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Articles, news and stories...

...to help you look after your own health and wellbeing

We're developing a resource of articles about a whole range of topics, informative pieces about how you can look after you own mental and physical health and wellbeing. And we'll also update you from time to time, on the work we're doing and the people we've been helping.

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What is neurodiversity?

We all experience and interact with the world in a way that makes sense to us. Neurodiversity embraces the idea...
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Let’s talk about menopause…

Menopause is a journey that includes physical and emotional changes that can dominate women’s lives for many years, and the...
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How to cope during financial stress

During a cost-of-living crisis, day-to-day activities can feel overwhelming and your mental health may suffer. Here's a few things you...
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Resilience: The Avalanche

Scottish Mountain Rescue Wellbeing Officer tells his personal story of dealing with a traumatic event, several years after the actual...
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Understanding the stages of relationships

Our personal relationships form a vital part of our support network. Learn how to recognise the different stages of relationships...
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Stress and anxiety: what they are and how they affect you

How to recognise the symptoms of stress and anxiety, and what to do to help yourself through them. From the...
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Retrain your brain by making like a flamingo

How standing around on one leg can help retrain your brain and your balance. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine...
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Harnessing the restorative power of sleep

Once disrupted, poor sleeping patterns can become ingrained. So how do you break the cycle? Read on to learn about...
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Stay fit for purpose and flexible, to avoid injury

Tim Lynch discusses the benefits of looking after yourself, and how to stay fit for purpose to avoid injury during...
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Volunteering with mountain rescue saved my life

Izzy de Santis and her partner, David Bartles-Smith were members of the Teesdale & Weardale team. They share how much...
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We can’t promise to make you bionic but we’ll do our best…

In 2018, an intriguing email landed, from Miller Harris of the Lochaber team, representing Mountain Rescue Support Scotland Ltd... From...
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How can the Rescue Benevolent Fund help support you?

What the fund can do for you, how to apply and donate, and news of the additional support we offer,...