Emotional Support

Online Resources – Head Talks

Head Talks videos aim to provide us with knowledge, inspiration and a sense of community so we can create our own toolbox to fix and maintain mental health.

This episode features Richie Norton, who discovered yoga when struggling to recover from injuries from his rugby career. The different forms of movement, plus the connection to his breath, helped him deal with what was going on in his mind at the same time. The power of breathwork had a real impact on Richie’s wellbeing, and in this video Richie shares an introductory practice.

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Online resources – Mental Health Family Hour

Today’s resource is the hugely popular Mental Health Family Hour with Sam Tyrer (Change Talks) and Dave Cottrell (Mindset by Dave) and this episode is about suicide prevention.

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Online resources – Master the Mind Master Anything podcast

Source: Mindset by Dave podcast

Today’s resource is the Master the Mind Master Anything podcast presented by Dave Cottrell (Mindset by Dave). This episode features Sam Tyrer (Change Talks), talking about his experiences and taking mental health awareness into schools.

Listen to the podcast here.

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Online resources – Mental Health Family Hour

Today’s resource is the hugely popular Mental Health Family Hour with Sam Tyrer (Change Talks), and Dave Cottrell (Mindset by Dave) and this episode is about becoming a new parent.

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Online resources – Young Minds

Young Minds is the UK’s leading charity fighting for children and young people’s mental health.

They want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health, and all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what.

For more information visit the website.

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Online resources – Every Mind Matters

There are little things we can all do to help look after our mental health. Having good mental health helps us relax more, achieve more and enjoy our lives more.

The Every Mind Matters website has expert advice and practical tips to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing, it also has links for immediate support if required.

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Online resources – Mindset By Dave

Dave Cottrell regularly hosts the Master The Mind Master Anything podcast which offers advice on many different mindset and mental health topics.

In early life Dave was a victim, then he became a survivor, now he is something else, someone who could make a massive positive impact on those around him, a coach, a mentor, a role model.

He started to introduce mindset into his PT and nutrition business and suddenly he was helping people with things far beyond their weight.

Dave’s podcasts can all be found here.

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Online resources – Butterfly and Phoenix

The Butterfly and Phoenix Project has a team of counsellors supporting young people aged 11-18 in various areas across Lancashire. As part of n-compass, they are a trusted service with over 10 years’ experience in support and advice.

If any families need support with a young child age 11-19, this service can provide support via texts, phones calls and video links. They aim to help the young person cope better with difficult circumstances, preventing them from escalating into more serious issues.

For more information visit the website here.

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Sam Tyrer and Change Talks

Sam Tyrer is the Prevention and Engagement Lead here at Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust and is the founder of a service called Change Talks, which offers mental health education to 11-21 year olds. This service has reached over 55,000 young people since the beginning of 2018 and it continues to go from strength to strength.

Sam is also the co-host of a webinar series called the Mental Health Family Hour, which has recently received national recognition from the Prime Minister. The Points of Light Award was given to Sam and his co-host for their work throughout the lockdown to support people’s mental health through their weekly webinar series.

We will be featuring some of Sam’s work over the coming weeks on the library blog and Twitter page as well as some useful resources Sam recommends for helping us all to provide emotional support, both at work and at home.

Please email us at academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk to share your tips or advice for providing emotional support for your friends, relatives and colleagues.

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Library book display

For the next few weeks the Gosall library will be promoting the theme of emotional support and we are starting off with a display of books in the library.

We will also be featuring some useful resources to help provide emotional support, both at work and at home.

Please contact the library team with any book requests or for any more information: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk