The Evenhood Blog

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Be A More Resilient You!

It's here! The second edition of Be A More Resilient You! has just launched. 'Be A More Resilient You!' challenges the thought that your ...

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Back to School Books

Boo-Bear's Favourite Things: supporting the mental wellbeing of our younger generation I'm delighted to say that just-in-time for back-to...

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Diversity & Inclusion: if you're trying to get it right, you're probably not.

I’ve developed an increased interest in Diversity & Inclusion lately. And the conclusion I’m reaching is that even when society and organ...

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Mental Wellbeing - A Better Way

Dear you Welcome to Evenhood. If you're here to find a way of getting support for your own mental health or wellbeing, you'll find the...

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Coronavirus + Changes at Work = ?

Manage your mental health in the coming weeks and know how to support others. We may head into uncharted territory over the coming weeks ...

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#MakeItNormal - for Olivia

I've had a great day supporting mental health awareness week. My packed week of talks about how to have mentally healthy conversations ki...

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How to Talk to your Teacher or Tutor about Your Mental Health

As a student, when you're ill, you need support. With physical health, you normally get what you need. But it doesn't always work for me...

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When Stigma Prevails, Civilised Society Fails

Those with mental illness have some amazing talents and can perform & be effective despite their challenges, if only society could learn ...

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Want to know how to have a Mentally Healthy Conversation?

When we're ill, we need support. With physical health, we normally get what we need. But not for mental health. Here's how to have a me...

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Desperately Seeking Resilience?!

If you discovered that certain foods make you unwell, you'd not only avoid them, you'd find something healthier to eat. It's the same wit...

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Long-term Resilience

I've written separately about how to identify your resilient resources. There's another important step on the read to managing your Well...

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Mentally UNhealthy Conversations

Mental health conversations often don't go well - at work, university, school and often at home. Here's why these conversations often go...

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Warning. "Resilient Resources" on display!

Articles about mental wellbeing often start with a "trigger warning" intended to help steer people away if the content of the article mig...

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Managing Your Resilience in a Toxic Work Environment

Working in a toxic environment is grim; but there are strategies that you can adopt to maintain your resilience and get through it. Here...

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Great article share - Mental Health, Work Stress and the State of the Workplace

Here’s a great article by Kylie de Klerk over on Medium about the state of mental wellbeing support in the workplace, and what we can do ...

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Great Article Share - bipolar disorder

Here’s a great article over on Medium for anyone wanting to explore bipolar disorder and the practical things that you can do to give or ...

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The No Man’s Land of Opportunity

Exploring what we all can do to fill the void that exists for those with mental health challenges between limited medical support and the...

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Wellbeing — Show them the Card!

I’m often asked about the sort of processes that I think organisations should have in place to support good mental wellbeing. My response...

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Mentally healthy conversations - the solution from film

Have you seen The Fisher King? A great film. In my view it provides the solution to a worldwide problem for schools, universities and wor...

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Inspiring story about mental health support

Here’s an inspiring story about a group of teenagers in Cumbria who, frustrated my mental health waiting lists, set up their own mutual s...

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"The Art of the Mentally Healthy Conversation"

I've been neglecting posts for a while now. But for good reason. I've spent the last several months putting finger to keyboard and writ...

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Mental Wellbeing Book - Can you help?

I'm looking for people who are happy to provide anonymous case studies for a book which is currently in advanced draft. The book is focu...

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Law firm behind mental health campaign keeps growing – Yorkshire Post

Here’s an interesting campaign to require all organisations to have a mental health first aider, just as they have to have a physical hea...

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How to start mental health conversations with your employees

Some key tips from Fatmata Kamara of BUPA UK on how to start conversations with your employees; with advice to regularly check in with yo...

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