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How stress affects your gut: Unveiling the gut-brain axis

By Chantal & Matthew | October 18, 2023 | 0
The gut-brain axis

Your mental state can significantly impact your digestive system, causing symptoms like bloating, constipation, or diarrhoea.

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Short-term stress and your immune system

By Chantal & Matthew | October 12, 2023 | 0
Short-term stress and your immune system

Explore how short-term stress can be your immunity’s secret weapon. Dive into stress management for a balanced life.

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Every day is mental health day

By Chantal & Matthew | October 10, 2023 | 0
Every day is mental health day

World Mental Health Day is a vital reminder of the ongoing need for mental health awareness. But true emotional well-being requires more than a day’s attention.

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Stress and taste: How stress affects your palate and wellbeing

By Chantal & Matthew | October 5, 2023 | 0
Stress and taste: How stress affects your palate and wellbeing

Unlock stress management secrets to improve your sense of taste and overall wellbeing.

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Craving sugar when stressed? How to manage stress and sugar intake

By Chantal & Matthew | September 22, 2023 | 0
Watercolour illustration of a man sitting with cupcakes and sweets representing stress-driven sugar cravings

Unlock stress management and well-being tips to curb sugar cravings.

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Empowering young adults: The success of 5th Place’s peer support coaching programme

By Chantal & Matthew | July 26, 2023 | 0
5th Place emotional fitness peer support coaching programme illustrated with diverse young adults

Discover how 5th Place’s Peer Support Coaching Programme is transforming young lives. Our unique approach equips youth with emotional fitness skills, fostering resilience and self-awareness. Read about the programme’s success and the inspiring feedback we’ve received from participants.

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Holistic anxiety relief without medication

By Chantal & Matthew | June 25, 2023 | 0
Two people jumping joyfully on a jetty at sunset, celebrating emotional fitness relief from anxiety

Explore Shape of Emotion, a unique process for anxiety relief without medication. Dive into holistic anxiety relief in just 15 minutes.

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Online free mental health class for October!

By Chantal & Matthew | October 6, 2022 | 0
Free mental health class for October

In celebration of World Mental Health Day in October we are offering online free mental health classes (Emotional Fitness Class) to everyone for the entire month.

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The Right Mental Coaching Is Crucial For Sport Athletes

By Chantal & Matthew | September 29, 2022 | 0
Athlete doing push-up on field in watercolour style for sports performance enhancement

Mental coaching for sport is a process of helping an individual athlete or team to improve their mental, emotional and psychological skills.

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The difference between emotions and feelings

By Chantal & Matthew | July 22, 2022 | 0
Woman joyfully kicking autumn leaves on a suburban street, emotional fitness movement

People often use the terms feelings and emotions interchangeably but they are different. At 5th Place we use the following definitions when it comes to emotions and feelings and building emotional fitness.

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