Francis Williams

A New Career Has Started 🎯



Very happy to have completed the first stage of the accredited recovery coaching course.

Not only does this help me stay focused on the most important thing of all for me.

It will also help those who need support coming out of addiction.

Longer term goal is to qualify as a Psychotherapist so there is a whole load of skills to learn between now and then. 🙏

It's so much easier to just not do it.



If it's not a problem for you, lots of love but this post is not for you.

If it is a problem for you, just know that there is freedom outside of addiction.

Not easiest thing to do when you do want but it is vital 👌



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🚨 NEW CLUB ALERT!!!🚨

Please welcome...

🔥 ANDYSMANCLUB PORTSMOUTH 🔥

Our third club in Hampshire, and club number 105 nationwide - Open August 15th


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I really feel this 🤔

Do you ever feel like you still don't quite understand yourself.

Feel turmoil when you try to see clarity about who you are?

Having a problem with alcohol or substances in the past leaves scars.

Mentally and physically that you wish you could just fix.

It's chaos, absolute chaos.

If you've been there you know.

If you haven't it makes absolutely no sense.

Now going into my 40s it feels like a whole new world of challenges, challenge to achieve the ideal, why?

The solutions are the same. The journey seems different.

Change the way we see the world, the world we see changes 🎯



Sometimes it's so hard to see the light when the adrenaline wears off.

Where's my dopamine 😂

We fight on and overcome the challenges that we thought had passed.

Remember To Love Yourself ❤️



Battling the tide of your mind?

Here are some helpful tips to calm the storm.

New Blue Pill Hitting The Streets 🤯

Don't know anything about it but if you if this is your field of support, you know what to do.

🌈 Meditating Your Way to Calmness ☯️

Being more mindful, calm, and relaxed will involve slowing down and spending some quiet time with you.

Meditating can be a foreign and slightly difficult practice.

Especially for those who are constantly rushed, overthinking, and under pressure, but it’s a great tool to use to become more at peace.

In this post, we’ll look at some of the basics of meditation and how you can use it for your own greater good and achieve an undisputable state of calmness.

What is Meditation?

In short, meditation refers to a practice that involves a neutral state of mind that does not latch onto any thoughts or emotions, but rather observes them.

It is a technique, originating from India that is used to enhance self-awareness, mental well-being, calmness, and serenity by reducing overthinking, anxiety, and stress.

Though it may seem complex at first, meditation, at its very essence, is really simple, so try some of these tips in 5 ways to clear the mind alongside.

Give us a like and comment what works best for you?

All the pain
All the mistakes
All the highs
All the lows
All the extremes
All the self doubt

The next chapter of your journey starts the second you start to believe in yourself.

What will you do differently today to step in to who you really want to be?

Comment below 🎯

5 tips for your mental wellbeing during lockdown.

We read it, we hear it, damn! We even already know it.

But are you taking these steps to beat the blues?

Managing life during lockdown is alien to all of us.

On a good day it can be "Right! I'm going to learn, improve and use the time as productivity as possible"

Other times it can be like, "what's the point man" the world is actually not a great place right now.

Where am I supposed to fit in to it, and what comes first?

Fear, doubt and anxiety rule again, making us feel like we are not good enough and why should I bother...?

Throw some self destructive behaviour in to the mix and we are not only up against the unknown challenge of lockdown.

We are also whisking up our mind and thinking process into a rabbit hole of stress.

There is a way out and there is a way forward.

These fundamentals are proven to be the cornerstones of what makes us feel on top again.

Don't give in to negativity mate. Be kind to yourself 👊

8 Top tips to overcome anxiety.
So what exactly is it and how do we overcome it?

Imagine this! You are sitting at home, alone looking at your phone wondering why nobody is calling you.

That person that said they were your friend hasn't called to chat, but surely a 'friend' would call you to check in and see you are alright?

So after a few swipes and deadend chats on Tinder, you tap on Facebook to get some kind of interaction.

Still lonely head full of fear, anxiety and doubt about everything.

What's the most logical thing to do with nothing at all happening in a day that feels like it is going to last 10 years?

A l c o h o l, d r u g s, p o r n, g a m b l i n g. Anything to feel something.

Connection is one of the cornerstones of what we need as human beings to be Ok.

And to have reassurance that we are be part of a normal society and be of use to others.

(Maslow's hierarchy of needs)

Google it, go to images and see what it is if you haven't seen it before.

Moral of the story! Pick up the phone and call someone that you know would appreciate your call.

Your 'freind' may be thinking the exact same thing.

You may be helping them more than you think. via .app

Hearing the word "eat your fruit and veg" can really sound like white noise at the moment.

But if anything is going to plant a seed to buy some fresh food next time you are in the supermarket, let it be this.

If you need to to stop drinking or taking drugs then the best thing you can do for your body is give it everything it needs to feel alive again.

Three days of lots of water, fresh food and if you can get out for a jog do it, you will feel like a different person.

Getting out of that space going over and over distressing memories in you head is torture.

We can't answer our own questions sometimes.

If we could then we wouldn't be going over and over them 25 years later.

Be kind to yourself and keep your dreams alive buddy 👊 via .app

Let's go a little deeper:

Course structure
You will study the following units:

Understanding mental health
Understanding stress
Understanding anxiety
Understanding phobias
Understanding depression
Understanding post-natal depression
Understanding bipolar disorder
Understanding shizophrenia
Understanding dementia
Understanding eating disorders