Post Traumatic Growth: putting the theory into practice
Post Traumatic Growth Just how can the theory of Post Traumatic Growth be put into practice? What are the processes that make it work? And what lessons does it have for the post-Covid health and care sectors? In my last blog I spoke about the idea that, however bad things become in our lives, there […]
Turning trauma into transformation
Turning trauma into transformation No matter what we go through, no matter how bad things may seem, it is possible to deal with traumatic events and emerge from them – provided we have the right support. Whatever our chosen careers, there are always people who have influenced us in the way we have developed and grown. People […]
Toxic Positivity – Why we need to take care that positive vibes don’t turn toxic
Being positive and cheerful is all very well. But a relentless obsession with positivity can be highly dangerous, says Dr Andrew McDowell . Toxic Positivity – Why we need to take care that positive vibes don’t turn toxic It’s a cliché now to say that Covid has changed everything. But like all clichés it hides […]
Being Proactive About Wellbeing – Reflection and Intention Setting 2022
Everyone working in the health and social care sector has had another incredibly challenging year and “wellbeing” has been a very important part of our collective dialogue. With the continuing impact of the global pandemic and all the associated complexities and demands, enhancing, sustaining and building wellbeing has perhaps been more difficult, and probably more […]
Reflecting and Intention Setting
As we come towards the end of 2020, we can pause to reflect on what has certainly been a year to be remembered and think about our intentions and hopes going forward. We are currently living through a remarkable time in our collective history. Containing and treating the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has created […]
8 reasons why health coaching skills are an integral part of a link worker’s toolkit
Health coaching skills are integral part of the tool kit for Link Workers and other’s working in social prescribing roles. Effectively, being a Link Worker involves doing what is suggested by the role name. A Link Worker makes links, they create connections, they support information sharing, and they build relationships. The role is all about […]
How are you listening?
“Listening of this calibre ignites the human mind. The quality of your attention determines the quality of the other people’s thinking.” – Nancy Kline To be truly listened to is an incredible experience – this is because day to day it is so rare. When another person is listening to you with interest and to […]
Enhancing resilience through developing self-awareness
Having resilience effectively means that we have learned ways to deal positively with the gap between the demands of situations and our sense of the resources we have to cope. Resilient individuals have found ways to actively and consistently engage coping strategies to deal with the demands of stressful situations, whereas less resilient individuals tend […]
Enabling Personalised Care
Enabling personalised care: the art of health coaching Extracts from the Future Hospital Partners Network piece to introduce the article Health changing conversations: clinicians’ experience of health coaching in the East of England in the Future Hospital’s Journal. by Dr Penny Newman & Dr Andrew McDowell, What is Health Coaching? Health coaching is defined as […]
Building Resilience through a more conscious approach to Appraisal
Resilience is a very commonly used term, but it is a concept that is understood differently by different people. Some people talk about resilience as a skill people can learn to be more hardy or mentally tough. Others focus on resilience as the ability to bounce back after a stressful event, with resilience development supporting […]