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Illustration of a person practising slow-exhale breathing to signal safety to the brain and reduce frustration

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The slow-exhale method that reduces frustration: how controlled breathing signals safety to the brain

Discover the slow-exhale method to reduce frustration: how controlled breathing signals safety to the brain, calms the nervous system, and restores clear focus.

Illustration of mental rehearsal and visualisation boosting confidence and shaping real behaviour

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The mental-rehearsal trick that boosts confidence: how imagining success shapes real behaviour

Discover how mental rehearsal builds confidence. Learn the science, step-by-step techniques, pitfalls to avoid, and routines that turn imagery into action.

Illustration of a person using a two-minute cognitive interruption reset—sensory grounding, exhale-biased breathing, and a micro-task—to stop spiralling thoughts

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The two-minute reset that stops spiralling thoughts: how cognitive interruption breaks worry loops

Discover the two-minute reset: a simple cognitive interruption that breaks worry loops, calms the body, and restores focus with sensory grounding and breath.

Illustration of the self-distancing method that reduces overthinking by shifting perspective to cool emotional reactions

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The self-distancing method that reduces overthinking: how shifting perspective cools emotional reactions

Discover self-distancing: a simple perspective shift that cools emotions and curbs overthinking, with science-backed techniques, practical tips, and ethical use.

Illustration of the situational-reframe technique that softens anger by shifting interpretation to reduce emotional intensity

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The situational-reframe technique that softens anger: how shifting interpretation reduces emotional intensity

Learn how the situational-reframe technique softens anger by shifting interpretation, lowering emotional intensity, and turning conflict into better decisions

Illustration of a person journaling by lamplight in the evening to offload worries and quiet the mind before sleep

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The journaling wind-down that quiets the mind: how reflective writing reduces mental clutter

Discover the journaling wind-down: a simple nightly routine using reflective writing, prompts and planning to offload worries, calm your mind and sleep better.

Illustration of a person practicing affect labelling—naming their feelings—to reduce stress, showing lowered amygdala activity and an engaged prefrontal cortex

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The name-your-feeling step that reduces stress: how labelling emotions lowers amygdala response

Discover how naming your feelings reduces amygdala alarm, sharpens prefrontal control, and offers a quick, evidence-backed way to cut stress in daily life.

Illustration of a person practising a deep-breath pause to calm the nervous system and reduce stress hormones

Psychology

November 21, 2025

The deep-breath pause that calms your mind: how short oxygen resets reduce stress hormones

Discover how a 60-second deep-breath pause—oxygen resets like the physiological sigh—calms the nervous system, steadies heart rate, and lowers stress hormones.

Illustration of a person taking a brisk ten-minute walk outdoors to boost mood through light movement

Psychology

November 21, 2025

The ten-minute walk that boosts mood: how light movement triggers feel-good brain chemistry

Discover how a brisk 10‑minute walk lifts mood by triggering endorphins, dopamine and serotonin, with simple tips to make movement a reliable feel‑good habit.

Illustration of a person writing a two-minute gratitude note to reduce anxiety and shift emotional focus through reflective thinking

Psychology

November 21, 2025

The two-minute gratitude note that reduces anxiety: how reflective thinking shifts emotional focus

Discover how a two-minute gratitude note calms anxiety. Learn a simple method for reflective thinking that shifts emotional focus toward support.

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