Dr Claire Plumbly's Blog

4 step guide to preparing for your holiday so you can let go of work

This week I polled my audience about the effect of the heat on their anxiety. 55% the respondents said they feel more anxious when the temperature rises (20% felt less anxious and 20% the same as always). Here are six common reasons for this and my tips for managing it: 1) The body’s attempt to cool itself in the heat mimics anxiety symptoms Your heart rate increases in the heat because the skin requires 2-4 times the amount of blood it usually requires to stay cool. Thi

By Jessica Horne, founder of Rise Retreats. Life has a way of devouring our time as we get older. Daily routine becomes a structure we can easily get trapped in and the more we repeat the same rhythms each day, week, month; the more difficult it is to pull ourselves out of the everyday world of to-do lists, family and relationship tasks, work responsibilities, commuting etc. Time is being gobbled up and we barely have a moment to wander where it’s going and how we might slow

Relaxing on holiday takes time. Here's how to get there. At lunch time last Saturday we arrived at our holiday home for a week of...