Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, a reminder that small actions can save lives. In 2023, more than 7,000 people in the UK died by suicide. That’s around 19 people every single day. Suicide is still the biggest killer of men under 50, and far too many young people’s lives are also being cut short….
Category: stereotype
Blog: Do What Makes You Happy
Last weekend, I did something just for me. It wasn’t logical. It wasn’t sensible. It wasn’t cheap. But it made me incredibly happy. And honestly, that’s the whole point. A few weeks ago, I found myself gutted at the idea of missing out on something special. Oasis at Wembley Stadium. My favourite band. One of…
Blog: With Pride
Hello All I hope you are well. I’m now back at work following my holiday, although I am only back for a couple of weeks before I go back on leave. I’m finally taking the holidays that were delayed by the pandemic. My next destination is Palma Nova in Majorca. I’m expecting it to be…
Self care for men
We all know life is full of stereotypes around pretty much everything. There does seem to be a challenge around self care being something for women. I read an interesting article over at GQ that explores this topic further. Read it here! Here is a short extract: “Now, men are normalising self-care and moving away…
Blog: Labels
One thing I have always disliked in the world is labelling. I dislike that everything needs to have definition and name tags. I find this does lead to negative impacts on our wellbeing if we are suddenly grouped together by a general tag. I am gay, I don’t even talk with that personal label very…
Midweek Blog & Round Up: 27 January 2021
Happy Wednesday I hope you are all well. It has been a busy few days for me, both in and out of work. I’ve been busy working on a new access process with a new team member, I think we are making a great new approach that’s really going to save many people (including myself)…
How to Forgive Yourself
An interesting article I wanted to share on self forgiveness. Worth a read 🙂 “It’s hard to forgive yourself for past mistakes. But it’s necessary. This is how to move on.”
For the guys
Wellbeing, mental health and talking about feelings – for men there is a significant stigma around these topics. By some a man is not viewed as “manly” or masculine enough if they talk or display anything on these topics. I do not believe in manly man stereotype. And believe it or not, not all men…
Better Days Wellbeing 