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...mentally lock in. The changing room becomes a crucible – a place of intense pressure and transformation – where focus sharpens, rituals are repeated and the ‘game face’ goes on. That game face is more than a stare. It’s the product of years of physical and psychological battles. It’s the mindset that lets an athlete walk into the arena with purpose and...

...mental health issues with your peers? Dr Jonathan Leach and Dr Mathijs Lucassen set out six ways of getting the support you need...‘Sharing experiences helped me to understand what I was going through and how to make sense of it’ (Service user quoted in Leach, 2015) Whilst good relationships with other people can both support good mental health and be a source of help...

...mental health symptoms access formal channels of support due to funding problems or stigma, is informal support from family and friends just as good? ...Quite often talking is the best form of therapy and having someone who knows you, who you can confide in and can talk back to you on a personal level based on the fact they know you, can sometimes be very comforting....

...mental health quote on friendship with sunlight and plants in the background ] The topic of relationships and mental health deserves much more attention than it gets. Our social connections can have a huge impact on our mental well-being and our ability to survive major challenges. For example, the stories of support and mutual appreciation told by individuals nominating...

...mental health. As far as possible the distinction between service users and professionals is avoided and there is an emphasis on co-production, co-delivery and co-participation in the learning. An individual with experiences of mental health problems can be engaged in designing and delivering courses and not all of those participating in those courses will have a...

...mental health providers with an aim to explaining everyday practices and ideas for the future. Material is taken from The Open University course K114 Introducing professional practice... Introducing professional practice A short introduction to this album. A day in the life of a hospital ward: Ward Sister A Ward Sister describes a typical day for her A day in the life of...

...mental health, especially those who have experienced it. 'An untimely death on Passchendaele Ward' is written and performed by members 'The Orphans of Beulah' - a theatre group consisting of mental health service users and survivors. It is a modern day farce focusing on life in a Mental Health Institution. A death on the the ward leads to a lot of questions being asked....