Skills 4 Life

Being truly listened to can change everything. The most important skill you'll learn on a Mental Health First Aid course is listening - because more often than not, that's what can empower someone experiencing Mental Health difficulties to connect with the best help for them.

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If you'd like to attend a course like this, check out mhfa-sheffield.co.uk for upcoming dates or to ask about in-house training

More great feedback for our trainer Catherine Kennedy - what's great about the comment here is the idea that an MHFA course is a beginning, not a destination. This delegate will certainly go from strength to strength💪as they use their skills to support others.


(Comment for visually impaired peeps: just to say I put 'confident' in the last section knowing this will increase once I've had an opportunity to put these things into practice. Once I've had some practical experience supporting someone, that will adjust to 'very confident'. Thank you very much for a great couple of days :)

This Saturday between 10-2 we will be hosting our big book sale. Come along to get yourself some books and maybe cake too.
What more can you want from your weekend?

If you take just one thing on board today, how about this?👇👇👇

New Ways November - Day 9: When you feel you can't do something, add the word "yet"

https://actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-november

Yes - please signpost people to PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Su***de whenever it might be appropriate

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Walkley Community Centre is only available to the public thanks to our brilliant Trustees and our generous volunteers.

We would love some more volunteers to help the centre operate, opening and closing for hirers plus help with general upkeep is always welcome.

If you are interested or know someone who could be interested, please contact us on social media or at [email protected]

Highly recommended - if you've already done an MHFA course, why not share this with someone who hasn't?

We're taking bookings for our January MHFA England certificate course. Join us for 2 days packed with information and skills with Howie Javed. Invest in your people skills and your own well-being, and see a difference from your first day back at work. Further details here: https://buff.ly/3rEQklo or call Cath on 07923547366

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Good for grown-ups too!

Teaching children how to navigate and move through their emotions is a LIFE skill—it teaches them how to build RESILIENCE! Helping them understand those emotions and analyze them will give them the space to learn from the anxiety.

Let's teach them how to move through their emotions, which is a way to empower them to express themselves in healthy ways.

It will help them recognize that it’s a process their emotions are a journey of exploration.

Hopefully, this gives you a good visual about the process and will help you give them a tangible way to move through their emotions.

Every young person should have someone like this.

Poem by WordsByAbbie 💛

Have a great Monday!!

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Is someone you care about having a hard time? Or maybe you've got a feeling something might be wrong, but it's difficult to start a conversation? Join us for the UK's leading Mental Health First Aid course and learn skills that will help. October 25th and 26th - sign up today! https://buff.ly/3rEQklo

Mental health is just as important as physical health. Let’s make it a priority today and every day 🧠❤️

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Be the good. Our small acts of kindness can create big positive ripples around us

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Ready to kickstart your soothing nervous system and reduce those anxiety levels? Try taking deep breaths and focusing on making your out breath longer than your in breath. 🧘‍♂️

Want to be supportive but not sure where to start?

Fancy a chat? 📞

Why not check in with a friend or flatmate to help them feel less lonely — it could help lift you up too.

Find out how you can help lift someone out of loneliness. ➡️ https://orlo.uk/Vu7GJ

The Housing Ombudsman is urging the social housing sector to get to grips with social injustices as many of their cases show a failure to fulfil obligations around human rights, including the Equality Act or a vulnerable persons policy. You can give your views and experience of social housing in their survey calling for evidence which closes on 3 August 2023.https://www.disabilitysheffield.org.uk/blog/housing-ombudsman-calls-for-evidence-2023-07-26

Myths About Workplace Mental Health The pandemic highlighted the importance of discussing mental health at work.

If you want to help, best to listen and validate - leave the problem solving until later

Don’t Solve, Just Listen Problem solving is not the same as validating your partner.

‘It can hit everyone’: Postnatal depression is surging, and it’s still misunderstood Postnatal depression – which affects a minority of both mothers and fathers to newborns – is still under-recognised and under-researched, while Britain’s crumbling healthcare system means more people aren’t getting the help they need. Eloise Hendy speaks to many on the frontline fighting for...

Mental Health First Aid often involves advising someone to see their GP - here's one reason why that's a good idea

Anxious? Vitamin D and Sun Exposure Could Help Our brains want and need the sun.

A moment that changed me: I talked a man out of jumping off a bridge – and it made me confront a harsh reality As a doctor, I’m used to dealing with trauma, but in an A&E department. This time I was all alone – and it brought home the importance of men’s mental health

A great checklist 👇but so often we can't spot these things in ourselves, or need someone else to reach out and hold space for us. Mental Health First Aid is a practical training package which equips anyone who cares about their colleagues and loved ones to be there when stress starts to get on top of someone and help them take control. Find out more or sign up for a course here: https://mhfa-sheffield.co.uk/2-day-mhfa-in-the-workplace/

Women Friendly Leeds are looking for submissions for their 'Recipes for Life' book. We look forward to the release of the book which will feature a recipe collaboratively written in one of our recent Breathe Free cohorts!

Anyone who has enjoyed our training, delivered by the fabulous Howie Javed might be interested to know he wrote this course👇Worth checking out if you're looking for training ...

Coming soon - in-person 2-day Mental Health First Aid training backed by an Ofqual Level 3 certificate. Watch this space for dates ...

If anyone suggests that your MHFA qualification is a 'soft' and possibly a 'touchy-feely' skill set, you might point out that all the listening and questioning skills you have developed are actually a superpower which can help with every aspect of your career ...

Good Leadership Is About Asking Good Questions Especially when they find themselves in the midst of crisis and uncertainty, leaders should ask powerful and inspiring questions. Asking questions well can put you on the path to solving intractable problems and will also help you connect with others and, counterintuitively, to earn their trust. Tho...

If someone can't sleep, the answer might be relaxation or stress management, but sometimes you need a more robust approach. How about hacking your circadian rhythm? Read all about it here:

How ‘circadian hacking’ can help with far more than sleep Manipulating your body clock can improve health and productivity, writes Sally Howard

What does someone really need support with? Is it the problem they tell you about first, or the problem underlying it, which they might not be aware of? Trauma often lurks below the surface, making Mental Health distress worse than it would be otherwise. this article explores the ways to support an intimate partner, but a Mental Health First Aider might end up having a conversation with someone in either role:

Helping and Coping With a Partner Who Has Trauma Being with someone who has trauma can be challenging; what to know and do.

Making plans for 2023 yet? How about volunteering? It's great for social connection & life satisfaction (your own mental health) and helps build a more mentally healthy community. Here's one organisation you can look up ...

Home - We support Men's Sheds in the UK. Men's Sheds are community workshops where men can create converse and connect.

'Tis the season to be planning a fab 2023 ... why not join us for the excellent course with its brand new online support package and app? Leeds, February 1 & 2 ... your future self will thank you.

1 – 2 February 2023, Leeds If you have ever listened to a colleague or family member in confidence, or ever needed support yourself, you will know how valuable good listening skills and a general understanding of mental heal…

Christmas can be stressful! There is loads of advice out there, as with this page, but the most important factor for many people is contact - or the lack of it - with peers. If you're having a good festive season, who do you know who might benefit from some simple MHFA/TLC? That might be a simple as a quick text saying 'I'm here' ...

12 tips to look after your mental health this Christmas time - Northern Healthcare In this blog we have put together some tips to help get into the festivities of Christmas, and for better mental health and wellbeing this December:

Intense emotion is part of life - and sometimes that's great. When it isn't, there are simple ways to handle them. Unsurprisingly, taking a light-touch approach and not adding to the intensity increases your chances of success ... something to bear in mind when supporting someone experiencing a crisis.

4 Ways to Respond Effectively to Our Intense Emotions We can’t always change emotions, but we can influence them and live more fully.

And when it's offered please try to take it. 💚

We have run out of single bedding! Do you have extras sitting in the cupboard that you could spare?
Please contact [email protected] if you can donate any of the following items to help our clients:

-Single duvets
-Pillows
-Single duvet covers
-Single bedspreads

5 signs your child is struggling with their mental health From persistent sadness to withdrawal, how to spot the signs your child is experiencing mental health issues and the actions you can take to help