Are you Okay? Really, are you Okay? Back in November Time to Change launched their #AskTwice Campaign and this messaging encouraged people, particularly men, to open up if they found they were struggling with their mental wellbeing. A terrific approach to help remove the stigma around talking about not being okay. As news of a […]
Category Archives: Health & Wellbeing
Finding a Road to Recovery
Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” The Cheshire Cat: “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.“ Alice: “I don’t much care where.” The Cheshire Cat: “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.” Unlike Alice I believe many of us do care […]
I Get Knocked Down…
Blink and you miss it… time that is… I have been conscious that I haven’t been keeping up with my blog at the rate I had intended. I left us “Thinking Big!” about our way out of the COVID19 Crisis and I was away to spend my energies on developing the paper we had been […]
Route Map for Community Participation in the Recovery Phase – Collaboration and Don’t Kill the Golden Goose
It is becoming increasingly apparent as I continue to explore the next steps of the Route Map for Community Participation in the Recovery Phase, that the intention will be to continue on a road already identified prior to COVID19. The Local Governance Review and The Community Empowerment Act (2015) have already paved a way through […]
Dignity During Challenging Times -COVID19
The subject of dignity has been part of some recent discussions. Dignity has been something raised particularly in relation to the question of how we are making sure community efforts reach everyone who needs help and how we can remove the stigma of accessing help via food larders or other community resources. We have seen […]
Mental Health and Wellbeing…
Blog Post from May 20th 2020 Unless you have taken time off the grid this week you will likely be aware that this is Mental Health Awareness Week. This year this annual focus has gained much more attention because the COVID19 crisis has highlighted the need to protect our Mental Health and Wellbeing as a […]