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...
by MikeJLeech | Mar 23, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing
I was reading an old classic the other day – ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck. It follows the tale of George and Lennie and their quest to find work during the Great Depression in 1930’s America. In the book, they are treated rather badly by the owners of the ranch...
