This is the Emotions Wheel It shows nearly 100 different emotions – and there are MANY more. So at it’s simplest level, Emo-diversity is recognising that as humans we are capable of a vast number of emotions. Emo-diversity is GOOD for our Wellbeing It isn’t reasonable to expect everyone to go around being “Pollyanna”-ish, […]
Category Archives: Unlock Your Wellbeing Blog
1. Be Happy Seems obvious right? Yet one of the barriers to happiness is that it is often seen as a self-absorbed, navel gazing, me! me! me! kind of activity. But research finds that this is not correct, demonstrating that happier people often care more about important causes. There’s a belief that we shouldn’t be […]
Believe it or not there are Universities around the world studying the Science of Happiness. Now that is a pretty amazing job right there. So what have they discovered about happiness that translates into making us happier? One of the easiest ways science (and ancient thinking for that matter) helps us to see happiness is […]
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As someone without any inside knowledge of the construction industry, but with a keen interest in Wellbeing at Work, I thought I would take a look at the statistics for suicide rates by occupation, to see if there was anything to learn – see what the facts were. The results were STARTLING – and not […]
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It’s Monday morning – on Saturday night you had a panic attack for the first time – which left you feeling terrified. Your worst fear? – it might happen again You struggle into work – everyone is chatting about their weekend. Someone went to a great birthday party, someone got a new dog, someone’s car broke down. Someone had a toothache […]
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Who needs mental health first aid training? Many people will benefit greatly from this training such as… A Volunteer? Employee? Employer? Councillor? Friend? Colleague? A Manager? Charity? Business? A Teacher? A Doctor? Another Professional? Receptionist? MP? Yourself? Mental health is EVERYBODY’S business. Including yours – looking after our own emotional wellbeing is really important. Not sure who would benefit […]
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Part 2 (of Two Blogs) Answering Questions About Life Coaching What are Life Coaching sessions like? Life Coaching can be challenging and often fun; it is often surprising – in an interesting way. It will make you think – again, in an interesting way. Everyone is such a unique and special person within the Life Coaching […]
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Part One of a two part article. Does the arrival of Spring make you feel like having a spring clean? What about having a Spring Clean of your LIFE? Life Coaching can really help with this. If you are not familiar with Life Coaching here are a few questions and answers that might help you […]
WRAP Part Four I hope you feel you know a lot more about WRAP after reading the previous three Blogs. Today we are going to see where WRAP can be applied – so although it started of as a fantastic and effective recovery tool for those recovering from mental ill health, it has been successfully […]
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WRAP Part Three – For anyone completing a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) the future is much more positive. The work that is necessary to build a really robust and comprehensive WRAP will pay dividends going forward. It is also important to say that this is a work-in-progress for the rest of your life – as reviewing what […]
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