What is postnatal depression? Postnatal depression is a common illness which usually occurs in women after having a baby. According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, between 10 to 15 women out of 100 are affected by this type of …
So, You Need Advice On Your Sexual Health…
When it comes to advice on sexual health, there’s multiple sources of information available, so things can get a little overwhelming. However, for confidential advice from a trustworthy health professional, it’s worth visiting an urgent care service such as your …
An Orange a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
A glass of organic orange juice a day keeps the doctor away. The difference here is that you’re getting freshly-squeezed orange juice that doesn’t have all of the excess sugar you get from the store. It’s more natural, which will …
10 Self Care Tips You Need To Try Today
With the school holidays approaching it’s so easy to deprioritise time for ourselves! Often our own needs are the first to drop off the list while we make sure the needs of our family and home are met. Self-care can …
Anxiety, Pregnancy and a Pandemic!
Well, what an absolute whirlwind this past year has been. Living in a pandemic and finding out we were expecting our 3rd Baby, our world and lives have been truly turned upside-down! It’s been a completely different experience being pregnant …
Hemp and Holistic Health with Yūgenial
Yūgen I founded Yūgenial after leaving medical school due to my own experiences with poor mental health. I have and always will be a strong proponent of good science, but something about the coldly clinical environment was failing me, and …
Become A Better Version Of Yourself During The Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging us in ways we could never have imagined, from unprecedented amounts of family time to home-schooling to working remotely – or not working at all. These sudden, rapid changes in the way we live, coupled …
How To Prepare For Your First Cervical Smear Screening
Your first cervical smear screening at the age of 25 can be an incredible daunting thing. I was suffering from a severe anxiety disorder at the time of mine, so adequate preparation to keep my nerves in check was crucial …
Mental Health & and Social Media: A Table for Two
Social media. It virtually rules some (inevitable) aspect of the modern woman’s life. It is seemingly inescapable. As a millennial woman myself, I have thought about how social media affects my mental health on a daily basis. Well, maybe a …
How Journaling Helped My Mental Health
If you enjoyed writing a diary while you were younger, to collect and capture all of your memories of wonderful experiences or simply mediocre things, you need to know that if you kept said diary, it would make a great …