mental-health
Case Management: The Mechanics and the Magic
As someone who communicates for a living, I should have a clear answer, a quick, compelling soundbite that captures what it really does. But I don’t.
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Where the Words Took Me
“Once upon a time a girl sat curled up in a chair reading a book about a circus. She was oblivious to her surroundings, all senses focused on the words. Her eyes hungrily reading, and seeing the bright colours, her ears hearing the sounds of excited cries, tasting the candyfloss and smelling the die...
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Alcohol Awareness Week
It’s amazing what you can have delivered these days. One evening last month, I ordered a chicken katsu curry and my dad’s death certificate.
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Echoes of Fatherhood
The echoes of my father surround me, not intrusively and not permanently, but in the way I can tell a piece of silver which is Georgian with its simpler and elegant forms from an even simpler Queen Anne style. When I see an unfilleted trout I know how to gut and scale it, even better if I could smok...
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Music: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Cut all music out of your days, remove all music from your experience. Everything. Take away the Beethoven to the Einaudi that you find under an advert, to the smattering of quiet elevator scenes to the apocalyptic Jazz from basements. Take away the strings behind the Hollywood films, the heartrendi...
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Eating for Mental Wellbeing
The biggest and best things for mental health are to eat food and drink water. Whether it is the client who misses breakfast because she is always rushing to work, or the client missing out on parts of her lunch because she is following some kind of diet rules, if you are not eating regularly and en...
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The (first) problem with lived experience.
Conversations get had repeatedly about the importance of lived experience. Many individuals I have spoken with produce this as a qualification within their work as a coach as a piece of paramount importance. It truly is important; I believe it to be one of the core tenets underneath the coaching rol...
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DBT, Community, and the Power of Showing UP
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (13–19th May) invites us to explore the theme of Community. How we build it, how we nurture it, and how it supports mental wellbeing. Having recently co-facilitated a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) group, the theme couldn’t feel more relevant or timely.
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The Power of Plants as Tools for Healing
At our behavioral health clinic, located in the serene and leafy area of Holland Park, we understand the powerful connection between nature and well-being. We’ve always believed that creating a calm, welcoming, and fresh environment can make a world of difference for both our staff and clients. That...
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World Autism Awareness Day: 2nd April 2025
Did you know that this year marks the 18th World Autism Awareness Day? It's a global effort to encourage countries around the world to raise awareness about autism and uphold the human rights of autistic individuals.
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The Healing Paw: How Pets Transform Mental Wellbeing and Influence Therapy
In an increasingly fast-paced and isolating world, the profound impact of animals on human mental health is becoming ever more apparent. Beyond simple companionship, pets offer a unique and powerful form of support, influencing our emotional landscapes and even playing a crucial role in therapeutic ...
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Cardinal Clinic
Cardinal Clinic was founded in 1976 by psychiatrist Dr. Leslie Morrish and his wife, Pat. From the start, it stood out as an excellent, patient-centred, and independently operated mental health unit in Windsor. Dr. Morrish was well known for pushing back against the industrialisation and growing cor...
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