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The mental 'health' and mental illness exercise conundrum
There always seems to be a lot of advice in the media about exercise and how it is good for our mental health - which I don't disagree...

Tom Robinson
Mar 31, 20214 min read
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How I am rediscovering my true self and why flowers have a positive effect on my mood
It’s been another week of mental health news and press, some of which has been difficult to document because it’s meant that I’ve had to...

Tom Robinson
Mar 27, 20213 min read
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First day of astronomical spring brings hope for better things to come
I've covered so many distressing topics again this week (some of them highly personal), so today I'm having to write something more...

Tom Robinson
Mar 20, 20213 min read
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Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts champions reading your way to better mental health
I was so thrilled to see an article on the Music News page this week, in which Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts discusses the benefits of...

Tom Robinson
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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Eating Disorders Week: Martina Trevisan's inspiring story of recovery from anorexia nervosa
Last autumn there was an inspirational story of recovery to come out of the women's singles French Open tennis tournament, and I wanted...

Tom Robinson
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Self Injury Awareness Day: why we need more personal recovery stories to break stigma and offer hope
Yesterday was Self Injury Awareness Day but I didn't cover it because I was waiting to see what stories and articles were published, so...

Tom Robinson
Mar 2, 20214 min read
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Isolation and lack of work/life balance cited as factors in poor mental health rates by U.K farmers
I wasn't going to write about farmers again until I'd watched the 'Under the Soil' documentary that was mentioned on a recent Countryfile...

Tom Robinson
Feb 20, 20213 min read
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Random Acts of Kindness Week: how we can help to boost each other's moods and stay positive
Whilst reading and writing every day on the subject of mental health, and learning by sifting through articles and news stories, I am...

Tom Robinson
Feb 15, 20213 min read
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50 ways to stay positive and avoid boredom in lockdown
The negative impact that the pandemic is having on our mental health is being widely documented. You can't now do a search for mental...

Tom Robinson
Feb 13, 20214 min read
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Discovering new passions to boost mental well-being
The news articles that I have written about this week have all covered quite intense subjects so I thought that today's post should be a...

Tom Robinson
Feb 6, 20213 min read
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Another heartbreaking loss for the racing world
I read a heart-rending article in The Telegraph last weekend which highlights the devastation felt by those left behind after a loved one...

Tom Robinson
Feb 5, 20214 min read
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What have we learned from Caroline Flack's tragic death?
Caroline Flack was a well known English television and radio presenter, who tragically took her own life last year - she was just forty...

Tom Robinson
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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Supporting your child's mental well-being through the pandemic
This week is Children's Mental Health Week so I have therefore decided that my first post should be written around this topic to spread...

Tom Robinson
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Mental health issues in horse racing and other equestrian disciplines
While riding out one morning recently, a friend brought up the conversation of mental health problems within the horse racing community....

Tom Robinson
Jan 29, 20213 min read
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To nap or not to nap?
A few days ago there was an article I read in The Independent online claiming that Boris Johnson takes a nap every afternoon for anything...

Tom Robinson
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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Anxiety in lockdown.
I thought it would be worthwhile to write about anxiety today since it seems to be being broadcast widely with people experiencing it due...

Tom Robinson
Jan 22, 20212 min read
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