Mental Health First Aid in Milton Keynes
Dr AJ had a great couple of days teaching Mental Health First Aid at Willen Hospice this week – thanks to everyone there for making him feel so welcome!
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Happy St John’s Day
As today is St John’s Day, and as Dr AJ has an undergraduate degree in Phytotherapy, we’ve decided to explode a few myths when it comes to St Joh’s Wort, which was traditionally said to flower on the 24th June. Click to read the article.
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More Confidence To Support Those Who Are Struggling
Dr AJ had a great time yesterday teaching Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health at Willen Hospice in Milton Keynes. The learners all gelled really quickly, and everyone had lots of valuable input, making the course very interactive and fun to teach! Congratulations to everyone for passing the course with flying colours, and now
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It’s NOT Mental Health Awareness Week
That’s next week. But as we should consider our mental health EVERY week, Essendon Accounts & Tax Limited asked Dr AJ to give a presentation on the importance of wellbeing at Aiimi yesterday morning. It’s always a joy for us to chat to so many engaged people, and impart some simple takeaway messages when it
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Opening the Tap on Your Stress Container
On the Mental Health First Aid courses, we always discuss your stress container (the place where you dump your stress). Whilst there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to mental health, it IS vital to regularly open the tap on your stress container in order to stay mentally resilient. After a busy week of teaching
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Supporting Both Physical AND Mental Health
Had a great couple of days helping to support the health & well-being of staff at KidsOut, with a couple of in-company courses – Emergency First Aid at Work on Tuesday, and First Aid for Mental Health yesterday. In-company courses are a really cost-effective way of looking after those that you work with – get
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Why Can’t Training Be Fun?
Great couple of days this week has seen Dr AJ teach another Supervising First Aid for Mental Health course at the wonderful Willen Hospice. This very engaged group threw themselves into all the discussions/activities and all are now better equipped to support someone who is starting to struggle with their mental health.
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Workplace Wellbeing
Dr AJ spent an enjoyable morning yesterday at MK:U for the latest of SEMLEP’s Growth Hub Network and Learn. Particularly interested to hear Sarah James talk more about the Healthy Workplace Standards.
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Only Half a Day to Spare?
Another brilliant group met at Willen Hospice yesterday, this time to learn Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health. It’s always amazing how much information you can cover in just four hours Thanks as always to the staff at Willen for making us feel so welcome, and to all the learners for their enthusiasm and
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
As the big day fast approaches, we want to thank everyone who has supported us this year, and hope you have a happy – and restorative – festive break! Courses will commence again in the new year. Emails and messages will be checked periodically over the Christmas period, so please allow more time for any
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