Hiring: New Trainer
Our Let’s Talk Training team is looking to recruit a new trainer! Join our expanding team and be part of the changes needed for awareness and prevention around suicide, self harm & mental health. You will be supported and guided by our passionate and friendly team, who are always looking to encourage you to do […]
The Power of Remembrance
Annually, we take time to honour and show respect to those who have passed, acknowledging their struggles and challenges, commemorating their hardship and sacrifice so we can keep our lived freedoms. A day of remembrance of what was lost so that more could be gained for future generations. . I curiously ponder this time we […]
How can we be more Self Compassionate?
Compassion is defined as the sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress, and the desire to alleviate this distress together. We often find being compassionate towards others as almost an autopilot response. However, being compassionate to ourselves is not always as easy. When we are struggling with our thoughts and feelings, we can sometimes be hard on […]
Living Recovery
Recovery, what does it mean and how do we live recovery? There are two types of recovery, firstly, the medical model of recovery is: Returning to oneself prior to the onset of any symptoms. Secondly there is the mental health and wellbeing model of recovery, which is what we at Harmless are passionate about: Living […]
Train the Trainer Programme
Did you know that we deliver Train the Trainer Programmes? Over the past two weeks, two of our specialist trainers Shaun Young and Leanne Moulton from the Let’s Talk Training team have travelled to Cornwall to deliver a Self Harm awareness Train the Trainer 3 day programme funded by Cornwall and Isles of Scilly integrated […]
Boundaries
Setting boundaries with people can be hard work, it can feel uncomfortable. Often we find ourselves saying yes to things we don’t really want to do, or doing things we aren’t comfortable with. This might be because we feel guilty, or fear a negative response from others. Boundaries are a good way to protect our […]
Market Harborough Outreach
On Saturday 22nd October 2022 a community and volunteer fair helped residents find out how lend a hand the town and raised awareness of Leicestershire projects including Harmless & The Tomorrow Project. Tom and Fiona from the Bereavement team attended the event, which was organised by Harborough District Council and local MP Neil O’Brien.Charities, local […]
Ace Week 2022
23rd – 29th October 2022 is Ace Week. This is an annual event to raise awareness about asexual, aromantic, and all those under the asexual/aromantic umbrellas, and the difficulties that they face. For this blog post, I would like to talk about asexuality and mental health. Asexuality is defined as having little or no sexual […]
Allowing yourself to feel
Following one of our earlier posts on healing not being linear, I think it’s important to highlight the importance of allowing yourself to feel ‘negative’ emotions. Too often we hear people say things like “you/I need to be strong” or “there’s no point being sad, others have it worse.” Whilst sometimes it can be useful […]
Get your Christmas Raffle tickets now!
This year we are holding a Christmas raffle to raise vital funds for our support services. The draw will take place on Friday 9th December 2022. Tickets are only £1 each. Get yours now to be in with a chance at winning one of our amazing prizes! Prizes include: £100 Love to Shop VoucherYankee CandleCalvin […]