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...
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...
