When did this lockdown begin for you? Some people have been staying home for longer than others – the official order to stay home coming 7 days ago, after aContinue reading “Another Week Begins”
Category Archives: Anxiety
Nothing is Normal. Everything is Normal.
Every conversation I am having is starting with something on the lines of “isn’t everything very strange”. Many of us, across the world, find our world has been turned upsideContinue reading “Nothing is Normal. Everything is Normal.”
Can we cope with Corona?
I am listening to the Chancellor’s response to the Corona Virus, Corvid 19. I won’t pass judgement as yet as it will take me a while to process and understandContinue reading “Can we cope with Corona?”
Children’s Mental Health Week. A rant.
I hear a lot of comments as I do the rounds of my training, a lot of thoughts and opinions, pre-judgements about mental health. Some thoughtful, insightful, some stigmatised/stigmatising, offensiveContinue reading “Children’s Mental Health Week. A rant.”
Self Harm – the crashing of the waves on an ocean
Last week saw a flood of stories on the prevalence of self harm amongst our young people and especially girls and LGBTQ+ youth, stemming from the publication of the Children’sContinue reading “Self Harm – the crashing of the waves on an ocean”
Cause of Death – not just suicide we need to worry about.
I was just checking to see if there were any updated statistics yet on the number of suicides in the UK – not yet. I wanted to see if lastContinue reading “Cause of Death – not just suicide we need to worry about.”
The many faces of O.C.D.
I’ve long known that obsessive compulsive disorder was not about being neat and tidy. That the stereotype of an excessively orderly person, or someone obsessed with cleanliness and avoiding germsContinue reading “The many faces of O.C.D.”
Recovery
When I deliver training – be it Mental Health awareness, or Mental Health First Aid courses, I bring my own experiences into the classroom. I don’t have to. The courseContinue reading “Recovery”
IAPT and Guided Self Help
As a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, I train people to support people with mental health difficulties in a variety of ways, one of which being to “Encourage (them) toContinue reading “IAPT and Guided Self Help”
Mental Health Courses in Halifax
I am delivering two training courses at the Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre in Halifax: MHFA Lite – Half day Introduction to Mental Health Tuesday 29th August 2017 1pm-5pm Edit – unfortunatelyContinue reading “Mental Health Courses in Halifax”