escapism
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Are You Exercising for Your Mental Health, or Just to Escape Your Problems?
Exercise can be an effective way of dealing with mental health issues. Either alongside or (for mild cases) in place of therapy and medication, going for a run or hitting the gym can help us to manage our moods and give us a healthy outlet for stress. But where is the line between healthy coping…
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Why New Parents Need To Take A Break From The News (And What They Should Do Instead)
In the months after my kids were born, the news cycle would send me into tailspins of anxiety and fear. The Penn State sex-abuse scandal and the Newtown shootings paralysed me for days — I wept while changing nappies, wept in the bathtub, wept while pushing the stroller down the street. What might have been…