We all have our own ideas of what is causing the stress problems in the UK workforce, but every now and again it helps to be little more objective. Two separate sources of information have provided us with an interesting list of possible precipitators to a build up of stress causing ill-health and time off… Read More
The Anxiety Disorders – Charity Seminar
By Catherine Thompson Feeling vindicated I rang one of my best bosses ever, Noel Shanahan. I wanted to share the results of my recent personality assessment. Finally, I had an explanation for my high maintenance temperament: I am highly neurotic. Noel paused, then quipped “Catherine I could have told you that 15 years ago and… Read More
Christmas – Make it Wonderful
Christmas is great. But it can also become a time when pressures seem to overwhelm, arguments ensue and other problems raise an ugly head. But one or two simple tips can help us to make the most of the holidays. One of our favourites here at MHD is to plan for Positive DVDs for each… Read More
Simple Yet Effective
I like my old car (111000 miles and counting). It’s paid for and owes me nothing but it was looking a little tatty so I thought I’d treat myself to some new wheel trims. So off to a famous car care store and I priced them up. Own brand about £30. The easiest thing to… Read More
Mini Projects
When a person is low in mood, anything can seem like a gargantuan task – It’s part of the depression mindset. So the person puts off doing things, taking duvet days and letting the chores build up. And then the things that only seemed like big things suddenly really are. And then mood drops further.… Read More
The Milk of Human Kindness
It’s not easy to be cheery when your car has just broken down on a freezing cold December day. But it is precisely these times, the days when a little rain falls in your life, that we have to be at our best. When we face the trials that can blight anyone of us, we… Read More
Proper Selfishness
Giving up activities that we enjoy is stepping a little closer to low mood and is one of the markers of depression. Never a good idea. But so many of us are very willing to put others before ourselves, feeling that this selflessness is necessary. And the truth is that giving to others can contribute… Read More
The Water Carrier – in a nutshell
The Chronicles of Alfie Finch: The Water Carrier The Water Carrier is a gritty novel about 15 year old Alfie who has a troubled home life and is mercilessly bullied at school. But his world is about to change. Together with his friends Leroy and Ami, Alfie discovers the secret life of the school caretaker… Read More
Boosting Self Esteem
‘into every life a little rain must fall’ and this can lead to us feeling less than confident and watching our self-esteem diminish minute by minute, hour by hour, and day by day. Your self-esteem and mine for that matter is linked to the way we see ourselves and how we interact with the wider… Read More
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