Lovely Feedback From Learners on our Developing Emotional Resilience Course!

“Thank you! I wish I could have done this years ago but very grateful to have the opportunity now. Feeling really confident that this will help me support my kids. LIFE CHANGING! So many useful tips and strategies were given and it was so nice to meet other parents too”

7 Handy Apps to Help You Look After Your Wellbeing

We’ve compiled this handy list to highlight a few of the apps we feel can make a positive difference in your life.

Useful ResourcesGuest User12 March 2019BrightSparksself care, apps, organise, organisation, productivity, wellbeing, emotional resilience, mental health

5 simple ways to help a young person having a panic attack

It can be hard to know what to say or do when a young person you're working with is feeling very anxious, and even more challenging if they have a panic attack. So, here is our collection of easy ways to help.

Advice and opinion, Course ContentLeonie Tayler1 March 2019BrightSparks CICemotional resilience, children, young people, mental health, panic attack, wellbeing Comment

The importance of self care.

Those old cliches about 'you can't pour from an empty jug' are absolutely true. How can we keep giving when there is nothing left to give?

Advice and opinionLeonie Tayler16 November 2018BrightSparks CICself care, self care week, Katie Simpson, parenting, BrightSparks Courses, Positive Futures Parenting Support, training, wellbeing, mental health, children, Take 3 breathing, guilt, learning, education

Dealing with stress in business - Sort of!

“The most important thing I've learned in recent years is that the way I think and act in work and business inherently leads to stress which does have an effect on my mental health. There, I said it, I do not have perfect mental health (I am not sure anyone really does).”

Advice and opinionAndy Simpson10 October 2018BrightSparks CICmental health, emotional resilience, wellbeing, BrightSparks Courses, training, social enterprise, social enterprise start up, business start up, running a business, Stress, Anxiety, Andy Simpson, Therapy

Why resilience is a skill all children should be taught

“It is not about removing risk, it is more about shoring up the resources to deal with it.”

Course Content, Advice and opinionLeonie Tayler1 June 2018BrightSparks CICrisk factors, resilience, emotional resilience, mental health, wellbeing, young people, children, working with children

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