why is time in nature so beneficial and how does it make us feel better?
Handle with care
Aric Sigman explains why craft-based skills are as important as academic ones, and need to be taught in all schools.
Practising ethically
The HGI Ethics and Complaints Committee considers some of the ethical challenges that human givens practitioners may face. Ian Thomson sets the scene.
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Date posted: 01/07/2020
HG Emotional Needs Audit used to assess emotional wellbeing during the pandemic
Just Released: A new report uses the HG framework to assess emotional wellbeing during the panemic lockdown - contains vital information and confirms the value of the HG approach in assessing mental health.