I have written a few blogs now and see my blog spot coming up in my calendar for the next week. In moments of down time I find myself mulling over – What can I write about this week? ….. Hmm …. Nothing is coming...
I was sat with a friend having a relaxing cream tea, both of us sharing how nice it is to have achieved a point in our lives when we have a bit more freedom and time for a little self-indulgence. The cream tea was a...
Last week, I delivered an Appreciative Inquiry workshop for a group of staff and service users who had come together to consider how they would deliver a seemingly impossible agenda around mental health equality. Appreciative Inquiry, as some of you know, is a way of identifying...
Having spent many years working in the NHS, I am now on the outside looking in. On a number of recent occasions, as I work with health care staff, the term firefighting has cropped up. This seems to be an increasingly used metaphor for people...
Have you ever doubted your achievements, putting them down to luck, timing or the efforts of other people, rather than believing they are really due to your own skills, abilities and effort? You may be aware that in its most persistent form this is called ‘Imposter...
I reluctantly agreed to write the Wellbeing Collective blog for the week and then wondered why I had actually agreed to it. Pen (or lap top) to hand, I started to try to jot down some thoughts but nothing was coming to mind. Definitely a...
A couple of weeks ago I went skiing for the first time in my nearly 50 years. I’m not sure what make me decided to try it, I think it has something to do with reaching a milestone, but also a curiosity about what it...
As the only member of the Wellbeing Collective from a 3rd sector background I couldn’t accept the invitation to write a blog without saying something about how it is to be standing alone, a stranger in a strange land full of NHS (or ex NHS)...
My desire for harmony, life experiences and slight tendency towards avoidance means that I have to work hard at ensuring I actually say what I mean and say it when it matters. Several years ago, I decided that I would concentrate on this aspect of my...
In recent weeks, I have been reminded of how the connections we make in our day to day life can have all sort of significance. From kind words with a colleague, to perhaps a more meaningful discussion with a course participant, each interaction for me...
