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...
Think of your body as the vehicle to your dreams. Honour it. Respect it. Fuel it. Create a list of all the things your body lets you do. Read it and add to it often. Become aware of what your body can do each...
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...
So many changes! Pregnancy causes many changes in your body. Some of these changes can be difficult to deal with or feel very uncomfortable. Also, after giving birth, your body may take a while to get back to the way it was before, or it may...
Body image and children Body image is how a child feels about and sees their body. It can relate to body size or shape, skin colour, appearance, facial features or physical disabilities/differences. A positive body image supports physical and mental health. It can boost confidence and help...
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...
A picture of an egg - which is Instagram's most liked photo ever - has been used to promote a mental-health campaign. The egg, known as Eugene, has now cracked after "feeling the pressure" of all the attention it's received. A message posted alongside the broken...
Public Health England recently published an article 'Health Matters: Health and Work' outlining the importance of why employment matters to health. "There is clear evidence that good work improves health and wellbeing across people’s lives, boosting quality of life and protecting against social exclusion. There is also clear...
The debate in parliament yesterday (17th January 2019) follows October’s presentation of a 200,000-strong public petition to Downing Street and the subsequent publication of an Open Letter to the Government from over 50 business leaders highlighting employer support for the issue. Businesses supporting the change include PwC, WHSmith, Royal...
Where’s Your Head At? is a campaign which will "improve the mental health of the nation by ensuring employers look after the wellbeing of their workforce. We all have mental health – In just the same way as we each have a physical fitness. Evidence...
What is mental health? Mental health is a part of our overall health, it's about: How we feel, think, and behave How we cope with the ups and downs of everyday life How we feel about ourselves and our life How we see ourselves and our...