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Opening Doors
The Gilbert Scott Building at the University of Glasgow. Taken by myself with a Canon 5D and 100mm f/2.8 lens. It is a four segment HDR tone mapped and stitched image. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)...
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Under Pressure
Mental Health Awareness Ribbon (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Maybe it is a sign of the (tough) times in which we live, or a more enlightened attitude to the subject, either way mental health stories are...
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Men’s Health
Not totally sunny (c) R Dennison July 2013 In my experience of working with male coaching clients, health concerns are just as important as career issues. Health concerns can taint an otherwise sunny...
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A Healthy Balance
One Portion Of Five A Day (c) R Dennison August 2013 It isn’t fair. You work really hard, get the job you always wanted, start to enjoy your success and then your weight becomes an issue. If you are...
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Goals 2014: What Kind Of Management Do You Want To Receive?
Here’s a question to ponder as the end of the reporting and financial year draws near: How much does your progress at work depend on the effectiveness of your manager, or supervisor? Some people want...
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Goal 2014: 3 Questions to help increase your well-being in the Year of the Male
Plug In To Access Support Have you heard the one about the man who asks his best mate for emotional support during a difficult period, and receives consistent, empathic care from his friend? Chances...
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Goals 2014: What Can You Do To Improve Your Sense Of #WellBeing ?
How Are You Taking Care Of Your Own & Others’ Well-Being? I first came across Robin Williams’ work on the 1970s US tv show Mork & Mindy. I remember liking the cartoon energy in his...
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Goals 2014: How To Be #Mindful And Confident Before Tackling A Change #Goal
What New Challenge Will You Take This Week? Picture credit The Tai Chi Club on Morguefile I’ve recently been posting on LinkedIn and elsewhere about the feel-good benefits of taking action. Action can...
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Are You OK Mate? 3 Ways In Which Receiving Support Lifts Your Mood
Men At Work From Morguefile.com Here is a sobering statistic. This year 75% of people in the UK taking their own life will be men. That is 3 men for every 1 woman. Strong And Silent Generally men in...
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6 Ways To Help The Man In The Mirror
Start Change With The Man In The Mirror – Picture From Jusben From Morguefile.com True story. One Thursday morning commuting on the train, I picked up a copy of Shortlist magazine left on the seat next...
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3 Reasons To Make #TimeToTalk About #Wellbeing
Time To Talk About Health And Wellbeing (Picture Credit Pexels dot com) A new year means we can take stock and make time to change our lives. We can make time to pursue goals that improve our work...
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World Mental Health Day Means We Can Do More Than #Asktwice
We Can Count On Our Friends To Help Us Feel Better – Picture by Nappy at Pexels dot com Today is World Mental Health Day. The goal for #WMHD is raising awareness that 1 in 4 of us will personally...
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3 Ways To Bring #Happiness Into Our Life
Happiness is a shared experience Picture credit Pexels.com I know life isn’t easy and the struggle to be successful can be exhausting. However happiness is sometimes about the little things that...
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3 Steps to Beating The Autumnal Blues
Experience less stress by getting out into the world – Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric from Pexels The clocks have gone back, so the end of the year must be close by. Do you ever feel like staying indoors...
View ArticleHow To Make Welsh Rarebit: And Forget #Coronavirus For A While
Creating Something – Like A Simple Meal – Can Improve Our Mood So, how are you doing today? No. Really. How are you doing? Anxious? Concerned? Unsettled? No harm in having any of these feelings (at...
View Article3 More Steps After #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
So, here we are and MHAW has just ended and men have spoken up. However, the conversation about better mental health continues. Luckily, we have tools available to us to improve our health, as well as...
View ArticleLet’s Talk #InternationalMensDay
Today is International Men’s Day. The theme for 2020 is, Better Health For Men And Boys. From my experience of life’s ups and downs (including depression in the early 2000s), I figure we can do better...
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#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021
Lockdown: how has it felt to you? Did staring at the same four walls each day get you down? If the answer is ‘sometimes’. join the club. I’ve found staying indoors to avoid infection hard sometimes....
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It’s #Timetotalk
Men talking – Picture credit Pexels.com The hardest part about living with a mental health challenge? Others can’t see it. Broken limb? We wear a plaster cast. Feeling broken down? We need to start...
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Public Health: What Problems Are #Preventable ?
Cover – Preventable How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the Next One by Devi Sridhar Mental health charity Mind says spending time in nature is good for our mental health. And they are...
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