8 Ways to Support Your Own Mental Health
When our mental health declines, it can feel overwhelming, scary and quite exhausting. Our instincts can sometimes tell us to…
Children’s Activity: Christmas Colouring Sheet
In December 2019 I wrote a book called 'Brian and the Christmas Box'. This story followed a winter adventure of…
Children’s Activity: Self-care Bingo
Self-care Bingo Self-care is all about taking care of ourselves. If we imagine that we are a care, we would…
8 Things NOT to say to a child struggling with mental health
Mental Health and Children in the UK Current data shows that 'One in six children aged five to 16 were…
Children’s Activity: What am I feeling?
What am I feeling? A step of emotional literacy development is being able to recognise what our emotions are. In…
The Impact of Validation on Mental Health
I was talking to a friend this week and we got onto the subject of validation. Funnily it is a…
Children’s Activities: Left Brain, Right Brain
Our brain is made up of two sides - left brain and right brain. The left side of the brain…
The perils of perfectionism: supporting young people
For many, seeing a perfectionist in action can feel like watching magic unfold. In fact, frequently, the reason perfectionists do…
Shame: The risks of using the blame game
Once upon a time, to use shame to motivate or control behaviour was a typical psychological method. Shame is one…
Chronic Stress: What are the signs?
We all talk about stress a lot of the time. Whether it is in relation to the many things that…