Living in lock down

Living in lock down

As the days continue long and without end before us, we need balance. When the constraints to our freedom, even if we know we are playing our part, weigh heavy on us, we need space to restore.. When our people at work and in our families suffer to one degree or...
We are all afraid sometimes

We are all afraid sometimes

These are unfamiliar times. In these unprecedented times it is to be expected that we will become anxious and afraid sometimes. Uncertainty for the future will unleash all sort of worries. Some real and some not. The question is: How do we manage our thoughts? Last...

Mental health and you

I have watched the programmes screened over the past few weeks,discussing mental health and am amazed by the difference well-known people are making: shining a light on mental illness and diminishing its power. Like most troublesome issues, mental illness thrives in...
Will you start drinking in February?

Will you start drinking in February?

Will you start drinking again in January? At the beginning of the year so many of us go on a health initiative. Whether it is joining a gym, doing the couch to 5k, or giving up alcohol. The aim is usually about mitigating the damage of overindulgence during the...
Mental health and the workplace

Mental health and the workplace

I was so encouraged to watch the @headstogether clip of the Duke of Cambridge speaking on the matter of mental health at a recent Workplace Well-being Conference. He used the phrase, ‘if you are able to talk about something you often have less reason to fear it’. It...