Written by Basia Spalek Our society places great focus upon gains – gaining an education, gaining employment, getting a husband or a wife or a partner, having children, securing financial stability. What is often unspoken about is loss. Inherent to …
Written by Holly Black. Many people may assume that a veteran leaving their military post is always a positive, happy and special time. No-more long periods of time away from home, no more being posted unexpectedly to daunting countries, no …
On Thursday 27th April, we went to Fine Foods café in Stamford for an evening of Safe Tea. Our friendly host, local GP Dr Dan Peitre, organised the drop-in event to get people talking about mental health. Top of the …
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are spearheading a new initiative, The Heads Together Campaign, to help tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness. With the support of their Royal Foundation, each royal will focus on a different mental health …
We received the following letter from the Department of Education in response to Mo’s thoughts on using counsellors in schools (see the post Counsellors can help schools cope). Let us know your thoughts. “Dear Mo, I am writing on behalf of …
In the last few days, an old photo of Wentworth Miller was posted on the net by some people looking for an easy joke. It showed him in a red T-shirt in 2010 with quite a bit of extra weight on. Prompted …
Wentworth Miller talks about the power to assign meaning Read more »
In a recent survey by the Association of School and College Leaders, over half of the head teachers who took part said that they struggled to get mental health care for their students at a time when self-harm, cyberbullying and suicidal …
We’ve had a number of people say that they don’t want to come to the mindfulness workshop because “it’ll be all about relaxing and meditation”. Meditation and relaxation techniques are just some of the tools that people can use in …
Relaxation concern grips potential workshop attendees Read more »
We’re really excited to be putting on two workshops in an exclusive arrangement for the First Steps volunteer counsellors in Leicester. First Steps provides free, confidential telephone and face-to-face counselling for male (13 years and above) survivors of sexual abuse and …
First Steps invites Cinnabar workshops to Leicester Read more »
Join us for a fun and practical, interactive day looking at mindfulness – what it is and how you can apply it in your practice. Reserve your seat! This workshop will give you the chance to practice new skills and take part …
Using Mindfulness in Counselling workshop: 16/04/16 Read more »
