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Switching off: Are you planning to go 'monk mode'?

Georgina Sturmer

Jan 22 min read

Switching off: Are you planning to go 'monk mode'?

Are you feeling the need to switch off? It can be hard to set healthy boundaries on our devices when we have become wired to respond...

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Georgina Sturmer

Dec 18, 20232 min read

Do you suffer from a weather phobia?

When it comes to the weather, it’s common to have a preference. Maybe you prefer rays of sunshine, or the sight of snow falling. And...

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Georgina Sturmer

Dec 17, 20235 min read

How to cope with Christmas anxiety

For many of us, the festive period brings all sorts of difficult feelings, including stress, anxiety, relationship fears and memories of...

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Overwhelmed by the shopping pressures of Christmas?

Georgina Sturmer

Nov 26, 20231 min read

Overwhelmed by the shopping pressures of Christmas?

The weekend began with Black Friday, and it feels as if we have now tipped headlong into the season of consumption and spending. There's...

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Returning to work, and coping with taking a step down

Georgina Sturmer

Nov 14, 20233 min read

Returning to work, and coping with taking a step down

We often talk about returning to the workplace in the context of career breaks and maternity leave. But yesterday's headlines were all...

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Relaxation techniques: how do you really relax?

Georgina Sturmer

Nov 11, 20233 min read

Relaxation techniques: how do you really relax?

So you've finally found some time for yourself. You're at the end of your to-do list - or nearly there. The diary is empty, your phone...

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How to rebuild your confidence after leaving a toxic workplace

Georgina Sturmer

Nov 8, 20232 min read

How to rebuild your confidence after leaving a toxic workplace

A toxic workplace can leave a lasting imprint on us, in the same way as an unhealthy relationship or a traumatic experience. I spoke to...

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Having a voice: how to ask for what you need at work

Georgina Sturmer

Nov 6, 20232 min read

Having a voice: how to ask for what you need at work

When we want to ask for something, we are often carrying around a lifetime of invisible baggage on our shoulders. This baggage weighs us...

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Georgina Sturmer

Oct 14, 20232 min read

Do you suffer from emotional hangovers?

Feelings don’t always come and go smoothly. Sometimes our emotions are overwhelming. Maybe you’re overcome by a deep sense of sadness,...

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Georgina Sturmer

Oct 10, 20232 min read

Work addiction: Are you a workaholic?

The actor Idris Elba has been in the press this week talking about his addiction to work. When we think about addiction, we often think...

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Georgina Sturmer

Oct 4, 20232 min read

Coping with nerves ahead of a big event

I was asked for some tips on coping with nerves ahead of a proposal. This might sound like a very specific area of anxiety - and likely...

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Taking time to switch off and disconnect. Are you dreaming about your next holiday?

Georgina Sturmer

Sep 29, 20234 min read

Taking time to switch off and disconnect. Are you dreaming about your next holiday?

It's nearly the end of September, and the summer holidays already feel as if they were a long time ago. So when I was asked to have a...

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The 'anniversary effect': coping with difficult dates and reminders

Georgina Sturmer

Sep 11, 20232 min read

The 'anniversary effect': coping with difficult dates and reminders

When life throws challenges our way, it can feel as if the world stops turning. And what can be just as hard, is facing anniversaries...

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Aerophobia: what causes the fear of flying?

Georgina Sturmer

Aug 11, 20233 min read

Aerophobia: what causes the fear of flying?

We all know what it means when someone says that they're afraid of flying. Right? It even has its own name: aerophobia. But when we...

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How to leave work behind when you go home for the weekend

Georgina Sturmer

Jul 26, 20234 min read

How to leave work behind when you go home for the weekend

The modern workplace feels unrecognisable in comparison with what we might have seen a few decades ago. And in many ways, changes in...

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Health anxiety: How to cope if you’re feeling anxious about seeing your GP

Georgina Sturmer

Jun 28, 20234 min read

Health anxiety: How to cope if you’re feeling anxious about seeing your GP

Do you know the feeling? Maybe it’s a niggle, a sign of infection, a symptom, an ache, a pain, or an understanding that something isn’t...

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Georgina Sturmer

Jun 23, 20233 min read

Are you feeling anxious about AI?

It feels as if someone has turned up the volume on the chatter about AI. Everywhere we turn there are comments about AI, ChatGPT, bots...

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Georgina Sturmer

May 16, 20234 min read

How to cope with 'micro-stress' at work

I spoke to Yahoo News about 'micro-stress', the idea that small or minor stresses at work build up to create bigger problems for us. In...

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