Professor Ewan Gillon: Developing healthy coping mechanisms for stress and anxiety
Have you decided to go ‘Sober for October’? Or do you wish you’d received an invite to the London Chocolate Forum to celebrate Chocolate Week?
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Andrew Martin: To-Tilly unique driving experience
Everyone who knows him knows Sandy Dalgarno is a bit of a joker.
Professor Ewan Gillon: What’s stopping you? How our mind influences our success in life
Have you ever looked at the person on the desk next to you and wondered why they appear to be moving through the ranks of promotion seemingly effortlessly whilst you have been stuck in the same job for years?
Jim McColl: What do these guys in Glasgow know about common sense, let alone horticulture?
That’s it over for another year!
Professor Ewan Gillon: How having a purpose in life goes beyond the right job
Professor Ewan Gillon is a Chartered Psychologist and Clinical Director of First Psychology Scotland with centres in Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Borders.
Vicki Butler-Henderson: Not ‘smart’ to sacrifice safety
Scotland has got it right when it comes to “smart” motorways – there aren’t many of them. Just one, in fact, on a small section of the M90.
Prof Ewan Gillon: Is mental wellbeing gender-specific?
Remember the book ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus’?
Prof Ewan Gillon: Taking care of business – without the stress factor
Tight deadlines, too much responsibility, a heavy workload coupled with lack of support.
Neil Skene: Retirement for guide dogs, is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Blind comedian Neil Skene on the retirement of his trusty guide dog, Rumba.
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Brits have formula for winning
Three F1 drivers that UK fans can wave the flag for, says Vicki Butler-Henderson.
Self-harm: We need to talk about it
Molly Russell was just 14 years old when she took her own life in 2017 and her story has resurfaced in the news last month after it was discovered that she was receiving self-harm related content online.
Never a dull moment with George Mitchell: Tirana’s House of Leaves
The Albanian communist regime was one of the cruellest in Europe. It executed around 25,000 of its own people and sent tens of thousands to labour camps.
Neil Skene: Barry Gibb is getting me into the rhythm of running and Rumba’s help has me Stayin’ Alive
Well hopefully you survived January and are ready to kick on into 2019.
Professor Ewan Gillon: Forget New Year’s Resolutions for 2019 – try new month’s resolutions instead
Let’s be honest: every year, many of us take a moment to reflect on the past year and set goals for the coming year.
George R Mitchell: Sochi – a curious and laid back mix
Do you remember the lady from my hotel in Sukhumi? The one who seemed to enjoy scolding me for treating the place “like a hotel”?
Diary of a first-time mum: A mother’s love is so special
This will be my first Christmas as a mother and that in itself is rather special and remarkable, to me at least.
Neil Skene: It’s time to enjoy the relatively peaceful period before Hogmanay
I’ve just about survived the past few weeks.
George R Mitchell: A post-truth world
“Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”
Professor Ewan Gillon: Don’t let getting angry this Christmas spoil your festive fun
With festive decorations bedecking our cities and villages, Christmas trees aglow and stocking fillers being advertised, you would be forgiven to find it a bit odd that this first week of December is also Anger Awareness Week.
George R Mitchell: I spy with my little eye…
I was part of an official foreign press tour of the Jewish communities on the Israeli side of the Gaza Strip.
Prof Morag Redford: A lesson in how to find more teachers
We are all aware of the shortage of teachers across the north of Scotland and the range of ways local authorities have tried to support teachers to come and teach in our rural schools.
Neil Skene: Mud, sweat… and tears of joy
Blind comedian Neil Skene on why mud, sweat and tears of joy sum up his last few weeks.
Are you being selfish enough? Why looking after number one is more important than you think
From early childhood, most of us are encouraged not to be selfish and to consider others, whether they are family members, friends or colleagues.
George R Mitchell: Entry to Gaza denied
Governed by Hamas, whose long-held aim is the destruction of Israel, the Gaza Strip is home to almost two million people. It has been under severe blockade by Israel for more than 10 years.
Professor Ewan Gillon: You’re so OCD… actually, you’re probably not
Most of us casually talk about ‘being obsessed’ with a new song/ book/food or being "a bit OCD" about cleaning the house before guests arrive, for example.
George R Mitchell: Back on the road again
After a few weeks back home, visiting Peterhead Prison and interviewing the brave ex-prison warder Jackie Stuart, it was time to leave the UK again. And that’s me until Christmas.
A battle with prostate cancer opened my eyes to challenges facing our NHS heroes
Hats off to those stylish bikers who rode through Aberdeen the other day dressed in sharp suits rather than leathers to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
Diary of a first-time mum: I was told I needed mum friends, it sounded hideous but now I know they are vital
Ellie House has learned, amid the tears, vomit and tantrums, that parenthood is a long journey and you are going to need some friends to come along for the ride.
George R Mitchell inside Peterhead Prison: ‘I’m thran, I don’t like to get beat’
Built in 1888, Peterhead Prison housed some of Scotland’s hardest and most violent men for the next 125 years. It didn’t close its doors until 2013.
Neil Skene: Taxi drivers are fine, only 95% of them are constantly moaning
What a few weeks it’s been, I did the Great Aberdeen Run 10k this year and actually led the race until around the 1-mile mark!
Authentic, grim and fascinating: George R Mitchell inside Peterhead Prison
Built in 1888, Peterhead Prison housed some of Scotland's hardest and most violent men for the next 125 years.