To mark the beginning of Stress Awareness Week, this blog post takes a look at what stress actually is, and what it looks like.
Stress Awareness Week
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To mark the beginning of Stress Awareness Week, this blog post takes a look at what stress actually is, and what it looks like.
Whether it’s creative writing or poetry, drawing or finger painting, knitting or pottery – getting creative is a great way to help us reduce stress levels, get into the moment and disconnect from our worries, and have some fun whilst getting real messy or creating something beautiful.
Sophie-May talks to us about the power of animals, and how they can support our wellbeing!
As an end note to ADHD Awareness Month, I (Kirsty) want to share this poem with you that was sent to me by a friend. This really tugged on my heart strings and certainly offers another perspective.
Todays Self-Care Sunday looks at a simple way to try and improve your bedtime routine.
A little peak into what our previous group members had to say about our Cuppa & Conversation programme.
Whilst we consider the impact on the individuals mental health, another thing that tends to often be overlooked, is the impact of ADHD /ADD on family members of those diagnosed. To gain this perspective and try to understand how family members or friends’ mental health can be impacted, I spoke with Sharon about her experience surrounding her daughter’s diagnosis:
Today’s self-care Sunday topic is SLEEP. For some of us it’s one of our favourite hobbies, and some of us never seem to get enough of it. This seemingly simple activity, is actually a really important one when it comes to our self-care.
I was so fortunate to have the experience of talking with public Figure and motivational speaker Ryan Swain about his journey with ADHD. Ryan (who was diagnosed as an adult) has used his life experience and taken the opportunity share
“I just want to say how brilliant it’s been to be part of these sessions. All the group activities so far have been great. Covering lots of different topics, giving us lots of information and everyone talking about there experiences has been amazing ” – Words from one of our previous member of our last emotional support group.