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Mental Health Awareness Week 2019: Body Image I was delighted when Kate Moxley asked me to contribute an article for mental Health Awareness Week 13-19 May 2019, especially as the theme this year is ‘Body Image’. For those of us in the early childhood sector, body image can become about promoting positive images, positive language…

“Let’s start at the very beginning, A very good place to start…..” sixteen years ago, when I was 34 years old! We were told that we could not have children, but “The Show must go on!” we went through tests, but it just was not happening, “Under Pressure.”. Then suddenly, I collapsed at work and…

Hey everyone, hope you’re well. As you’re probably aware, Mental Health Awareness Week is from Monday 13th to Sunday the 19th May and the theme is body image. It’s always great to see the work the Mental Health Foundation do for these awareness weeks, and the amazing amount of fundraising and awareness people bring to…

What do you feel when you look in the mirror? Delight? Gratitude? Acceptance? Contentment? Or embarrassment, disappointment and shame? Poor body image is an issue that many of us as adults struggle with. It doesn’t matter how many articles we read that tell us it’s what’s on the inside that counts; standing in front of…

With the focus for Mental Health Awareness Week this year being Body Image it’s easy for the conversation to be about weight. I could easily write a blog on weight – how I have gained it and lost and repeated this pattern over most of my adult life. I have been everything from a size…

This is my first blog (of many -I hope); when asked to contribute by Kate Moxley, I felt the emotions of excitement and nervousness. I then thought; what I am going to type who wants to hear what I think; but then after a moment of calm breathing and sensibleness I was able to think…

I was thrilled to be asked by Kate to write a few words for Mental Health Awareness Week as mental health is such an important subject and one which, in common with many other people, has affected me directly and profoundly.  Unfortunately, being thrilled and willing doesn’t necessarily go hand in hand with knowing what…

It would be hard to argue against the idea that as a society we are simultaneously over-stimulated yet exhausted. It would be equally hard to argue against the thought that in light of this, time and space to somehow bring a sense of calm to life is perhaps becoming more and more critical.   We…

This blog post for wellbeing week is written from a very personal perspective.  I’m not a wellbeing expert and my thoughts might be in conflict with yours but that’s part of promoting wellbeing – accepting we’re all different but still being able to empathise. Isn’t it great that wellbeing has become a huge focus within…

We know that every child is unique and it goes without saying that every person and staff member is unique too! If you nurture you and your team, then the people who will benefit most are the children! With staff development, workload and wellbeing high on the agenda (mainly thanks to the Early Years Alliances…