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Lifelong Wellbeing Proactive Health Promotion for Positive Health and Wellbeing

Contributions are invited for a special issue of HEJ – on the theme of ‘Lifelong Wellbeing – Proactive Health Promotion of Positive Health and Wellbeing’. Edited by Wayne Usher (Griffith University, Australia), Monika Arora (Public Health Foundation, India), Ian Warwick…

Brittany George November 20, 2018 health and well-being, Mental Health, well-being

Self-Care Activities That Can Help Your Mental Health

When people have mental health troubles their self-care often falls by the wayside. A number of problems, including depression, can sap your motivation to perform daily tasks. When you don’t clean, exercise or cook reasonable meals for yourself your moods…

Brittany George October 19, 2018 health, health and well-being

5 Tips for Better Sleep (and Greater Mental Health)

Sleeping is a crucial process for the improvement of your body’s health. On the flip-side, there are a plethora of studies already that implicates the adverse effects of sleep deprivation to our body. In this article, I will provide you…

Brittany George October 15, 2018 health, health and well-being, Mental Health

How Doing What You Love Can Improve Your Mental Health

Mental health problems, although sadly widespread, are manageable with some help. Engaging in enjoyable activities, like hobbies or sports, is associated with lower blood pressure, less stress, and higher levels of both psychological and physical function. There are small changes you…

Brittany George September 12, 2017 health, health and well-being, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium

Equally Well: Improving the Physical Health of People Living with Mental Illness

Join us in Albury, NSW from Wednesday 11 – Friday 13 October 2017 for the 9thAustralian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium. Russell Roberts, Associate Professor of Leadership at Charles Sturt University and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney…

Brittany George July 11, 2017 health, health and well-being, mental health and work, Mental Health at work

Precarious Work and Health: The Roles of Organisational Justice and Work-Life Conflict

Precarious employment is considered to be a significant determinant of health inequalities worldwide. However, the factors that influence this relationship require explication. Fairness at work, or organisational justice, is associated with positive health outcomes and has received attention within precariousness…

Brittany George July 4, 2017 health, health and well-being, Mental Health

Uncovering Emotional Abuse through Addressing Emotional Eating

Obese, BMI 33, the author overcame emotional eating using an EMDR addiction protocol. Visualising where and when she wanted to eat her comfort food, bread, re-experiencing the physical sensations of consuming bread, anticipating the desired positive emotion of security, she…

Brittany George June 27, 2017 health, health and well-being, Mental Health Australia

What Are The Benefits of Sunlight?

Sunlight and Serotonin While too much of the sun’s warm rays can be harmful to your skin, the right balance can have lots of mood lifting benefits. Sunlight and darkness trigger the release of hormones in your brain. Exposure to…

Brittany George February 8, 2017 health and well-being

Leisure and one’s health and well-being

Past research provides clear evidence to support the proposition that leisure broadly is a principal life domain in terms of one’s health and well-being. Leisure engagement is, therefore, particularly important for those who, for various reasons, lack positive life experiences.…