Poston Wellbeing

20/05/2023

15/04/2022

Special exam season offer = 4 wellbeing sessions for £25 each = £100 upfront payment as opposed to £30 per session. Exam anxiety coaching and revision advice. Quote Exam25/4 for the offer.

12/02/2022

There are many tips for helping someone through a panic attack. Here's one that some young people have found particularly helpful
https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/panic-attack-tip-the-alphabet-game

12/02/2022

Exam Anxiety?
Is your child taking exams this summer? As an experienced teacher and counsellor I can help with exam anxiety and revision techniques. Sessions are online at a cost of £30 per hour.

SPECIAL HALF PRICE OFFER: For the rest of February sessions are £15 per hour. Free online meet and greet available. Please get in touch

16/01/2022

Counselling and wellbeing support online sessions for 11 - 25s. £30 per hour.
Free meet and greet prior to committing to sessions.
One off sessions with parents to help support young people.
Thanks for reading. If you think I can help support your young person, get in touch. See https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website for more info

One of my analogies for managing our mental health is building a toolkit. We start life with an ‘empty toolbelt’. As we face challenges, we search to find the right tool to help us solve the issue – like shopping in a hardware shop when we need a specific tool for a specialist job. My ai...

16/01/2022

https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/silent-appointment

I absolutely love this. Saw it on Facebook this week and could relate on so many levels. There was a time in my life when I was struggling that I would have jumped at this opportunity. There are several points here: Self care is important and particularly when one is struggling with mental health -....

10/01/2022

Latest post on 'Three Good Things'
https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/three-good-things
See the rest of the website for support available for 11 - 25s

How? Every day for a week, write down three positives: things that went well for you today, good things that happened, things you achieved or things that you enjoyed. You can add these on small pieces of paper into a jar and read them at the end of the week Create a record of your positives by writi...

23/12/2021

'However 2021 has been for you, remember that you got through it, you kept going, and that is something you should be so proud of.'
Young Minds are an excellent resource for young people who are struggling with their mental health.
https://mailchi.mp/youngminds/christmas-e-card-521071?e=adfcfb2114

22/12/2021

Online sessions available for 11 - 25s £30 per hour.
Initial meet and greet 30 min session free.
One-off 'wellbeing boost' or one-off parent advice sessions available.
For more information visit https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website

One of my analogies for managing our mental health is building a toolkit. We start life with an ‘empty toolbelt’. As we face challenges, we search to find the right tool to help us solve the issue – like shopping in a hardware shop when we need a specific tool for a specialist job. My ai...

22/12/2021

Christmas mindfulness 54321
https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/christmas-mindfulness

One of my favourite grounding/mindfulness techniques is the very easy 54321: Name 5 things you can see 4 things you can feel 3 things you can hear 2 things you can smell 1 thing you can taste At this time of year we need to take a little time aside for some mindful moments to ground ourselves and al...

28/11/2021

https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/don-t-avoid-situations-that-make-you-anxious
Online sessions available for 11 - 25s £30 per hour

Avoidant coping is not the best thing to do when you have a situation that causes anxiety. Imagine you have a phobia of dogs and due to this, you avoid all dogs. You then don't learn that most dogs are ok to be with, or to overcome your fear by gradually desensitizing yourself by spending time with....

18/11/2021

18/11/2021

https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/skateboard-in-my-pocket

When feeling low, distracted or anxious in a classroom To up your mood, focus your mind or reduce anxiety, try the following exercise: Think of an enjoyable event or place. The example I'm giving is from a conversation I had this week with a student of mine. The event he focused on was an outing wit...

31/10/2021

Online Wellbeing support, counselling and life coaching for 11 - 25s. £30 an hour. Free 30 minute introductory meet and greet to discuss what I can offer your child. Get in touch.

24/10/2021

https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/it-s-good-to-talk

In the 90s Bob Hoskins got paid a lot of money by British Telecom to persuade us that 'It's good to talk'. I tell students I work with the same thing in terms of mental health. If we're struggling, it is good to work our way through things by talking, reflecting on what areas of life we have struggl...

17/10/2021

Are you 11 - 25 and struggling with your mental health? Do you have a child who is suffering from low mood or anxiety? Get in touch. Wellbeing sessions online £30 per hour. First introductory session free.

17/10/2021

https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/5-ways-to-wellbeing

How are you doing with self care at the moment? Have a look at the 5 ways to wellbeing on the image and score yourself from 1 - 10 1 - I never do this and 10 - I do this all the time We have heard a lot about mental health over the course of the pandemic and for most people, we have experienced some...

03/10/2021

https://postonwellbeing.wixsite.com/website/post/new-shoes

'Change is always difficult, even change for the better' - Phil Vogel I can't tell you how many times I quote this to my students and remind myself of it in personal circumstances, but it is so true. The year group I work with are year 10. Many of them are finding the 'step up' to y10 difficult. Thi...