by SueFirth | Jul 3, 2019 | Exercise & Health, Mental Health
I was sat in a coffee shop with my mum drinking a coffee and having a panini, when a young slender woman sat down behind us with her two young sons. The boys asked her why she wasn’t eating anything. She swiftly replied, “mummy’s not hungry, I’ve already had...
by SueFirth | May 30, 2019 | Mental Health, stress
What’s the problem? The economic cost of poor mental health in the workplace is between £33bn-£42bn each year· 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems lose their jobs each year. Recently, businesses have started talking about, and addressing, mental...
by SueFirth | Feb 18, 2019 | Confidence, Mental Health
Are you an imposter? Impostor syndrome is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments. They have a persistent internalised fear of exposure as a “fraud.” Despite being competent, individuals convince themselves that they...
by SueFirth | Oct 31, 2018 | Mental Health, stress
What is PTSD? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been around for a long time. People know it under many different names. Previous terms for PTSD have included; ‘shell shock’ during WWI,. Also, ‘war neurosis’ during WWII, and ‘combat stress reaction’ during the...
by SueFirth | Oct 10, 2018 | Mental Health, stress
THE PROBLEM When your children start school or university and are warned about mental health issues, you assume that the warnings and reminders of support are for other people, those who already have mental health issues, or who are already at risk. That might not be...
by SueFirth | Jun 6, 2018 | Mental Health, stress
Recently there has been a lot of attention in the media focused on women’s postnatal mental health. Good mental health is hard to establish and maintain today without children, let alone throwing a newborn baby into the mix along with all the sleepless nights,...
