The Spark Blog

Tag: anxiety and mental health

  • The world’s most dangerous words

    The world’s most dangerous words

    Believe it or not, there are two words in every language that should be considered the most dangerous in the world. With just over 700,000 words in the English dictionary, there are plenty of potential suspects. In the era of Trump and global warming you would be forgiven for thinking they might be ‘launch missiles’…

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  • Bad News, Anxiety and the Media

    Bad News, Anxiety and the Media

    Escaping bad news and tragedy feels like an impossible task. For years war, terrorism, racism, persecution and fear have dominated the news. Thanks to digital technology we are stuck on a 24-hour a day loop of breaking news and broadcasts from the scene of the latest tragedy. Which for almost all of us, now feels…

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