⚠️ Content Warning: briefly discusses suicide Mental Health Awareness days are a time when the focus of our attention is drawn towards opening a dialogue about how we think and feel. This is seen by some as arbitrary – we should be comfortable having conversations around mental health every day. However, the reality is thatContinueContinue reading “Mind Your Language – Changing the Conversation on Mental Health”
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World Mental Health Day – Conversations Start Journeys
10th October is World Mental Health Day, and the focus this year for me is very much that Conversations Start Journeys. Taking the time to talk to someone and find out how they are can be transformative and healing. Taking an interest in how someone is, can help them feel like they matter. According toContinueContinue reading “World Mental Health Day – Conversations Start Journeys”
Monday Mojo – Start a Conversation
How are you? And by that, I mean how are you really? It’s a crucially important question, and one I deeply believe in. Because, you see, when people just ask us how we are, we usually say “I’m fine”. But we’re not always fine are we? And sometimes, we feel like we’re burdening people, if we say what’s on our minds.ContinueContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Start a Conversation”
It’s World Mental Health Day
10th October is World Mental Health Day.
When You Think You’re Over-Thinking It: Living With a Noisy Mind
Note to the reader: this article refers to a mind that feels like it’s constantly thinking, rather than hearing voices. If you are hearing voices this article from Mind may help. I was teaching a relaxation class to a group of students recently, when I likened the feeling of anxiety to being on a treadmill. YouContinueContinue reading “When You Think You’re Over-Thinking It: Living With a Noisy Mind”
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