– sensory-based, immersive experiences to reconnect you with hidden memories. I read today about a care home in Birmingham where most of the residents have dementia. They have recreated a living, useable street that has the look and feel of the 1950’s. Here is the BBC article. When you get there, all of your senses …
I am what I have I am what I do I am what other people say about me. Your true identity comes from within. It comes from a deep connection to yourself. Not from anything that is outside of you. There are so many beautiful souls out there who appear to have little, yet live …
The theme for this year’s United Nations Annual 5th June awareness-raising day is Air Pollution, this year being hosted by China. The strains on our EXTERNAL World are well documented. Hopefully with more shifts in awareness, policy and action there will be a possibility of saving this beautiful planet for future generations. But what about …
As we celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay2019, I have a vital question for you. Read More »
Sometimes, no matter how much you love what you do, it can feel like you are trying to process so much information that there is no room for anything else in your head. What do you do when that happens? Do you keep ploughing on? Or do you take a break? Even if you’re on …
What armour do you wear during difficult conversations to avoid showing your vulnerability? We all do this to varying degrees as a form of self-protection, whether you realise it or not. I’ve learned to see the other person through the filter of compassion if ever I start to feel defensive or notice the focus moving …
For Mental Health Awareness week 2019, I’m doing an experiment… If you put aside for one moment all the good things that come from having technology available at your fingertips, have you ever thought about whether your phone usage impacts on your mental health? Work and business needs aside, how much time do you typically …
Show me a room full of 100 people, and I will show you 100 people who have almost certainly all, at some point in their life, experienced some form of mental health issue. Maybe not a serious issue and maybe not a constant issue, but the likelihood is that you, me and the next person …
Why is there still such a stigma when mental health issues affect everyone? Read More »
