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Hi Progresser From 10th – 16th May 2021 it is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year is ‘Nature’. As many of us have found throughout the pandemic, nature is central to our psychological and emotional health. Professionals within the Health profession contend that it is almost impossible to realise good mental health without …
Hi Progressor It has been a funny old week in the media .…. dominated by football! I thought that I would share an extract of an article that I discussed with a client in a recent session which framed the basis for further exploration … Wenger: Living in a pub made me Former Arsenal manager …
Hi Progresser Please allow me to introduce Justin. Justin works for the NHS and may be seen training in the evening after work recently. Take a minute or two to look at the photo. What thoughts does the image conjure in your mind? Please hold your thoughts. Having now taken a few moments to compose …
Hi Progresser In the wake of the Sarah Everard Tragedy and subsequent failings to ‘keep women safe’, I thought that I would write something about the way in which some ‘Men’ are currently being ‘demonised’ (and some may say, rightly so) within the media. Whilst this is quite depressing and demoralising, I would also like …
Hi Progresser Below is a very personal account from Mary Gardner who has suffered a sizeable loss, but kindly volunteered to share some experiences of her journey! “Have you heard ‘time is a great healer’? If you have lost your husband, wife, or partner the pain never leaves you; you just learn to live with …
Hi Progressor How lucky am I that in my role supporting, coaching and developing people, I come into contact with people who are fully prepared to share with me their private, personal and innermost thoughts. These insights are things that are valuable and they hold dear and close to their hearts. I thought that I …
Hi Progresser Recently, Carol, a highly valued Support Associate with us, sent me a 3½ minute video – the contents of which I thought that I would discuss with you. The video cites ‘Terry’ discussing how he saw the changes in women as they get older, as he describes ‘Lorraine’ his “ageing wife”. Terry proceeded …
Hi Progressor 6 Practical Tips to Improve Your Mental Health and avoid ‘Burnout’ for Parents/ Carers & Children/ Young People Establish clear routines for sleep, for school, and meal-times. Find time for Exercise. Identify time to talk with children, whether individually or as a group. Equally find time for the children/ young …
Dear Progresser Michael suffers from Dyslexia which is something that inhibited him at school. This was something that arose at a time when little was known about it, and the structures for support were not as well publicised as they are today. Michael was a ‘big lad’, who, as his academic attendance and performances declined, …
Dear Progresser When negative things happen, it’s often not the actual ‘negative’ that we are scared of, but often the fear of how it could make us feel; which is the issue. We can actually lessen the pain and the impact of the devastation, if we feel that we are able to cope and have …