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Workplace mental health. Stop taking shots in the dark!

Workplace mental health should not be a ‘stab in the dark approach’. At AV Wellbeing, we support measurability, progress tracking, and feedback. Building a strategic approach to mental health requires collaboration, compassion, and a commitment to continuous improvement. At AV Wellbeing, we work closely with businesses to develop tailor-made solutions that meet their unique needs…

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The Neuroscientific Power of Music on Mental Health

The Universal Language Music is a universal language, with evidence of instruments dating back 40, 000 years ago in caves of the Swabian Alps. It has continually intrigued neuroscientists, due to its profound impact on the human brain. In this month’s wellbeing blog, I wanted to talk about how music can shape and enhance our…

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Mental Health Awareness Week

During Mental Health Awareness week, I will be following the guidance from the Mental Health Foundation to raise awareness of the benefits nature has on our health. Nature can give an abundance of gifts in alleviating stress.

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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…

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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