Someone asked me recently “what does hope mean to me” my first thought was “just keep swimming” from the optimism of Dora’s in “Finding Nemo”. But where does that come from?.. when I was growing up and heard ‘suck it up’ or ‘stop crying’ it was...
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 Checkov says; (well almost says), ‘knowledge is of great value and even more so when it’s...
Supporting colleagues and their mental health testimonial...
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...
It’s great to have tools to help others and to recognise when someone needs support, and to feel confident to help ...
Almost into a fresh new year...
Simon Blake CEO at MHFA England https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/voices/comment/mental-health-first-aid-skills-need-updating-like-physical-first-aid mentions that employers are losing up to £42bn and 300,000 people falling out of work each year because of mental illness. Those who experience mental health problems related to work say this is due to pressure such as too...
I did 23 mph in a 20 mph zone in Bath recently, I was driving up hill at the time and hasten to add, not near a school. Then, I receive the option of a 'speed awareness course or 3 points on my licence'!. What a...
