by Bryden Commons | Oct 7, 2019 | Fun Facts, Mental Health, Students, Wellbeing
When we’re in pain or feel sick, most of us are all too happy to take the time to care for ourselves. We might see a doctor, take medicine or simply spend a day in bed to rest. So why do we not take the time to care for our mental health? Physical health isn’t...
by Bryden Commons | Oct 7, 2019 | Fun Facts, Mental Health, Students, Wellbeing
When we’re in pain or feel sick, most of us are all too happy to take the time to care for ourselves. We might see a doctor, take medicine or simply spend a day in bed to rest. So why do we not take the time to care for our mental health? Physical health isn’t...
by Bryden Commons | Nov 10, 2017 | Mental Health, Wellbeing
As we’ve seen in this blog series, there are lots of different things you can do to look after your mental health, from exercise to being creative. This week’s blog is a little different, as we’ll be exploring something that we all need and do – sleep! A lot of...
by John Nichols | Nov 8, 2017 | Mental Health, Students, Teachers, Tutors
In the next blog of this series, the Get My Grades Team is going to take a look at another set of functions in the brain, which we describe as the ‘Owl Brain’, because these functions are associated more with wisdom and deliberate, conscious thought. The Owl Brain The...
by Bryden Commons | Oct 23, 2017 | Mental Health
This next instalment of our How To Look After Your Mental Health series will focus on getting yourself moving. In our first blog of this series, we explored why looking after your mental health is important, and the link between physical and mental health. Taking care...
by Bryden Commons | Oct 10, 2017 | Mental Health, Users
This week, we’ll be exploring how engaging in creative outlets can help you to care for your mental health. For many years now, people have talked about how creativity can help to ease symptoms of mental illness. Although this has been shown through people reporting...