Wardill Wellbeing - Counselling and Training

01/05/2023

So many of us are touched by cancer and need someone to turn to make sense of it. Macmillan Cancer Support can help provide 6 free counselling sessions to those in need.

Through Bupa, Macmillan are offering up to six counselling free counselling sessions for people struggling emotionally because of cancer. Within days, people who are eligible can receive specialist, remote support.

24/04/2023

21/04/2023

My office for the day is Askham Bryan College where I'm attending a mental health conference with the David Brown Foundation and guest speaker Danny Wilsher of https://damaged-goods.co.uk/

https://www.thedavidbrownfoundation.com/events

11/04/2023

If anyone would like to find out more about what I can offer I'll be going along to The Street for

09/04/2023

Thank you All on the Board for acknowledging the importance of our bonds with animals.

The loss of an animal companion deserves compassion and recognition. They are family too and when we lose someone we love it's natural to hurt and grieve.

Thankyou All on the Board for acknowledging the importance of our pets.

We know when we lose a much loved family dog, cat or any animal, it is genuine pain and sadness. 🧡

05/04/2023

A lovely social activity for dog lovers. ☺️🐕🐩🐶🐾

As it's national walking day, how about signing up for our new dog walking group starting Tuesday 9th May 11am-12pm. This is a free group open to all, whether you have a dog or just admire them. 🐶
Register at https://www.swrmind.org.uk/series/scarborough-dog-walking/ (You will need to register for each session separately)

05/04/2023

A note from me about grief -

There are no rules about who you should grieve more or less for. Grief is about the connection you had, be that friend, family member, animal companion or anyone else that mattered to you.

It is perfectly natural to be devastated by the loss of a family dog, yet be less moved by the death of a family member you had a more distant or troubled relationship with. Loss is hard, whoever they were.

If you are finding it difficult to cope after an animal companion has died, please reach out.



This article may be reassuring or helpful:

Your animal companion is a member of your family. So, much like the death of a parent, sibling, spouse, or dear friend, the grief over the loss of an

05/04/2023

This little guy gets it. Emotions are okay. How we show them are choices. Talking about them helps us understand ourselves better.

05/04/2023

Physical activity is great for wellbeing as we know, but sometimes when we feel low it's hard to get motivated. Having an understanding and encouraging environment helps.

What kind of activity helps you?

Perhaps you could spare time to let SWR Mind know.

Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Mind are conducting this survey as part of their Get Active project in order to better understand what activities people would like to see in our area.