…Would you be able to find it? If it was the middle of the night and you were waiting for the emergency services to arrive, how easily would they find you? How clearly signed is your house? Is there even Read more…
You’ve tried Calpol, you’ve tried extra blankets, alongside a concoction of over the counter remedies – but nothing seems to be working. The doctor says it’s a virus, so there is nothing more they can prescribe and to ‘keep doing Read more…
From all of us here at Skillbase First Aid, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Fancy a giggle? Here is our SkillBase First Aid Choir, spreading some festive cheer! Please feel Read more…
Did you know that there are over 4.9 million people with Diabetes in the UK and it is estimated that around 850,000 people are currently living with type 2 Diabetes but are yet to be diagnosed. Diabetes is a medical Read more…
According to the Mental Health Organisation, work-related stress accounts for a staggering 23.9 days of work lost for every person affected. It makes good business sense, for everyone to know about workplace stress, to enable colleagues to spot the signs Read more…
It’s International Stress Awareness week this week (5th-9th November 2018) and we have been fortunate enough to talk to some really inspiring people in and around mental health. Continuing our interview series we spoke with Jon Salmon, mental health advocate, Read more…
The 10th and final key = MEANING! In the final part of our series 10 Keys for Happier Living, we explore meaning and what it really means for us to have purpose. What makes us happy and how can we Read more…
Acceptance – Be comfortable with who you are. “Learning to accept ourselves, warts and all, and being kinder to ourselves when things go wrong, increases our enjoyment of life, our resilience, and our wellbeing. It also helps us accept others Read more…
Positive emotions – like joy, gratitude, contentment, inspiration, and pride – are not just great at the time. Recent research shows that regularly experiencing them creates an ‘upward spiral’, helping to build our resources. Action for Happiness claim: “Although we Read more…
We all experience stress, failure, trauma, and loss in our lives. It‘s how we respond to these experiences that can impact on our happiness. Action for Happiness claim: ‘We often cannot choose what happens to us, but in principle we can Read more…