Heather Girling
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Let’s talk about… grief and loss
National Grief Awareness Day on August 30 is an opportunity to raise awareness of all aspects of grief and loss and reminds us there is a choice of support to all those grieving. Grief is a natural response to loss....
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Lets talk about… taking time to talk
Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health and wellbeing conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Talking can be a way to...
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Lets talk about… being calm before, during and after Xmas
This time of year can bring mixed emotions and challenges. Not only are there plenty of things to do, buy and remember but we can also be feeling the pressure in other ways. We might remember loved ones that are...
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Let’s talk about… Grief and loss
National Grief Awareness Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of all aspects of grief and loss and reminds us there is a choice of support to all those grieving. Grief is a natural response to loss. Loss can take...
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Lets talk about … managing stress with a culture of care
The first Wednesday in November is National Stress Awareness Day. This is an opportunity to think about the effects of stress, physically, emotionally and mentally, as well as how engaging in a culture of care can support our wellbeing and...
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Being childless not by choice: personal stories from members of staff
The No Kidding group, is an informal support network for University of Bath staff who are childless not by choice. The vast majority of people are childless by circumstance, not through choice. The following personal stories shared by members of...
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Let’s keep talking about... being childless not by choice
This time last year, Alison and Rachel, members of the staff Wellbeing Champions network, co-authored a blog post to raise awareness of childlessness and how it can affect wellbeing. A year on, with World Childless Week coming up, we are...
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Let’s talk about... Loneliness
Loneliness affects many of us at some point in our lives. Whether we’re living miles away from family and friends, working alone for extended periods of time or going through a bereavement, for example. Our relationships and positive social connections...
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Mental Health Awareness Week 9–15 May 2022
Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event when there is an opportunity for us to remind ourselves of all the things we can do to achieve good mental health and wellbeing throughout the year. The Mental Health Foundation started...
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Let’s talk about… Stigma or being ‘unacceptably different’
Unfortunately, negative attitudes and beliefs toward people who have a mental health condition are still common. These attitudes can come from the perception that a certain attribute makes a person unacceptably different from others, leading to prejudice and discrimination against...