So the lockdown has been lifted and life can get back to normal? Can it? Possibly not. What the recent adjustments to lockdown essentially mean is more change. Humans aren’t too keen on change. Certainly not when we’re not in the driving seat and can’t choose where and when to get off. Many clients we […]
Mental Health – A Mother’s Perspective
As it is Mental Health Awareness week, I wanted to share with you my story in watching my eldest daughter fall apart with her mental health, and road to getting the help and support she so desperately needed. This all started ten years ago when she was struggling mentally and emotionally, she went to see […]
Coronavirus and Work
Many organisations have had to move unexpectedly into a virtual working environment. Employees have been laid off, or furloughed, and others have had to reorganise their diaries and work from home. Managers may be struggling to organise teams and communicate with their staff. Staff are trying to juggle family life and remote working. Many employees […]
Post Viral Syndrome (“PVS”)
Clare Wilson, from the ‘New Scientist’, questioned whether the coronavirus could lead on to development of PVFS. Harvey Moldovsky, from the University of Toronto, believes that COVID-19 will lead to many cases of Post-Infective Fatigue Syndrome, and this is supported by Simon Wesseley, former president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. There is a concern […]
Surviving Isolation
In the current climate where we are living in a National Emergency, I wanted to write about something that we can all be affected by – isolation. When we think about isolation we may think about the elderly as the main group of people who would experience feeling isolated and lonely. However just how many […]