Blog: With thanks

Hello from Qawra, Malta. I am writing this blog on Friday 29 April. The sun is shining and I am enjoying a peaceful morning. One of the ten key areas of happiness is giving. It feels to both receive and give it out thanks. Sadly the place I work reserves thanks mainly for monetary rewards…

Better Days Blog: In Time…

Hello Everyone I hope you are all well – and Happy Friday.  I am very ready for it this weekend. Tomorrow, 27 March, represents 15 years since I started working in the civil service.  It doesn’t seem that long, but at age 37 its strange to think 15 years equates to large chunk of my…

What it means to be a man today

The world we live in is full of stereotypes. When it comes to being a man, it seems we have a stereotype that we must all be masculine, macho alpha males. If a man is anything that is different to this stereotype he is viewed by many to be weak or less than. These stereotypes…

It’s OK not to be OK

“It’s OK not to be OK” is a message that we reiterate in our training sessions.  Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for many.  Please do not suffer in silence.  You can find support at: The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide. Every week 125 people in the UK…