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What really matters? A life of meaning?

I am so excited to have joined the Action for Happiness movement, co- facilitating an 8 week action for happiness group in Wollaton, Nottingham from 15th May 2019, as part of my aim to improve community wellbeing. WHY RUN AN ACTION FOR HAPPINESS COURSE? People who know me well, know that I am always banging…

Workplace mental health and wellbeing

Occupation focus – solicitor wellbeing

Occupational stress is common in a lot of professions. I chose to focus on Solicitors this month due to the abundance of Solicitors who have contacted me over the past two months. Just this year, the resilience and wellbeing survey completed by the Law society’s junior Division, identified that 39% of trainees experienced mental health…

Mental Health awareness

Put your red armour on

Exercise doesn’t save you from depression?  Don’t tell me to run, that won’t help me in my darkest hour!  These are, understandably, some of the posts I see when individuals experiencing depression or anxiety receive the advice ‘just go for a run’.  Depression can be a lonely place, often misrepresented as sadness. Yes, sadness is a…

From Talent Management and Change Support to Policies, Employee Handbooks, and Manager Coaching. Silvia’s focus is on making HR work for your business—commercially smart, people-focused, and easy to implement.

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Our associate Claire delivers a variety of training sessions on behalf of AV Wellbeing. She is an Adult and youth Mental Health First Aid instructor, a Suicide First Aid instructor. Claire talks about a variety of sessions through bitesize and expanded courses.  Her expertise lie in mental health, suicide prevention, EDI and anxiety awareness. With experience in online and face to face delivery, Claire works hard to ensure all learners feel comfortable, included and respected throughout.

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She struggled with her own gut health for many years, with over-the-counter medicines failing to provide any relief, so decided to take matters into her own hands, completing a three-year diploma in Nutritional Therapy.

She now works with people struggling with their own gut health, hormonal imbalances and chronic disease, taking a full-body approach to their health.

She delivers our Cultivating a Healthy Gut for Good Mental Health programme.

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Her background is in mental health and wellbeing having worked in a range of settings including businesses, the NHS and charities.

Kate has lived experience of mental illness and previously worked as a Peer Supporter for the NHS before joining a local company delivering sport and wellbeing session in schools where she spent many years before becoming a freelance trainer.

Kate has been a qualified Mental Health First Aid instructor since 2014.

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Her vast experience in business – working as a management consultant for companies like KPMG before setting up her own consultancy practice – has seen her designing and delivering practical interventions to companies from varying sectors.

She developed her own model for employee engagement that has seen fantastic success in the corporate world.
Sue has an MA in HRM/MCIPD and is a BPS registered Behaviour Assessor.

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