by MikeJLeech | Jul 13, 2021 | Mental Health Awareness Courses, Mental Wellbeing
“Mental Health is as big a global issue as climate change. So says Bernard Looney the Chief Executive of BP. He wants to end the stigma around mental health issues and ” make it OK for people not to feel OK” “We’re all dealing with stuff...
by MikeJLeech | May 23, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing
On the face of it, I am a fairly well-rounded person. I have managed to run my own business for a few years (so far!) I am raising my two children in a way that most people think is adequate and I am acceptable enough to have a husband who loves me and some friends...
by MikeJLeech | May 13, 2021 | Courses, Mental Wellbeing
From Lamorna Curtis, HR Manager at Phoneta Having attended Mental Health First Aid courses in the past, I went into this course as we all would, with a preconception that I will sit there for hours and be rattled off a list of mental health conditions, how to spot...
by MikeJLeech | May 1, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing
Resilience is an interesting word. There are hundreds of definitions and yet it is very hard to define. A bit like confidence or self-awareness, we know if someone has got it, but we do not always know how we know they have got it. I have attended and completed...
by MikeJLeech | Apr 24, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing
I have been part-time self-employed since 2018 and took the leap into full-time self-employment in 2020. Up until that point I had what some might call a very average portfolio career. I never climbed particularly high, but I did gain lots of experience working...
by MikeJLeech | Apr 4, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing
The bread of butter of my job is supporting staff within various organisations. And one question I get asked a lot, particularly by managers is: ‘How do you get people to open up about how they are feeling if they normally don’t admit they need any help?’ And my...
