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Loss, Grief and Self Esteem – The Hidden Loss

https://youtu.be/IrzFLy7zJjc Doubt. Self-esteem. Insecurity. Just the mention of these words can take us back to a particular moment in our lives. Perhaps the teenage years or young adulthood – when how you feel about yourself and your place in the world can be so uncertain. But as time goes on and you settle into your […]

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Grief support, Mental Health, Wellbeing
how to build community

How to build your community

https://youtu.be/cTQ0s86_T2o Dr Mike Kelly (CEO Institute of Wellbeing) is joined by Donna Murray-Turner in the Wellbeing Cafe Donna Murray-Turner – Founder Another Night of Sisterhood (ANOS), Chair, Croydon Safer Neighbourhoods & Community Champion In todays Wellbeing Cafe our topic is “Taking responsibility to build your community”. Some of the topics that we explore In our

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Self Development, Wellbeing

How to improve your self-esteem and confidence

https://youtu.be/0X0dN_6weXo Dr Mike Kelly (CEO Institute of Wellbeing) shares how to build confidence. In todays Wellbeing Cafe we explore: – Do we believe if confidence is an important element in moving forward and attaining our goals?– If confidence being linked to our self esteem?– Is confidence a skill that can be practiced?– How do we

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Self Development, Wellbeing
building resilience through life's storms

Top tips for building resilience through life’s storms

https://youtu.be/2-V6byDXxYk Joining Dr Mike Kelly (CEO – the Institute of Wellbeing) in the Wellbeing Cafe is Christiana Senibo – Public Speaker and Life Coach. Christiana explains how we can build resilience and that whilst we all go through storms in life, the challenge is not the storm but how we handle it. In todays Wellbeing

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Mental Health, Wellbeing

The positive impact of chat play read activities: reflecting on my experience as a black father

I’m not an expert in parenting or neurology (the science of the brain). However, I am the Father of two reasonably well adjusted young adults that I spent time chatting, playing and reading (almost every day) with during the first five years of their lives – even before they were born as I regularly spoke

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Child development, Parent Support

Why playtime matters

Even from birth, babies begin to pick up the basics of interaction and socialisation. Parents can take a hands-on approach to help encourage an enjoyment in playing by interacting with their child; ensuring they have opportunities to explore a balanced variety of interests and be creative in a safe and secure environment. In essence, child-centred

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Chat Play Read, Child development, Parent Support

The importance of child wellbeing

Children’s wellbeing is a fundamental part of their emotional, mental, social, physical, environmental and spiritual development. A healthy and balanced lifestyle during this early stage is imperative for their personal wellbeing, achieving and maintaining growth as well as a holistic approach to life. Providing opportunities to carefully support the explicit understanding of these basic human

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Child development, Parent Support, Wellbeing