mental health

My Christmas break has begun. I finished work at lunchtime on Friday and attended a great Christmas concert on Saturday night, some Carols, some oldies and some classic pop songs, accompanied by a string quartet, acoustic guitars and saxophone....it really got me in the Christmas spirit, so much so come Monday I was already wondering what day it is! Not everyone has the same fondness for Christmas as I do. I know that only too well from my therapy clinic. For some, Christmas

I have just logged on to finish a blog I had started writing last week...the blog was a long time coming, not because it was difficult to write but because work has been very busy and I've also had some family health issues to deal with which knocked me sideways. Those 'nice to do' jobs (like my blog) were pushed way down my list of things to do. Anyway here I am logging on to complete the post I started only to find that it hadn't saved. That is very annoying. I remember I h

Today is World Mental Health Awareness day. The theme this year is workplace mental health. I work with many people where workplace...

I have a guest writer on the blog this week...Cheryl Conklin from https://wellnesscentral.info/ Cheryl considers a variety of ways to...

Today is World Mental Health day. The theme for this year is 'Mental health is a universal human right'. The World Federation for Mental...

This year the focus of mental health awareness week is anxiety. I see a lot of people who struggle with anxiety. Anxiety takes many...

I'm writing this blog on holiday. Not because I can't switch off from work quite the opposite...but because I've switched off I actually...

As men's mental health week draws to a close I saw this image. I think it speaks for itself so end of blog...

I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog front; the last month has been mega busy with personal and work commitments, a period of sickness that...

I remember one January when I was swimming at my local pool someone asked me what I had on my head. No I wasn't sporting some weird...

Last month my blog made me sad to write. I reflected on my grief and it helped me process what had happened and life without my friend. I...

I am passionate about what I do but I am also not going to look a gift horse in the mouth...when a supervision meeting finished early...

I've been feeling a bit unmotivated this last week. While I have forced myself to exercise I've not enjoyed it. Today I set off with the...

One month today those dreaded words 'England is going into lockdown, stay at home do not go out unless it is essential'. It was with a...

Today I received a gorgeous bunch of flowers in the post. It was from a Forensic Psychologist in Training who had just submitted her...

A former client got in touch with me this weekend. It was quite timely as I had only just been thinking of her the other day and...

Today is hello yellow day to raise awareness of mental health for young minds (https://youngminds.org.uk). I have seen lots of people...

The federation of small businesses is putting on a free event for business owners regarding mental health issues. Covid has put a strain...

Here is a really well presented animation for children about COVID. I'm always on a lookout for ways to help people with their mental...

Many people are suffering right now. Not everyone get the mental health support that they need. Here are a couple of resources that may...