Alison Fox Counselling Services Dorset

01/07/2025

23/06/2025

💙 MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS 💙

Too often, society teaches men to “tough it out,” to stay silent, to hold it all in. But the truth is: men need love. Men need care. Men need healing.👌

🧠 June is Men’s Mental Health Month — a powerful time to break the stigma and remind the men in our lives that it’s okay to ask for help, to rest, to be vulnerable.👌

This image is a reminder that:👌

✅ Men need affection
✅ Men need self-care
✅ Men need support
✅ Men need to be told they matter
✅ Men need safety to feel, to cry, to be held
✅ Men need meaningful connections, brotherhood, and tenderness

If you’re a man reading this, your emotions are valid. Your needs are real. You deserve the same compassion you give others.👌

If you love a man — a partner, friend, brother, father — check in. Ask how he’s really doing. Let him know it’s okay to not be okay.👌

Let’s create space for healing, for expression, for real strength — the kind that comes from being your full, authentic self.👌

🖤 Let’s normalize support, not silence.

23/06/2025

Confidential helpline - (UK) 0800 0086 811, (Eire) 01 873 2699 or email helpline@al-anonuk.org.uk

12/05/2025

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week

Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 is taking place 12 to 18 May, and the theme is Community.

28/04/2025

“When I came to Al-Anon, I thought the purpose was to focus on the alcoholic. After all, I thought that he was the one with the problems, the one making my life unbearable. I never thought that I had any control over making myself happy or having any peace of mind… Since coming to Al-Anon, I have slowly started to realize that only I could make the changes in my life that would determine how happy I would be. To do that, I had to put my entire focus on myself and to look within myself to find hidden strengths I didn’t know I had.”

“Putting the Focus Where It Belongs,” “The Forum,” May 2018

Find out how other Al-Anon members have used the concepts learned in the program to help them at:

https://bit.ly/3jXuPDq

18/04/2025

Wishing all our clients, friends, family and supporters a blessed Easter, sending love, hope, rest and renewal

08/03/2025

Words are so powerful, lets use them for good

It all starts with small talk. A simple 'Hey, are you alright?' can be all it takes to interrupt someone's suicidal thoughts.

Join us in creating a community of small talkers! Let's move from bystanding, to standing by and offering support. 💬

08/03/2025

“My husband’s and my everyday experiences together typically involved resentments, blame, arguments, and misunderstandings. The roller coaster ride went in a circle, and it seemed we could never get off. However, once I started attending Al-Anon, I started learning to keep the focus on me instead of constantly obsessing about others. I learned to hold my tongue and think whether or not I needed to say whatever popped into my mind, and usually I didn’t. I learned that my husband was his own person with his own ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that were different than mine. He had his own spirit and an identity of his own, and they were worthy of my respect, consideration, and appreciation. These ideas put my thinking of him and our relationship into a whole new perspective.”

“I Finally Decided To Get off the Roller Coaster,” “The Forum” February 2019

To find out how Al-Anon has helped spouses and partners of alcoholics, read their personal stories at:

https://bit.ly/3k0hcmW

08/03/2025

08/03/2025

Thinking of all the women in my life, across the world.
Some whom I dont see often but are held in my heart.
Wishing you a blessed International Womens Day.
You are all awesome and much loved.

11/02/2025

In celebration of , we've partnered with Monster High to create valuable resources for both parents and children, offering guidance on how to deal with bullying. These resources are designed to help children online and in school, where they may be interacting with peers who are acting unkindly. 💻✨

You can also find bullying resources for parents & children on our website here: https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week-2024-choose-respect/official-anti-bullying-week-partners/monster-high

11/02/2025

You are not alone! 2025 campaign⁠
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If you are affected by someone else's drinking, call our confidential helplines 0800 0086 811 (UK) 01 873 2699 (Eire) or email helpline@al-anonuk.org.uk