National Grief Awareness Week (December 2-8) is a time for everyone to raise awareness about grief and the impact it can have. When someone is grieving, there is so often the worry from other people about saying the wrong thing, upsetting them even more, or not knowing what to say at all. The most importantContinue reading “National Grief Awareness Week 2025”
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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”
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.
Dying Matters Awareness Week
May 5th-11th is Dying Matters Awareness Week – a yearly campaign by Hospice UK to spread awareness of death and dying. It often comes up in conversation for me with friends, family and clients too, about the ‘British reserve’ – the reluctance to speak about death and dying, or more specifically, reach out for helpContinue reading “Dying Matters Awareness Week”
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.
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”
Get moving for Mental Health Awareness Week
It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and the theme this year is movement. As I’ve said on my blog posts a number of times in the past, physical activity is good for our mental health, beneficial to our wellbeing and of course, helps us to keep healthy too. This doesn’t mean dusting off your forgotten running shoes or evenContinue reading “Get moving for Mental Health Awareness Week”
Settling into spring
Celebrated Lake District fell walker Alfred Wainwright once said “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing”. And, while I’ve continued to hold walk and talk therapy sessions throughout the winter months in all weathers and in the evenings too, there’s something reassuring about knowing that my clients can now enjoy an eveningContinue reading “Settling into spring”
Healthy body, healthy mind
Come January, we’re bombarded with positivity messages and talk of new year’s resolutions, new starts and everything else. If Christmas was tough and we’re struggling to feel that motivation, January can be a difficult month to tackle. Getting fit is something that inevitably crops up in new year’s talk but it doesn’t mean shelling outContinue reading “Healthy body, healthy mind”
When Christmas is tough
Christmas is upon us again and though it’s a time that’s associated with celebration, spending time with loved ones and making happy memories, it can also be a difficult and emotional time. It can of course be particularly difficult for anyone who is grieving or recently bereaved – one of a number of ‘firsts’ thatContinue reading “When Christmas is tough”
Inside & Outside Counselling 