A new home, a new part of the country to familiarise yourself with, new friends to make and new work to focus on. Change is something that we are all very familiar with as we are part of a world where we have to move on every few years. We often leave good friends and … Continue reading Accepting change in the changing world…
A lot of my work involves supporting military spouses or children and this is probably because I am also a military wife. For the past 25 years I have experienced what this life brings with it, the frequent moves, the constant change, the saying goodbye and the disruption to our family. There is also the … Continue reading Mental health and the military spouse…
Did you know that in the early Roman calendar the month of March was designated the start of the new year, I quite like the idea of this being a fresh start, but is this possible in these uncertain times? For a lot of us it has been a long, wet and quite frankly a … Continue reading Hello Spring…
As someone that has suffered with extreme anxiety in the past I am aware of how the uncertainty in the world maybe affecting you. I have to admit that I am finding this new way of life a little bit difficult to get my head around, the craziness in the supermarkets, the constant news headlines … Continue reading Tackle your Coronavirus anxiety…
You take care of your physical health – but what about your emotional and mental health? Are you taking the right steps to psychological wellbeing? What is psychological wellbeing? Mental well-being relates to a person’s psychological functioning, life-satisfaction and ability to develop and maintain mutually benefiting relationships. Psychological well- being includes the ability to maintain … Continue reading Psychological wellbeing, what about a mental health MOT ?
Written with young people in mind but also great for us grown ups! I have been working along-side children and teenagers for nearly 20 years and I have my own tween and teenager to add to the mix, so I have had a lot of experience in how low self-esteem can effect a young person's … Continue reading The self-esteem gremlin!
