The first Wednesday in November each year is National Stress Awareness Day. National Stress Awareness Day is a great opportunity to take a moment to think about our wellbeing and find advice or support on managing stress. We all know what it’s like to feel stressed -...
Friendships are an important part of life and are among the most valuable relationships we have. We may talk to friends in confidence about things we wouldn't discuss with our families. Friends add enjoyment to our lives and provide comfort in times of need. Friendship is...
National Work Life Week is an annual campaign to get both employers and employees talking about wellbeing at work and work life fit. It’s an opportunity for employers to show their employees, and potential candidates, how their organisation is striving for a family friendly and flexible...
World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health issues and combine efforts in support of mental health. This year, the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) has decided to make “suicide prevention” the main theme of...
We've all heard the term 'reasonable adjustments' banded about in the workplace, but what does it actually mean? Most people who experience an episode of distress or mental ill health recover completely and can resume work successfully. Effective planning by the individual and the line manager...
Our approach We believe in a 360 approach to training in your organisation which is why we run all our courses in-house with you. We want those who attend our mental health training courses to feel supported and educated not only in the hours you spend with...
One in four people in the UK will suffer from a mental health issue each year and yet two-thirds have no one to speak to about their mental health, according to a poll for Time To Talk Day 2019 by Time To Change. While it is...
What came first; the chicken or the egg? Well, the same question could be asked about eating disorders and body image! Eating disorders are perceived to be all about vanity and how you look but in reality its just so much more than that. So...
At Be Empowered, we are thrilled to let you know that we are expanding our team of trainers! Be Empowered provide a variety of training courses in mental health first aid and awareness all over the UK. Training courses include all Adult MHFA England accredited...
It's Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 for which the theme is ...
What is body image? Body image includes many different factors such as how you feel when you think/see about your own body, how you might feel in your body and what you might believe about your own appearance. Across all demographics such as age, gender, culture, many...
Recently we talked to an employer who was managing and supporting an employee with mental ill health in a positive and proactive way. We asked Simon to write down his experience. "The business case for supporting an employee with mental ill health" Written by Simon, Public Sector...
What is it? Since 2001 the Mental Health Foundation have run an awareness week every May to highlight a specific theme for mental health. The theme of Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 is body image which will run from Monday 13th May to Sunday 19th May...
We have a spring in our step today as we launch our SPRING DISCOUNT! Has your organisation been talking about mental health awareness training? Have you been wanting to put forward to your manager the wellbeing and cost benefits of a healthier happier workplace? Well, now...
An estimated 4.7 million of us in the UK getting a regular dose of our favourite shows each week, podcasts are leading the way in what is being described as an “audio renaissance”. The health sections of podcast platforms have never been so full of...