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Health Nicholas SEAGRAVE M.B.P.S. Psychologue / Psychologist 15 Place d’Armes - 86150 L’ISLE JOURDAIN Mob. : 07 77 26 10 63 Email : psy.seagrave@free.fr N° ADELI 86 93 0386 7 Nicholas Seagrave - Why see a psychologist? Your coping skills are not up to what life has thrown at you. Your self confidence is shaken. You are feeling down but just cannot seem to get rid of this sensation. You isolate yourself more and more, be it physically or via the use of substances. You cannot stop yourself from repeating the same behavioural patterns. You find it hard to concentrate, as your head feels full all of the time and nothing seems to stick anymore. Psychologists are professionals who can help you to understand your past and current situation, and work with you in finding solutions. Psychologists have a range of techniques and theoretical approaches, as well as, follow a code of conduct. Seeking therapy is not about attaching stigmas, it's about restoring your well-being. How to cope with winter blues by Jacqui Groves <strong>October</strong> is upon us. Shorter days and colder nights, tightly shuttered windows and villages resembling ghost towns after 7pm. It can get to the best of us. Let’s be honest, it’s not exactly ‘Sex in the City’ but ‘Socks in the Country’. However, if you notice a pattern of depression every year from <strong>October</strong> till April then you may be one of the 12 million people across Western Europe suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly known as (SAD). SAD is characterised by lack of energy and motivation, sleep problems, loss of libido, anxiety, irritability, over eating and general feelings of gloom and doom. The reason you feel this way is that daily and seasonal changes in light and intensity affect your ‘body clock’ –the circadian rhythm. This affects your sleep, waking cycle, fluctuations of body temperature, mood and behaviour. So what can you do about it? 1. Get as much natural sunlight as possible, particularly outdoors and in daylight 2. Sit near windows and keep your living areas as bright as possible 3. Go to bed and get up at a regular time 4. Get plenty of exercise and eat a well-balanced diet If you feel particularly depressed at this time there are various treatments available such as: Light Therapy- Regular daily exposure to a specifically designed light-box which is 10 times the intensity of regular household or office lighting. Daily exposure of on average four hours per day for the first two weeks has proven to be successful in 85 percent of cases of SAD. The light box can be placed on a table in front of you while you read or watch TV. Alternatively, you could try a Light Simulator which can be placed on your bedside table to simulate light in the morning if, like me, you’re an early riser. Anti-depressants- Some anti-depressant medication is ineffective in the treatment of SAD as it makes you feel more tired and lethargic. The non-sedative anti-depressants such as Prozac, Lustral and Seroxat tend to reduce the depressive symptoms and react well with Light Therapy. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. In the treatment of SAD, this form of therapy teaches you new, healthy daily routines and ways of thinking which stop anxiety and depression in their tracks. It is the first line of attack in the treatment of any form of depression and anxiety. Lastly, if you do feel that your moods have a tendency to nose dive at this time of year and you feel like hibernating until April, it is worth discussing this with your doctor. There is help available (not half as much fun as a Caribbean cruise) but still effective. Jacqui Groves is a counsellor for expat women struggling to cope with life in France. www.counsellingwomeninfrance.com Tel-09 63 57 87 71 Art, Crafts & Gifts 10 EXERCISE = BRAIN CELLS As we get older, the creation of new brain cells slows, and our brain tissue gets smaller. Exercise may be able to reverse that trend. One brainscanning study of healthy but sedentary people aged 60 to 79 showed significant increases in brain volume after six months of aerobic fitness exercise. Researchers concluded that the improved cardiovascular fitness that comes with aerobic exercise is associated with fewer age-related changes in the brains of older people. Cardio boosts blood flow to the brain, which delivers much-needed oxygen (the brain soaks up 20 percent of all the oxygen in your body). Talk to your family and friends about SAD so they understand why your mood changes during the winter.
This year is our 7th Open House event and we would like to invite you to join us. This event has grown over the last 6 years and has become one of our favourite things to do for our customers. On sale will be charity and usual Christmas cards and our wide range of everyday cards. Also on sale will be Savon de Marseille, including Letter Soap which can be made into names and messages to make great gifts. Three years ago we started selling a range of Costume Jewellery and it has just gone mad and no wonder when I tell you they sell for 8€ a piece - great for a gift and for yourself coming up to Christmas. There will be over 600 pieces to choose from. Scarves and Shawls are available, and the latest gift line from the States: Snoozies - cozy washable slippers in trendy modern designs, which have only just come to France. They are already selling like hot cakes in the UK! We will also have Artworks and lots more new lines. All products can be gift wrapped free of charge. A warm welcome awaits you all - tea, coffee, mulled wine, mince pies, bread pudding, all home made. What more could you ask for. Please do come and join us and bring along any family and friends . You can order your own Bread Pudding to take away, price 5€, money going to Guide Dogs for the Blind in France. Directions … from Chabanais: Go though Chabanais on the N141 towards Limoges. At approx 5k you come to a roundabout - take the first turn off marked to Chassenon. Follow this road to the bottom of the hill approx 2k and turn left marked Beaulieu our new bungalow is 500m on your left. Directions … from Confolens Take D948 to Etagnac. At the roundabout at the N141 go straight across then follow road to the bottom of the hill, approx 2k. Turn left marked Beaulieu: our new bungalow is 500m on your left. Directions … from Rochechouart At top of the hill in Rochechouart take road to Chassenon, approx 4k. In front of church turn right marked to Saillat. Travel along this road, 4k, you come to a left turn marked Etagnac. Turn here, go over the railway line and river. The next right turn is Beaulieu. Our new bungalow is 500m on your left. Full address for Sat Nav: Beaulieu 16150 Etagnac Charente Balloons outside as usual We hope you can join us- take care. Elaine and David Hare Tel: 05 45 30 10 63 email: elaineetdavid@hotmail.co.uk Beaulieu Cadeau Enterprise Siret: 481 822 526 00010 Art, Crafts & Gifts OPEN STUDIO CERAMICS AND PAINTINGS BY MARK JUDSON 20 & 21 OCTOBER 14.00 – 18.00 AT CHENEVAUX, ST PIERRE DE MAILLE DEMONSTRATIONS – WORK FOR SALE 05 49 91 30 96 /chenevaux@orange.fr www.markjudsonart.blogspot.com Mark Judson - Artist and Tutor I specialise in high fired decorative and functional stoneware and since moving to France seven years ago have started painting again. My studio is in a converted barn with the ceramics area downstairs and painting upstairs. Come along for a look, a chat or to find out about my painting and pottery workshops. Everybody welcome! ENGLISH HAIRDRESSER All aspects of hairdressing in your home or mine Call Jane: 05 49 91 02 23 or 06 47 94 95 75 86290 La Trimouille Siret no 502867211 00018 Jane Sharp Do you like a bit of pampering in your own home? Would you like a brand new hairstyle or perhaps a change of colour? If so, Jane will be happy to come to your home to suggest styles and colours which would suit you and to transform you there and then! Or, if you prefer, you can go to Jane’s home for your appointment. 11 Pamper Yourself CHIMNEYS Time to get your chimney cleaned before the winter. If a flue is being used regularly and serving places of habitation, it should be swept twice a year, of which once is during the period of use. (Reglément Sanitaire. Art. 31,6 Conduits de fumées. Entretien, nettoyage et ramonage). If you choose to try this yourselves, the buches de ramonage that are on sale should be used in conjunction with a mechanical sweep/brush and then re-used throughout the winter to keep the flue clean according to the amount of use the chimney gets. However, if you do not get a professional in, there are many insurance companies who will not cover you if you are unable to show a certificate, which is issued by a professional chimney sweep. (Please refer to our Specialists and Finishing Touches page for details on professionals in your area.) AUTUMN You can't hide your true colours as you approach the autumn of your life. Unknown Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. George Eliot
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