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.
How running not only helped Stuart get fit, but much more importantly changing how he felt.
World Mental Health Day is an international day aimed at raising awareness of Mental Health issues, providing education on the subject and to help mobilise support. Each year the World Health Organisation (WHO) choose a theme and highlight issues surrounding this. 2021’s chosen theme is ‘Mental health care for all: Let’s make it a reality’.
This year’s theme of ADHD Awareness Month is ‘discovering new perspectives’. This got me thinking… Primarily ADHD is recognised as a neurodevelopmental condition impacting on behaviour, and this is usually the focus of treatment.
However, the aim of this blog is to look at this from another perspective and highlight how ADHD co-exists with, and impacts on mental health.
Luisa talks to us about the common myths and misconceptions of domestic abuse and violence.
Today’s blog is here to provide the LGBTQIA+ community with information and resources on how to get support, and what support is available, both York based services and nationwide.
We’ve all heard the normal Self-Care ideas of having a bubble bath or going for a walk – but how about learning something new as a form of self-care?!