Harriet Inglis, Head of Practice for Counselling at Relationships Scotland, has reflected on her time navigating the transition of her eldest son moving away to university and the effect it has had on her own life and responsibilities. My son is now well into his 1st year of university, and we have both settled and…

There has been a lot of media coverage of the Beckham family’s upset and Brooklyn Beckham’s very public decision to go ‘no-contact’ with his parents. It has been a common theme for some time trending on TikTok and Instagram with influencers providing advice and ‘how to’ guides. Cutting contact with family members might be a…

It’s September and the nights as they say are fair drawing in! For many people this time of year is not just a goodbye to summer with the promise of cosy nights to look forward to. It can be a dreading of how they will cope during the long dark winter months. Seasonal Affective Disorder…

With the recent media coverage of the adoption of a baby by Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi, in which the relatively young age of the couple was questioned, it sparks a debate around what age is too young to become a family, whether naturally or by adoption. It is worth noting that the couple…

When we identify in ourselves that our mental health is suffering, some of us might choose to hide away. We can find we are sleeping more, want to do less and sometimes feel we don’t have anything to offer others in terms of conversation or companionship. The Mental Health Foundation’s focus for this week is…