The 5 Ways to Wellbeing is a campaign to raise awareness about simple strategies everyone can adopt for improving our overall mental health. Over the next few months, Helping You Sparkle™ is working alongside the Public Health team at Milton Keynes Council, focusing on and promoting the benefits of each of the following topics: Connect BeContinueContinue reading “5 Ways to Wellbeing – Give”
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5 Ways to Wellbeing – Connect
The 5 Ways to Wellbeing is a campaign to raise awareness about simple strategies everyone can adopt for improving our overall mental health. Over the next five months, Helping You Sparkle™ is working alongside the Public Health team at Milton Keynes Council, focusing on and promoting the benefits of each of the following topics: ConnectContinueContinue reading “5 Ways to Wellbeing – Connect”
World Suicide Prevention Day
The number of suicides in England and Wales has hit a fifteen year high, according to the latest figures. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Here are some websites you may find useful if you, or someone you know, are thinking about taking your own life: The Samaritans You can also call FREE in the UKContinueContinue reading “World Suicide Prevention Day”
The Elephant’s Rope: what’s holding you back?
A man was passing by a group of elephants when he noticed they were being held by nothing more than a small rope tied to their front leg. At anytime the elephants could break away but for some reason, they didn’t. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there, making no attempt to get away.ContinueContinue reading “The Elephant’s Rope: what’s holding you back?”
The Tortoise and the Hare: why winners aren’t always who you think
The story goes that the tortoise and the hare were in a race. The hare, a very confident and somewhat noisy fellow (so we’re told), decided he could sit back and wait until the last possible minute to cross the finish line. He felt, because the tortoise was so slow, there was no chance hisContinueContinue reading “The Tortoise and the Hare: why winners aren’t always who you think “