Resilience

Definition: The capacity to recover from difficult times After the events of 2020 it wouldn’t be surprising if you are starting the New Year feeling low on resilience.  During 2020, ‘resilience’ became an important word to me because I kept seeing examples of it everywhere I looked.  I saw my family and friends soldiering on … Read more

Mens Wellbeing

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November has arrived and all of a sudden there are lots of moustachioed men walking around – what’s going on? This month has been hijacked by Movember a fantastic campaign to improve mens health, especially in the areas of mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Rather than letting my moustache grow, I … Read more

Suicide Prevention

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Thursday 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day.  This is an important day for raising awareness and encouraging conversations about what continues to be a taboo subject.  Personally, I believe that it is vital that we talk about suicide, as this can help people who are struggling with suicidal thoughts to open up and access … Read more