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Panic attack tip - The alphabet game.
There are may tips for helping someone through a panic attack. Here's one that some young people have found particularly helpful - The...
Feb 12, 20221 min read
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Silent appointment
I absolutely love this. Saw it on Facebook this week and could relate on so many levels. There was a time in my life when I was...
Jan 16, 20221 min read
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Three Good Things
How? Every day for a week, write down three positives: things that went well for you today, good things that happened, things you...
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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Christmas Mindfulness
One of my favourite grounding/mindfulness techniques is the very easy 54321: Name 5 things you can see 4 things you can feel 3 things you...
Dec 22, 20211 min read
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Don't avoid situations that make you anxious
Avoidant coping is not the best thing to do when you have a situation that causes anxiety. Imagine you have a phobia of dogs and due to...
Nov 28, 20211 min read
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Skateboard in my pocket
When feeling low, distracted or anxious in a classroom To up your mood, focus your mind or reduce anxiety, try the following exercise:...
Nov 18, 20211 min read
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It's good to talk
In the 90s Bob Hoskins got paid a lot of money by British Telecom to persuade us that 'It's good to talk'. I tell students I work with...
Oct 24, 20212 min read
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5 ways to Wellbeing
How are you doing with self care at the moment? Have a look at the 5 ways to wellbeing on the image and score yourself from 1 - 10 1 - I...
Oct 17, 20211 min read
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New shoes
'Change is always difficult, even change for the better' - Phil Vogel I can't tell you how many times I quote this to my students and...
Oct 3, 20212 min read
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Advice from a toilet in Liverpool
I was supporting a lovely young man this week. He said he couldn't talk to his dad about how he was feeling. He said his anxiety 'wasn't...
Sep 11, 20211 min read
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Mindful Moment - finger breathing
With the index finger of the other hand slowly move up the thumb breathing inwards as you do so and then slowly down the thumb breathing...
Sep 5, 20211 min read
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New Term anxieties
This week I've been helping some students with anxieties they have about the new term. It's important to realise that all of us - adults...
Aug 28, 20211 min read
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Mindful moment - Candle and flower breathing
Imagine you are holding a flower in one hand and a candle in the other. Slowly sniff the flower, taking a deep breath in and then watch...
Aug 21, 20211 min read
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