Humans thrive on fundamentals. These include regular, sufficient sleep, a realistic optimism lashed with critical thinking, eating a nutritional diet and hydrating, moving constantly and connecting in meaningful relationships with other humans.

The cost to employers of Mental Health Sickness in the UK is £53 – £56 billion per annum according to the Deloitte Survey 2021.

I’m often asked why I spend my time working with this subject. “It’s so depressing”, “I couldn’t do what you do”, “Doesn’t it get you down?”

There are several answers to this and the one that is so important to me is that the work of suicide prevention is life affirming.

Places are now open on our MHFA England courses running in January and March 2024. We have one last place available on our November 2023 course.

Take up your place on one of our MHFA England courses running in September and November.

It is heartening to be working with 2 companies who have embraced the idea that Mental Health and Wellbeing warrant a strategic approach and not a sheep dip.

In her own words – Claire Pedrick MCC is in conversation with coaching friends Anne Archer PCC and Lesley Cave PCC about what they are each learning about running a coaching business.

In their own words – As great listeners, why are we often reluctant to open up a conversation about mental health? Are we uncomfortable because of our understanding about the boundaries between coaching and therapy? Could it actually be unethical to not have the conversation?

I joined Matt Stephens, the founder and owner of Inpulse and Lee Chambers, Psychologist & Wellbeing Consultant to be part of the discussion on ‘Paying down the Wellbeing Debt’.