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Author: Helen Calvert
Laughter for Mental Health
For this week’s blog I have a guest contributor, Sara Kay of Serious Laughter. Sara had depression in January 2016 and life was a bit grim.A chance Laughter workshop at a wellbeing day changed all that.She discovered that laughter was definitely missing – little did she know all the benefits which would unfold. Since training…
Social Media and Belonging
Our brains cannot distinguish between things that happen to us in real life and things we see on TV/social media. They also cannot distinguish between members of our genuine inner circle, and people we see a lot of on Facebook and Twitter. This is why we need to be very careful about what we watch…
Being the boss | The No Bullsh*t Guide to Being the best boss – to yourself and others
Welcome to episode 9. We’re back to business this week and I’m asking you a question – What type of boss are you? Many people set out to work for themselves after negative experiences working for a someone who treated them badly. Of course, self-employment brings many freedoms but I’ve seen many people get stuck…
It’s all a crab bucket
Have you heard the phrase “crab bucket”? I came across it in the Terry Pratchett novel “Unseen Academicals”, which centres around the fortunes of three football fans who work in the kitchens of a university. It struck me as such a recognisable phenomenon, and indeed it is a widely known idea – the “crab mentality”.…
A Tale of Five Women
I told this story to a friend the other day and she encouraged me to turn it into a blog post. It is about five women whom I met when I was working at a residential home for the elderly in my student days. I worked in the kitchens and as a cleaner at the…
Self Care |The No Bullsh*t Guide to self care
Welcome to episode 8. This week I’m talking about self-care, but I’m not referring to bubble baths and scented candles here. Have you ever stopped to think about how you talk to yourself in your own head? Would you talk to a loved one in the same way? If the answer is no then please…
How is massage beneficial to mental health?
Touch is so important for humans. We are a social species, and we need appropriate daily physical contact (lots more than most of us get, a minimum of 8-10 meaningful touches a day for adults) to satisfy our need for belonging and safety.
My Story
Having talked last time about owning our own stories, I thought it was high time that I told mine. What have been the crucial experiences that have led me to where I am today, what has shaped my personal philosophy? Let me give you my potted history… I am an only child of financially comfortable…
Self Worth |The No Bullsh*t Guide to self worth
Welcome to episode 7. In this episode we are going deep! Self-worth is the central force of all the things we do and having it unlocks the door to a happy and fulfilling life. Yet we are reluctant to invest time and energy into giving ourselves the care and attention we need to feel that…
Owning Your Own Story
As much as we like to think that we live in reality, in truth we each live inside our own stories. Memory is a tricky thing, often showing us things in a way that isn’t quite accurate. The future is a castle that we build in the sky, to the point that it is quite…