by Melissa Hull | Mar 21, 2022 | Mental health, Mindfulness, Wellbeing
It can be easy to rush through life without stopping to notice much. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Paying more...
by Jill Thorburn | Feb 7, 2022 | Lived experience, Mental health, Mind Of My Own, Mind Of My Own team, Wellbeing
You may say I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one… Dream Big Can you believe 1992 was 30 years ago? Time flies by at an alarming rate doesn’t it? So why was I thinking about this? It’s because the summer of 1992 was a significant defining point in my...
by Emma Thompson | Dec 15, 2021 | Insights, Mental health, Wellbeing
There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game It’s easy All you need is love by the Beatles, like any music, can transport us to a moment in our...
by Yvonne Anderson | Nov 16, 2021 | Improving practice, Lived experience, Mental health, Safeguarding, Wellbeing
Not “just playing” Have you ever experienced bullying or been the bully? Most of the time we excuse it as “only teasing” or “just playing”. What is bullying? Though there is no legal definition, bullying is repeating the same actions with the intention to...
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...
