Someone asked me recently: “What does hope mean to me?” My first thought was “just keep swimming” from the optimism of Dora in “Finding Nemo”. But where does that come from? When I was growing up, and I heard ‘suck it up’ or ‘stop crying,’ it...
So, how do you build resilience (the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties);? Well, the good news is that it is definitely something that can be learnt, and as Anton Chekhov says (well, almost says), ‘knowledge is of great value and even more so when it’s...
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Supporting colleagues and their mental health testimonial...
I came across this book by Miriam Akhtar recently "Whats post-traumatic growth" a great perspective for hope. I think as a society we have a tendency to focus on what's wrong rather than what's good and rarely explore the positive outcomes of trauma/grief or crisis....
Paula Power from My White Dog in conversation with Nick Elston....
In line with Mental Health First Aid England and government guidelines, issued on 29th March 2020, we will be running on-line half day mental health aware courses for furloughed workers. Empowering employees to feel confident to look after their own mental health and wellbeing and develop the...
In uncertain times, it's normal to feel anxious about what's next, so we have some great tips and resources for colleagues to stay mentally healthy. Simon Blake, CEO at MHFA England shares resources from Mental Health Foundation who have published advice on Looking After Your Mental...
It’s great to have tools to help others, to recognise when someone needs support, and to feel confident to help...
Almost into a fresh new year...