Mindful or Mind Full?
Living in today’s chaotic and stressful world, especially with a pandemic affecting most of the world’s population never has it been more important to rest and recharge our minds and look after our mental wellbeing. Until doing a course recently, I never realised what mindfulness was and how it could help me lower my stress […]
Understanding Personality Disorder
An individual’s personality is the collection of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that makes each of us the individuals we are, unique. People do not think, feel and behave in exactly the same way – it depends on the situation we are in, the experiences we have had, the people with us and many other external […]
Stigma & Discrimination
According to statistics, one in four of us will experience a mental health issue at some point of life. However, the simple fact is we all have mental health, like we all have physical health and can go through good and bad periods of both. No one should have to experience discrimination or feel there […]
Managing Exam Stress
Lily is a 16-year-old girl who, like many, this year is preparing for her GCSEs. Lily has previously suffered now and again with bouts of anxiety and depression, related especially to what her fear of what her friends thought about her. Being liked by her friends, their opinion of her, and fitting in is very […]
Small Steps to Take to Improve Your Mental Health
When talking about health, most people focus on one’s physical health and the benefits that exercising or eating healthy can give them. People tend to neglect the importance of mental health in their lives. According to the Mental Health Foundation, one in six people around the world can experience common mental health problems. Mental health […]
Support for Young People – Lisa’s Story
In these current times of lockdown and increased social isolation, it’s understandable that many people’s mental health has taken a downturn. Lisa is a 15-year-old girl who was, like many, this year going into her last school year and preparing for her GCSEs. Lisa suffered now and again with bouts of anxiety and depression, related […]
Lockdown Sleep Problems
In these challenging times, people are concerned about the risks of the Covid 19 infection, they feel isolated, restricted on what they are able to do, lonely, and worried about the future. As a result, sleeping patterns are often disrupted. Increased Stress Levels Many people are experiencing stress and anxiety because of the uncertainty Covid […]
Some Top Tips for Coping With The Lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic and current lockdown situation has brought loss, anxiety and disruption into all of our lives or the spectre that awful things might happen. This being so, never has it been so important to look after our mental wellbeing. Our friendly, qualified and professional staff team are available to support you to do […]
Helping Prepare Your Child for a Return to School
Coming out of lockdown, both you and your child might be feeling uneasy and uncertain about them having to return to school after so many months of homeschooling and the many routine changes you have had to make. Here are some tips which might help you prepare for the transition: Discuss how your child is […]
Helping Your Child Come Out of Lockdown
If your child has been away from school since March – maybe stuck indoors, dealing with homeschooling, frustrated at not being able to see friends and family, or enduring time with siblings who don’t get along – coming out of lockdown could be an exciting time. For others maybe not so. Fear of Covid-19, having […]