Exam stress: practical ways to help manage the stress of taking GCSEs and A-levels.
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Coping with exam stress: our expert tips
anxiety, Children's Mental Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Popular May 01, 2024
Going to university with an eating disorder: is your child ready?
Children's Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Parenting Sep 12, 2023
Dr Melissa Lotmore’s guidance on supporting your child through starting university with an eating disorder
Our best advice for coping with exam results anxiety
anxiety, Children's Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Parenting Aug 03, 2023
Dr Nicole Hudson shares her advice on difficult thoughts and feelings as exam results time gets closer
Going on holiday with an eating disorder often presents a number of challenges. In this post Dr Amy Harrison gives her advice on how to have a relaxing holiday, despite these challenges.
An open letter to expectant mothers struggling with changes
Body Image, Mental Health, Parenting Jun 23, 2022
Dr Amy Crossley-Lewis shares her thoughts on how the body changes that come with pregnancy affected her.
Why your family stress levels may have reached an all time high, and what to do about it
Mental Health, Parenting Jul 14, 2021
In this post, Roger Hoyte, Altum’s Senior Psychotherapist, outlines the impact of this stress on families, how you can deal with the constant changes the pandemic presents, and importantly, how best to look after your mental health.
Transitioning from Child & Adolescent Eating Disorder Services during COVID 19
Children's Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Parenting, Therapy May 12, 2020
Transitioning from Child & Adolescent Eating Disorder Services to Adult Eating Disorder Services is known to be a challenging time for both patients and their families. But now, with the social distancing measures in place due to COVID 19, patients and their families are facing increased pressure, at home, under ‘lockdown’. Our clinical practice continues,[…]
[Read the transcript below] Now this one goes out to all the parents out there. I have been reading a lot of advice telling us that we should never use food as a reward for kids, or to distract them from difficult feelings. Now, I’m going to go out on a limb here and[…]
