The stigma around mental health was removed some time ago, we’re all told that ‘it’s good to talk’ and to ‘reach out’ to a friend or family member in a time of crisis. What if that call is made and there is silence at the other end?! It can be very difficult, emotionally exhausting and…
Category: anxiety
Blog: Adaptive Wellbeing Practices for Educators Working with SEND Students
Teaching students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is both a challenging and rewarding profession. These students require tailored approaches to learning, and the educators working with them need to be equipped with the tools and strategies to effectively support their emotional, mental, and academic development. However, the nature of working with SEND students…
Blog: The Spiral
We all have negative thoughts from time to time. We sometimes have waves of negative thoughts and it can be overwhelming. A single recurring negative thought can also be very tricky to deal with. In the short term, the impact of negative thoughts can be overwhelming. In the longer-term, negative thoughts can lead to mental…
Blog: This could be the last day of your life
I haven’t posted a blog in a while, the last one was before Christmas. It has been a very busy few weeks, as I recovered from a month of illness and generally lots going off in life. I decided to put myself first, all of my writing has been just for me, to cope. I…
Blog: Unavailable
This age of always on Internet connection means we are often always reachable. Notifications seem to have become a major feature of our lives. A phone call, a message, social media, random apps… there’s a notification for that. Digitally, we always seem to in demand. That can be exhausting and time consuming. It happens in…
Blog: Urgent Action
** This blog was written on 2 November – which was also world stress day ** I was presenting a training course today and one element of the session was looking at bad coping techniques for stress. The section of the training course I was delivering used an example not to overwork as a coping…
Blog: Covid day one
I returned from my Majorca in the early hours of this morning. The temperature for my entire stay was very high, 39c some days. This meant I have had dehydration issues at times. This morning when I got home, I felt dehydrated, from travelling. When I fly, I still do a covid test before and…
How to Write an achievable To-Do List
I make to do lists, both in work and at home. It helps me keep some focus and, at least for me, a good way to manage my anxiety. But, is your to do list effective or even manageable? It might be that the list has unrealistic timescales to get stuff done. Head over to…
How to build a Mental Health gym
We talk a lot about exercise but the following article focuses on giving our brain a workout and doing the things that allow us to feel good every day:
Blog: Exercise Therapy
Hello Everyone I hope everyone is well I have written recently about going through a significant wave of anxiety throughout March, for which I am now still in recovery for. I am at the moment working on improving my coping techniques, as well as looking at new ways to reduce anxiety overall for myself. I…
Better Days Wellbeing 