This winter, I decided to commit to 30 days of yoga in a bid to fight off digital fatigue and boost my mental health. Yoga has been reported to have profound health effects on the brain and body, with certain practices even raising the body's levels of feel-good hormones. While I was motivated in the […]
All of those Christmas Zoom calls might actually be one of the most beneficial thing you do for your health this festive period. What exactly does ‘healthy’ mean to you? If we believed what we saw on a lot of social media accounts, it would involve working out five times a week, only eating homemade […]
Healthy habits start with clear boundaries, according to Jen Sincero, author of "Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick." The most common mistakes people make when setting boundaries is saying yes or no too often and over-involving themselves in other people's problems. "Healthy boundaries are especially critical […]
Written by Kayleigh Dray Kayleigh Dray is Stylist’s digital editor-at-large. Her specialist topics include comic books, films, TV and feminism. On a weekend, you can usually find her drinking copious amounts of tea and playing boardgames with her friends. Do you ever talk to yourself? Out loud? Here, a psychotherapist explains why we do it, […]
Emily Skye is working hard at getting back to her pre-pregnancy fitness level — but if it doesn’t happen, she’s not going to “beat myself up about it,” the influencer said. Skye, 35, welcomed her second child, son Izaac, in a very unexpected home birth on June 18. Once she recovered enough to start exercising […]
According to new data from the ONS, lockdown loneliness levels reached their peak at the beginning of November. Here, Stylist’s Lauren Geall explores why, despite knowing that so many other people are feeling isolated, she’s finding it so hard to process her loneliness during lockdown 2.0. Anyone who has experienced loneliness will know it’s an […]
Written by Chloe Gray This ‘brain dump’ journaling technique helped one writer feel less anxious before bed. Here’s how you can do it. Whether it’s used to hibernate over the weekends or sneak in a few comfy hours of answering work emails in pyjamas, there’s always a conversation to be had about the way beds […]
Is working from home taking its toll on your mental health? Here’s how making small, easy changes to your working environment could make a big difference. If you’re struggling to stay positive right now when it comes to working from home, you’re not alone. On top of the fact that the second lockdown has left […]
Not sure how best to support a friend or family member who is going through redundancy? These tips from a psychologist are a great place to start. The coronavirus pandemic has presented us with more challenges than just the virus itself. The economic impact of the lockdown restrictions used to curb the spread of coronavirus […]
It’s time to diversify what ‘healthy’ looks like. This account is doing just that… The people who society tells us are healthy and the people I see on my gym floor, running past my window or upside down in the yoga studio, actually performing health, are very different. The former, sold to us from a […]
