by Tom Cella | Jul 14, 2021 | Covid-19 coronavirus, Lived experience, Mental health, Uncategorized
Young carers – children who help look after family members, perhaps with a disability, illness or addiction – face daily struggles and pressures, miss out on childhood experiences many of us take for granted and risk achieving lower education outcomes because of their...
by Yvonne Anderson | Jan 29, 2021 | Covid-19 coronavirus, Mental health
Please, please take time to read this short blog, about the current and future state of our children’s health, safety and wellbeing. We know our team, ever enthusiastic, likes to bang the drum about Mind Of My Own, but really, this is why we do what we do and...
by Yvonne Anderson | Oct 22, 2020 | Covid-19 coronavirus, Education, Mental health, Safeguarding
Learn how a London primary school has heard from pupils over 345 times through Mind Of My Own apps during Covid-19! Pupil safety and wellbeing There is always at least one pupil in each class that you worry about. You know they’re troubled and you just can’t figure...
by Yvonne Anderson | Oct 13, 2020 | Mental health, Mindfulness
Confession I have a confession: I have never been much good at looking after my own mental health. With a tendency from childhood to internalise problems and threats, the first indication that my emotional wellbeing was under par would be a blinding migraine or severe...
by Yvonne Anderson | Jul 16, 2020 | Mental health, Mindfulness
Thankfulness and positivity A mindfulness project for young people had been on our to-do list for a while and the time seemed exactly right when the whole world began to change because of the coronavirus pandemic. Our first project in March was the Mindfulness...
by Anthony Wright | Jun 19, 2020 | Covid-19 coronavirus, Mental health, Mindfulness
Invigorating our senses The five senses – sight, touch, hearing, smell, taste – are our link to the world around us. They are essential for our enjoyment of many experiences, such as eating a meal or taking a walk in a nearby park. They are closely...
