Could we do more? Not so long ago at work I went on a mental health awareness session for managers, whilst it was a very informative session I couldn’t help but think it was very deterministic. Once a person in your team has a mental health problem you can do X Y and Z and treat it with drugs. Yes once you have this situation it is great to be aware of what to do but…could we actually do more about depression, stress and anxiety as workplaces, governments and healthcare syste

So a while ago I climbed Ben Nevis, prior to that I climbed Scafell Pike and Snowdon rounding off the 3 peaks. I can honestly say that climbing Ben Nevis was the hardest thing I have ever done, I am not unfit but I am certainly not a mountain climber! As I was climbing and descending I was thinking about what had driven me to keep going when my legs were wobbly and weak and I felt I couldn’t move one foot in front of the other at times and it also got me thinking about other

So what is mindfulness and how can it help me? Mindfulness has become a bit of a buzz word as of late, recommended in many aspects of improving wellbeing, increasing resilience and protecting against stress and even the NHS now prescribe an 8 week Mindfulness programme here in the UK.  But what is this mystery concept? Many of you reading this might be like myself, I’d heard mediation was an effective approach to being more focused and reducing stress in my life. So I thought

Crazy idea or a great way to think about personal growth? So who hasn’t got a website these days? The countless amount of people selling, promoting and information sharing online. I was recently lucky enough to go to TedX Norwich and there was a bit of a theme about how there are a lack of coders and how people could develop into a career in coding… It really got me thinking, website development is popping up everywhere, how could we apply the thinking behind the coding to ou

Where psychology has traditionally been about finding out what is wrong with people, Positive Psychology is the opposite. This is about finding out what is right, about people’s strengths and how they can be at their best and perform at their optimum level. I really like this way of thinking and I use this approach regularly in my day to day work. By focusing on peoples strengths in helping them to develop they feel energised and motivated and are more likely to perform bette