Mental Health First Aid
An old Zen proverb says:
“You should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day.
Unless you’re busy, then you should sit for an hour”
Take care of your own mental heath, we all have mental health just as we all have physical health! life is a gift to be enjoyed ♥
The pace of life sometimes puts pressure on us and the need to keep up with everything going on around us can sometimes feel overwhelming!
We must take care of ourselves to enable us to live our life to the full and help and support the people around us, I’m sure many of you have heard the saying … “you can’t pour from an empty cup”
Try to build ‘PACE’ into your daily routine –
Play
Make a little time to do something you enjoy, even if that’s ten minutes out of 24 hours!
Achieve
Do something, complete something, finish something, even if that’s cleaning out that cupboard that is threating to break open the door and spill all over the floor!
Care
Self care and care for others, in a world where we can be anything – be kind!
Exercise
Mild to moderate exercise has been proven to increase ‘feel good’ chemicals into our brain!
Our Mental Health First Aid Training course is run over two days, we cover PACE in depth and so much more, such as the Limbic Relay System and Polyvagal Theory and how this links to anxiety and depression.
We look at the Why? not just the conditions, but why people may be living with poor mental health. We start at the beginning when the baby is developing in the womb. We discuss how ‘mom’s mental and physical health and environment can impact baby’s development. We look at the theory of attachment and how this influences our relationships with others as we grow into Adults.
Our passion as trainers lies in good mental health, empowering others to feel confident and capable to live and enjoy life, We love educating ourselves and working with likeminded people, raising awareness of poor mental health and breaking down the stigma. The stigma is unfortunately still very much a huge part of the reason people do not speak up about their emotional and mental health, as they would do any physical illness.
As raising awareness of poor mental health is so important to us we believe our Mental Health First Aid Training is awesome! the feedback we regularly get from people on our courses confirms this!
To support, care for and help others at work or at home we must first care for and understand ourselves. After attending our Mental Health Training people often tell us not only how interesting and comprehensive they found the course, but also how they now have a better understanding of themselves and their relationships with others. They leave the class room feeling empowered with their new knowledge and skills to care for and support both their family and colleagues at work.
We believe that if we can enable people through education, to have a better understanding of good and poor mental health, and the factors that play such an important part in living a balanced life that we can empower people to feel confident within themselves and their job roles, no matter what industry they work within.
We are also extremely fortunate to work closely with many organisations offering residential care to both vulnerable Children and Adults. Through continuous education and development, we can protect our vulnerable Children and Adults from any potential harm coming to them or indeed mental health issues developing. Working together we can achieve positive outcomes for young people in care and allow our elderly community the chance to enjoy their old age with the dignity and respect that they deserve.
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