Hi, Thank you for reaching out to us for advice. I think the first thing you need to do is to go back to your GP and tell them what you have told us and insist that you get additional support before you have your baby. Also, speak to your midwife so they can support you after the birth. I would seri...

Hi Jane, You are in a very tricky situation and I really sympathize with you. I found this article in a publication called Empowering parents that I thought might be a useful read https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/adult-children-living-at-home-how-to-manage-without-going-crazy/ This one also...

Hi, I'm so sorry to hear that you have had such an awful time I'm really pleased that you felt that you could reach out for extra support. It's really important that you go and talk to your health care team if you don't feel that the treatments you are on are nor working as there are other options t...

Hi, Laura, I'm sorry to hear that you are not feeling so good at the moment thank you for reaching out for advice. I would advise you to go and talk to your GP about how you are feeling and see if they can sort something out for you. Alternatively, MIND offers crisis houses and this is the link http...

Hi Denise, What an interesting question. Food addiction is just as real as other kinds of addiction and in some ways harder to handle as there's no 'rehab' as such unless you took yourself off to a desert island and you need to eat to stay alive! The modern world is so full of temptations with adver...

Hi, This sounds really challenging and as you say it means work eats into your weekend as well as the week if you have to be travelling on a Sunday. There are a few things you can do I think to make the commute 'belong to you' rather than work time. You could enrol on an online course and listen to ...

Hi, Before you go and see your boss do your homework. A quick google search throws up lots of pros and cons of the 3/4 day working week so go armed with some statistics if this is what you want to do. Offer a solution and anticipate the arguments such as putting more pressure on the rest of the team...

Hi Sarah, It's so easy to fall into this trap, isn't it! It seems to me that if you can't change either your commute, your job location or move to flexible working the answer is to really make the most of the time you do have for yourself. So plan your weekends carefully and make sure that you do th...

Hi Belinda, Congratulations on becoming a Mum its a great job but comes with a lot of challenges! I really hope that you have a very understanding boss as I'm going to suggest that the first thing you do it that before you go back you go to him/her and talk about how you are feeling. Try and make a ...

Hi, The answer to your question is yes! Recently researchers and practitioners have begun to explore how food affects mental health and wellbeing. We all know that there are certain foods that we crave when we are upset or anxious (usually high fat!) but the link between what we eat and mental healt...