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Spark is 1! What a year!
Wow. It feels like not that long ago at all, I was writing a post introducing Spark Support to everyone, explaining who we are and what we do – then, all of a sudden, 12 months has passed, and I’m Read more…
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Sleep 101
According to The Sleep Council’s ‘The Great British Bedtime Report’ from 2013 more than a third of UK adults get by with just 5-6 hours of sleep, and 27% are experiencing a poor quality of sleep regularly. Getting a good Read more…
Mental Illnesses
Using Analogies to Help Explain Mental Health
Following on from the previous article on how to explain mental health to others I thought I would write a little more specifically about using analogies to explain depression and anxiety. Why depression and anxiety? Because these are the issues Read more…
Mental Illnesses
How Do You Explain Mental Health Problems to Others?
We often see that famous statistic around – 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lifetime (though I recently read an article that said that figure could be higher at around Read more…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
Be there for your mate. MENtal Health.
This is part of our blog series written in conjunction with our lovely corporate partner, InterQuest Group, across Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. Trigger warning: This article speaks about suicide. Just be a man will you? Man up and get Read more…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
Learn to Listen
This is part of our blog series written in conjunction with our lovely corporate partner, InterQuest Group, across Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. Trigger warning: This article mentions self-harm and suicide. Sorry, this isn’t a guide to social anxiety! But, Read more…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
Switching Off
This is part of our blog series written in conjunction with our lovely corporate partner, InterQuest Group, across Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. It’s all up in the news at the moment – cut down carbon emissions, save energy, turn Read more…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
Let’s Talk
This is part of our blog series written in conjunction with our lovely corporate partner, InterQuest Group, across Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. It sounds such an easy thing to do, doesn’t it? But sitting down and talking about your Read more…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
How are you?
This is part of our blog series written in conjunction with our lovely corporate partner, InterQuest Group, across Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. Hey there, how are you? It’s something that we say several times a day, but how many Read more…
Mental Illnesses
Encouraging conversation around mental health
When it comes to mental health we certainly are a nation with a stiff upper lip. I often hear from people that there isn’t any point in talking about it, what good will it do, or there isn’t any stigma Read more…