Rani kicks off Food and Mood Week!
Join our Therapist Rani on a tour of her kitchen, where her children are cooking a delightful meal for the family! Remember to nourish both your body and mind.
Discrimination has no place at Harmless
Self harm does not discriminate. Neither do we. This has always been our tag line since our service began in 2007. Now more than ever it is pertinent that we address inequality. To echo The Samaritans ‘In the midst of a pandemic which is disproportionately impacting the Black community, the recent killings of George Floyd, […]
Tom’s reflection on dreams working in a bereavement setting
When I was younger and first encountered dreams in an academic, psychological way, it was primarily focused on the psychodynamic Freudian theories. Frankly, my perception of it was one of scepticism. My scepticism of it came from the idea that the meaning of our dreams is subconscious and symbolic which meant it relies on someone […]
Why am I having so many weird dreams?
Has anyone else been having vivid dreams lately? I’ve heard so many people talk about how since the start of lockdown, they have been having more dreams than usual. Google Trends (2020) reported that in the US, the number of Google searches for ‘weird dreams’ has doubled since this time last year, suggesting that not […]
Are you bereaved by suicide? We need your help.
We are working on a video project – we’d love you to take part. In this new project we are inviting those who have been bereaved by suicide to join us in a video project of remembrance. We will be asking those who would like to take part to contribute a video message – where […]
Neuroplasticity: our elastic brains
Earlier this week, I did a Facebook Live video on the HarmlessUK page about neuroplasticity. Now, this is not something I know a huge amount about, but it is something I am learning more about. I find it fascinating that so many of the everyday things we do to improve our mental wellbeing have such […]
For the majority of my life, I have been in education
I didn’t particularly love school, in fact I couldn’t wait to leave for university, where I spent 5 years of my life doing my undergraduate degree and then starting one masters degree only to realise it wasn’t for me and then completing another masters degree the following year. A lot of the time you can’t […]
Plans on hold – learning, educating and keeping your brain engaged
Currently the whole world feels like it’s on pause and if anyone is like me they’re a little anxious about things they can’t complete or plans they had that they now have no idea when are going to happen. For example education, courses and for me moving so that I no longer have to house […]
Learning to experiment with sound
Did you know, our Trainer Aja is also a Noise Musician (expression of noise in a musical context). She has put together a video demonstrating how you can play with any household object and learn, through software, to adjust sounds and make music! For Learning Week, why not have a go at starting to experiment […]
Being Mindful – Where to Start
I wanted to share what I have learnt from my own experience with mindfulness with you. Mainly that you are probably already naturally doing many things mindfully during your day to look after yourself and that’s a good place to start, take note, feel positive and confident about those things. Mindfulness often starts with learning […]