What the heat does to your mental health
As the UK experiences record-breaking temperatures this week, much of the conversation focuses on sunburn, dehydration, and staying cool. But for millions of people particularly those living with a mental health condition, the heat carries a far less visible set of risks. Here's what the clinical evidence actually shows. We tend to think of extreme heat as a physical problem; Keep hydrated, stay in the shade, wear sunscreen. But the relationship between high temperatures and
Sleep Well, Live Better
What the science really says about sleep and 10 evidence-based tips to use tonight Today is World Sleep Day. The theme for 2026 is "Sleep Well, Live Better" — and as clinical psychologists, we couldn't agree more with that framing. Because sleep is not a luxury. It is not laziness. And it is not something you can indefinitely trade away in exchange for productivity. Sleep is when your brain consolidates memory, processes emotion, repairs itself, and resets the systems that g