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Self-care: put your own oxygen mask on first

Posted on 4 October 2015 by Tina Abbott

Continuing in the same vein as my last post, I thought I would share with you an excellent concept I discovered on the Explore and Walk course I recently attended: […]

Five ways to take care of yourself at the start of the academic year

Posted on 29 September 2015 by Keith Lynch

The weather at the beginning of this week has been fantastic and outside the Staff Counselling offices the Student High Street (Park Place) continues to crackle with the buzz of […]

Explore and Walk: using mindfulness, outdoor space, music and movement for professional development

Posted on 21 September 2015 by Tina Abbott

It has been a while since we have blogged so I thought I would start off the academic year by sharing with you my recent experience on a three-day leadership […]

Free online courses: ‘Becoming a Resilient Person – The Science of Stress Management’ & ‘The Science of Happiness’

Posted on 22 May 2015 by Keith Lynch

Hi, everyone. We thought some of you might be interested in these free online courses (with thanks to Richard Jones in Sport for pointing me towards the Resilience course), so […]

Mindfulness for mental health

Posted on 15 May 2015 by Keith Lynch

In the final blog of our Mental Health Awareness Week series, Elaine Sketchley, Staff Counsellor, looks at how Mindfulness can help you retain and improve your mental health. “Mental health […]

Five Ways to Wellbeing

Posted on 14 May 2015 by Keith Lynch

Scientific evidence points to five steps that you can take to help improve your mental wellbeing: the Five Ways to Wellbeing, a set of evidence-based actions/activities you can do in your everyday life, […]

For managers: are you talking about mental health at work?

Posted on 13 May 2015 by Keith Lynch

- taken from the Business Wales blog: 'Are you talking about mental health at work?' Many of us have experienced a mental health problem. Right now, one in six workers […]

Are you depressed?

Posted on 13 May 2015 by Keith Lynch

In the third of our Mental Health Awareness Week blog series, Elaine Sketchley, Staff Counsellor, helps you to answer this question - are you depressed or are you experiencing something […]

Singing and the benefits to your health and wellbeing – Inspire Choir

Posted on 12 May 2015 by Keith Lynch

In the second of our Mental Health Awareness Week blog series, Philippa Thomas, Relationship Manifestor & Creator of Joy from Sing & Inspire, talks about the benefits of singing to […]

Mental health, Wellbeing and Exercise

Posted on 11 May 2015 by Keith Lynch

Today is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week and in the first of a week-long series of blogs, Richard Jones, Cardiff University Sport, discusses the link between exercise and […]