Looking out there on the internet you see lots of different thought about Mental Health First Aid, positive and negative. Here’s a few things I think you need to know,Continue reading “Five things you need to know about Mental Health First Aid – Whoever you are.”
Category Archives: mental health
New Mental Health First Aid Course from MHFA England
Mental Health First Aid has been around for over 20 years now, and MHFA England is part of an international community of organisations delivering the training across the globe. TheContinue reading “New Mental Health First Aid Course from MHFA England”
LGBTQ+ Mental Health – Working with Happy Valley Pride
As I gradually return to face to face work, I’m remembering the pros and cons of training to a room of real life humans. Most of the cons are toContinue reading “LGBTQ+ Mental Health – Working with Happy Valley Pride”
All by myself
Yet again I couldn’t get myself in gear to write my piece for Mental Health Awareness Week – but here we are anyway. The theme this year was loneliness. SomethingContinue reading “All by myself”
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
It was my birthday last week. I wasn’t in a good place. I had had one of those months where my hormones play havoc with my state of mind, butContinue reading “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to”
Recovery – Uncovering – Discovery
What is recovery? What does it mean to recover? It depends what we are recovering from of course. And what we are trying to recover. People who are seeking toContinue reading “Recovery – Uncovering – Discovery”
New Date – 28th July – Mental Health Aware
I’ve had the opportunity to set up an additional / alternative date for the half day Mental Health Aware course in July – so if Wednesday morning works for you,Continue reading “New Date – 28th July – Mental Health Aware”
55 ways to boost wellbeing with nature
I’m sure I’ve said somewhere before that I struggle with Mental Health Awareness Weeks and Days. Not because I disagree with them, like some (who have a valid point thatContinue reading “55 ways to boost wellbeing with nature”
Duty of care
I was listening to the latest episode of Brene Brown’s podcast, Dare to Lead yesterday. A second part to her interview with Aiko Bethea, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion expert. IContinue reading “Duty of care”
Managing expectations – what do you want from your training?
I deliver several different mental health training courses at the moment, some of them well established, others just finding their feet (and new ones in the pipeline). They all haveContinue reading “Managing expectations – what do you want from your training?”