Wellbeing Blog

By Jessica Tett This may well sound all very weird and ‘out-there’ and not for you.... but bear with me! Over the last couple of years...

by Rev. Dr. Michael Killoran Ross Chaplain Today, we mark a sombre and sad anniversary. One year ago today, the Prime Minister announced...

by Jessica Tett The five years I worked as an emergency call handler were the most stressful of my life, and now as an auditor, I still...

by Rev. Dr. Michael Killoran Ross, Service Chaplain The act of caring, defined as providing informal care to a family member, partner, or...

By a member of staff I’m not a “victim” of domestic abuse, I’m a “survivor”, as is my child. And we continue to survive it, not only...

They say things happen when you least expect them and never more can that be true when you are called to attend an incident with a tragic...

by Darren Miller My message in this blog is a simple one – you are not alone. If I've learned anything through this pandemic, it is that...

By Jessica Tett, I guess we've all heard of OCD, and know it means Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Maybe we think of someone who washes...

By Jessica Tett I’ve written before about healthy eating and doing a bit of exercise, and how both can make us feel better. This time I’m...

It seems like every day we wake up there's growing uncertainty in the world, I guess the only certainty in the world is uncertainty. To...

Do you ever think I wish I? Here are some of my I wish I thoughts; I go to work - I wish I was as good at the job as that person. I go to...

by Dan Farnworth When I was asked to write a blog about the importance of sleep, I didn’t really know where to start because as shift...

By Deacon Michael Ross, Service Chaplain Having difficult conversations is a necessary part of adult life. It is also that part of adult...

By Darren Miller A while ago when this blog was first launched, one of my first posts was about coping with the "new normal". As we have...

By Keri Fickling I’m writing this week’s blog about going back to school but part of me feels like it should be entitled starting school...

By Jessica Tett How to do a tiny bit of exercise most days, when you don’t really want to. On 3rd March this year, I decided to do some...

Many of you of a certain age will have added an additional word in that title and now be singing an inappropriate song for an Ambulance...

By Darren Miller Maintaining a good work/life balance is key to maintaining good mental well-being, especially in these ever changing and...

I’m writing this in no way qualified to advise anyone on the subject of guilt and how it affects our mental health, however a recent...

At the beginning of my career in health care, I worked at The Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Canada. That was so long ago that the...