by Dr Denise Taylor | 09 May, 2024 | Health & Wellbeing, Woodland
Owning a wood, I enjoy spending quiet time alone with the trees; listening to the sounds of birds and other wildlife. However, I’ve never heard musicians playing along to bird song. I found out about an event Singing with Nightingales, last year on a visit to a...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 07 Feb, 2024 | Health & Wellbeing, Retirement
Or 93 according to the Living to 100 web site It’s a really interesting assessment to do, and better if you can add accurate blood pressure and cholesterol readings. You also get a detailed report for how to add years with suggestions. For a free assessment I highly...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 20 Nov, 2023 | Health & Wellbeing, Videos
Hi, it’s Dr. Denise Taylor from my wood and today I want to talk to you about self-compassion and it’s something that I’m personally not very good at. I’m a lot better helping other people than showing it to myself. I remember one time working...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 20 Nov, 2023 | Health & Wellbeing
I was asked for my views on this article: The impact of COVID-19 on thinking about and planning for retirement. It was written in October, 2021 and 18 months on things may have changed. Back then there was plenty of things I still avoided, such as live gigs with...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 21 Oct, 2023 | Health & Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing, Retirement
How retirement can affect self-esteem This time I wanted to share a small aspect of my research. Retirement is not a single event, but a process over time. It also means that we begin to be affected by this event as we prepare and then transition to retirement. For...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 20 Jul, 2023 | Getting older, Health & Wellbeing
Overview This article delves into the profound impact of loneliness on individuals’ health and well-being, highlighting its equivalence to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Through an evidence-based approach, I explore original research reports, including an extensive...
