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Category: Health

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What can we do to help our own wellbeing? Dr William Van Gordon, Associate Professor of Contemplative Psychology at the University of Derby Online, discusses what contemplative psychology is and how we can apply it in our everyday lives.

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Miles Richardson, Professor of Human Factors and Nature Connectedness, looks at the importance of building a new relationship with the natural world.

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Dr Paula Holt, Pro Vice-Chancellor Dean of Health and Social Care at the University of Derby, discusses the shortage of nurses in the UK.

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Joanna Baker, Therapist and Psychoeducation Coordinator at the University of Derby, explains how our thoughts and feelings on body image can affect us.

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Jessica Jackson discusses her study into ways to help parents improve the healthiness of their children's packed lunches.

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Mental health in the workplace is high on the national agenda. Yasuhiro Kotera, Academic Lead in Psychotherapy at the University of Derby, looks at how NLP can help.

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Therapist and Psychoeducation Coordinator Joanna Baker, from the University of Derby, shares her insight and methods to combat stress.

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Dr Dean Fido, Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Derby, discusses the question: at what age do we really grow up?

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Dr. Fiona Holland, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Derby, looks at how motivational interviewing can help people make positive changes.

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To support University Mental Health Day, the University of Derby's Joanna Baker explores the rising number of students experiencing mental health problems.