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A Practical Way to Improve Teen Mental Health
A Practical Way to Improve Teen Emotional Health I have been doing a bit of reading over the last few days and re-visited the excellent BPS Research Digest website. The British Psychological Society employ a team to trawl the most recent research and write about it in...
Other Ways to Think About Mental Health Problems
A great deal of the research into mental health and wellbeing that has been conducted over the last few years has resulted in psychology moving further and further away from the medical model. The British Psychological Society published the Power Threat Framework in...
Don’t Jump to Conclusions.
Fundamental Attribution Error is a well-researched area of psychology. It relates to the tendency that we all have in attributing other people’s actions to the kinds of person they are, rather than to them adapting to the situation they are in. So, the fellow driver...
More ways than one to live in the moment.
Oliver Burkeman wrote a wonderful article in the Guardian several years ago in which he stated that he is a firm believer that every one of us meditates to some degree every day, whether we know it or not. I would fully agree. Back in the early noughties I...
Evidence Based Ways to Wellbeing
When we deliver our courses, people are often surprised at how much emphasis we place on monitoring and improving our own well-being and at some of the things we suggest, that might be as effective, often more effective than medication for the individual. For...
Framing the Future of Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing
What does a mentally healthy workplace ‘look like’? Where we are today There are many great programmes across the globe that look to promote and support workplace mental health and wellbeing. Many of these focus on raising awareness of the issues, breaking...
Part 3(b) – My Recovery Continues
When I went back to work after my first depressive episode I decided I wanted to educate colleagues on what happened to me – so I started telling my story in open sessions – I soon realised that I was never the only one in the room with a story to tell – and people...
Part 3(a) – The First Steps to Recovery
I realise that Part 3 is too long for a single Blog so I am splitting it into 2 When I first saw my doctor she prescribed antidepressants. They don't work for everyone, but for me they were a vital first step to recovery. They got me to a point where I could...
My story – Day 2 – My Darkest Days
Yesterday, Part 1 of my story ended with me waking up in tears. It was so difficult just getting out of bed. Eventually, I managed to get an emergency appointment with my doctor who immediately diagnosed Depression. She suggested a complete break from work for at...
Part 1 – before my breakdown
I am Glen and I had my first breakdown in October 2008. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, this is my story in 3 parts. So who was I before my breakdown? Open and generally optimistic, I was fortunate that I enjoyed my Monday mornings as much as my...