Today is International Men’s Day and a huge part of its focus is recognising men’s mental health and encouraging them to make their well-being a priority. Of course, mental and physical health are linked, which is why that’s a focus of the day too. It’s one that gives us the opportunity to increase visibility, raiseContinue reading “International Men’s Day”
Category Archives: mental health
World Mental Health Day 2025
It’s been quite a while since my last blog post. Since then, I’ve been taking my own advice on the subject of summer and self-care and now here we are, almost half way through autumn. I thought that it would be especially appropriate to post on #worldmentalhealthday because the more people I speak to, theContinue reading “World Mental Health Day 2025”
Summer and self-care
Self care is such a buzz phrase these days, but that doesn’t mean mean we should dismiss it as just another marketing fad or simply a tick-box exercise.
Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a reminder that, for a lot of men, there is still the expectation to be strong, to not show emotion and not to acknowledge mental health as a legitimate concern.
Mixed emotion on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day can be difficult, and every chain pub sign and TV greetings card advert is an unintentional but no less poignant reminder that she’s no longer here.
Realistic resolutions
Happy New Year. I hope you had an enjoyable festive season, however you spent it. By now, you’re probably already a bit tired of seeing ‘new year, new you’ messages piling up in your inbox, from all manner of companies, talking about all manner of goals, aims and ideas. There is of course, nothing wrongContinue reading “Realistic resolutions”
National Grief Awareness Week
National Grief Awareness Week (December 2-8) is a time for organisations and individuals alike to raise awareness about grief and the impact it can have.
Men’s Mental Health Month
Everybody’s #mentalhealth is of course important all year-round, but as November is Men’s Mental Health Month, I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about this some more. You’ve probably heard of #Movember and all the crazy facial hair experiments that come with it (I know I’ve been involved myself in the past!)Continue reading “Men’s Mental Health Month”
A Season for Change?
Autumn can be a time for focussing on addressing what’s on our mind before the seasonal festivities take over our lives for another year.
Happy Holidays?
When I’m working with bereaved and pre-bereaved people, the idea of making memories comes up in our sessions quite a lot. So too do the memories themselves, and those are quite often ones made on holidays in the client’s past. After all, it’s the time when we are escaping the daily grind for a coupleContinue reading “Happy Holidays?”
Inside & Outside Counselling 