Saw me delivering an interactive workshop at Reynolds Academy for our students, creating our beautiful and heartfelt Kindness Wall. Take-aways for us all.
Attending ‘This Can Happen’ 2019
The second year of this great event, was awe inspiring and continues the momentum for the empowering workplace mental health agenda.
How about a podcast?!
For The Crown Estates on mental health awareness as part of World Mental Health Day 2019. A first, and a very exciting and enlightening experience for me and a great way of reaching audiences.
Riders’ Minds: another equestrian collaboration
The brainchild of 5-star Matt Wright, a mental health champion and campaigner, his wife Victoria and Lucy Katan of British Grooms and Equestrian Employers’ Associations. Riders Minds will be an on-line resource - similar to Grooms Minds and Employers Minds - for all horse riders. Leading international riders are getting involved too! Watch this space for its launch date!
Exploring what mental health is…….
……and what it isn’t! It’s not those on the right from a recent workshop! After attendees’ re-learning, it's those on the left! Understanding the difference helps earlier ‘spotting’ of changes meaning improved prevention.
Riders Minds, another exciting equestrian collaboration
This time with a 5* event rider, aspiring to create an on-line mental health & well-being resource for all horse riders, similar to Grooms Minds and Employers Minds. Watch this space for developments but its ETD is Time to Talk day 2020!
Exciting partnering with Brian Tancock & Grant Griffiths at Flexmind Ltd
Two contacts from the Institute of Directors whose passion for mental health matters equals mine. I’m thrilled to be part of their incredible team of associates.
Delighted to be contributing to The Devi
A German on-line magazine and community for women, on mental health matters. I’m so pleased they found me and got in touch! And….they’d like more after this one. Link below.
https://www.the-devi.com/post/5-things-i-wish-i-knew-for-my-mental-health
World Suicide Prevention Day
That every 40 seconds someone loses their life to suicide is a sobering thought. I could have been one of those many years ago. My attempts failed. I was helped and fully recovered. So, take a moment today to pause and think……are you OK? are those around you OK? And if you sense something's amiss, ask, and ask twice. You could just be the difference that makes a difference….as someone once was for me.
Being key speaker at this Ministry of Justice event for Mental Health Awareness Week 13-19 May 2019 (MHAW)
Was a great honour and an amazing and insightful event too. Feedback was humbling and is why I do what I do.
“ I am so proud of your participation. It just would not have been the same without your fantastic delivery, and your open, honest personal story that has touched so many, me included. Feedback has highlighted your session as one of the best bits.”
Employers Minds project completed & launched for MHAW!
Collaborating this time with Equestrian Employers Association (EEA) to create their online mental health & well-being resource, akin to Grooms Minds launched on 2018’s World Mental Health Day. My passions - people, horses and mental health – proudly combined again.
Where does the go-to person go to?
My personal piece for the Institute of Directors #alittlemoreconversation campaign for MHAW.
My acronym for S.O.C.I.A.L…..
……..media – raising awareness for its savvy use?
Social Media Concerns
In the equine world too with Horse & Hound’s article featuring myself as an equestrian owner and coach.
Zippy to help……
…..re this Time to Talk Day 7 February 2019. With a zipped mouth, Zippy’s a great metaphor for how much/little we say. While great mental health awareness events take place around the country, perhaps take the opportunity for gentle, kind, ‘you ok?’ self-talk . A few moments checking-in how you are; how’re you doing, feeling, thinking, behaving etc. Perhaps a top-to-toe self ‘audit’ for any ‘personal clues and cues’ that might indicate whether any changes, tweaks, adjustments are needed to get you to how, or back to, where you’d like to be. Perhaps Time to Talk isn’t just once a year, it’s throughout the year.
Another great start to the New Year!
Equine collaborations continue…
With the Equine Employers Association to deliver Employers Minds, a similar on-line resource to The British Grooms Association’s Grooms Minds (see below) launched on World Mental Health Day 2018 as part of pioneering mental health and well-being projects in the equine industry.
Young Minds CYP Mental Health Masterclasses
Looking forward to attending this Clinical Masterclass in London in February.
Autism training….
Using the National Autistic Society’s on-line training suite. I love CPD and although challenging this training’s very insightful and will be very useful in all that I do.
LinkedIn’s Big Ideas for 2019…..
… includes mine on mental health matters. There I share what I’ll be watching - the growing development of mental health technology and what affect will Generation Z have in the workplace – and my hope for 2019 – the growing shift from awareness towards practical action, from information into inform-action continues and what will businesses practically do to maintain and/or improve performance and productivity through mental health best practice?
A potential exciting collaboration with…..
…..Marianna Cherry, another IoD Advance member, on workshops for workplace returners.