Discover three easy ways to manage stress during International Stress Awareness Week. From chewing gum for focus, taking a refreshing walk in nature, to calming breathing exercises, these techniques can help you feel more relaxed and healthy. Explore Cooke & Co’s tips for a calmer, more balanced life in Thanet.

Father’s Day can be a tough time for many due to grief, estrangement, or struggles with parenthood. Discover compassionate ways to navigate the day, including making plans, spending time in nature, and reaching out for support.

April is Stress Awareness Month, offering an opportunity to explore new relaxation techniques. Beyond the usual advice, let's delve into some unique activities to unwind and relieve stress.

In this week’s home selling article, we offer some helpful tips to reduce the stress of moving by planning ahead and avoiding a last-minute panic.

If you’re looking forward to doing something special for Mother’s Day on Sunday, we wish you all the best – but this article isn’t for you. It’s not that we don’t want you to have a great day (we do) or that we take issue with Mother’s Day itself (we don’t – mums are amazing and deserve a little pampering).

If you’re feeling sluggish after a few weeks back at work post-Christmas, here are some tips to boost your productivity and give you more of that most precious commodity – time.

We’re three weeks into January. Have you stuck to those New Year’s resolutions? Are your jeans still feeling a bit snug after overindulging on Christmas treats? Feeling a bit bleurgh about everything? Welcome to Blue Monday, officially the gloomiest day of the year. In this quick read, we look at ways to boost your mood and bat away those January blues (and yes, some do involve exercise).

Mental health used to be taboo, but thankfully, nowadays it’s more open for discussion. But while we’re all more aware of it, are we doing enough to help and empower young people who may be experiencing problems? September 19th marks Youth Mental Health Day (YMHD), an initiative to raise awareness and understanding around mental wellbeing and to encourage young people to live happy, healthy lives. Studies by the charity behind YMHD, Stem 4, have found that six in ten young people experience mental health difficulties, such as low mood, anxiety and self-harm. Worryingly, one-sixth of five to sixteen-year-olds have diagnosable mental health conditions. In this quick read, we look at ways you can support your children, family members or friends with their mental wellbeing.

Moving house is stressful, moving house with kids… well, that can be a recipe for meltdowns, tantrums, and sleepless nights. As parents, you’re probably moving house for logical reasons: you need more space, you want to be closer to good schools, you’ve found a better job in the area. But as many of us know, logic and rationale aren’t always high on a child’s list of priorities. Change is scary for all of us, not just children, so how can you make it easier? In this three-minute read, we look at a few ways to help your little (and not so little) cherubs settle into a new home.

What impact do constant scrolling and swiping have on your ability to focus, reflect, and connect? A two-minute read.