by MikeJLeech | Feb 16, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing
Lockdown sucks. And it seems to suck even more than the first one. The weather no doubt has a huge part to play in that – the sun was shining for most of lockdown 1.0 and being outside in the warm generally helps us feel a bit better. But that is a small part of why...
by MikeJLeech | Jan 21, 2021 | Experience, Mental Wellbeing
The best bit of parenting advice I ever got was from a builder. It was early in 2014 when I found out I was pregnant with our daughter. Before that my husband and I were a little military family of two, with a couple of doggies to occupy our time and no thought of...
by MikeJLeech | Jan 5, 2021 | Mental Wellbeing
I work with lots of people – hundreds at this point I can say with some confidence. And many, many of my conversations with them go something like this: Me: How about we book another session next Monday at 10am? Them: I can’t, I have a meeting booked in for then. Me:...
by MikeJLeech | Dec 24, 2020 | Boundaries, Mental Wellbeing
Over the course of my career, I have sat in many hours of training on boundaries, and even delivered training on the subject. Working frontline with vulnerable people, much of the training I attended included information around appropriate places to meet clients,...
by MikeJLeech | Dec 13, 2020 | Mental Wellbeing
Yesterday I took my son for a walk in his pram. He is 5 weeks old and so won’t be taking in the sights too much, but I love to get him (and me) out in the fresh air at least once a day. It is a peaceful time while he either sleeps or looks around, perfectly content to...
by MikeJLeech | Dec 2, 2020 | Mental Wellbeing
The other day I was talking to a lovely woman who had attended some training I had delivered a couple of months previously. She was telling me how some of the tools and techniques shared in the session had helped her to feel more confident in setting boundaries at...
