BICS Wellbeing-Its good for your Mental Health: Recent Episodes
BICS, Barnet Council
BICS are bringing you a series of Podcasts to support our residents with their wellbeing. Our themes will move from caring for yourselves and your families whilst living in and transitioning out of lockdown, to healthy relationships, to managing anxious thoughts, just to mention a few. We hope you find them useful? We would love to have some feedback and suggestions for further themes you might find helpful. Our email is BICS@barnet.gov.uk
This podcast provides tips on how to manage your well-being in anticipation of your exam results being released.
In Episode 6, Shilan guides us through “Leaves on a Stream.” This is a mindfulness visualisation exercise that can help you get some distance from thoughts that might be overwhelming you right now.
In Episode 5, Shilan guides us through a “Mindful Body Scan.” This is a mindfulness script you can use to reconnect your body, using it as an anchor to ground you in the present moment, to calm your mind and connect to your feelings.
Welcome to a series on Mindfulness with Shilan Keskin. There are 6 episodes in total.
In Episode 4, Shilan guides us through “Mindful Breathing.” This is a mindfulness script to help you reconnect with the present moment using your breath as an anchor to ground you.
Welcome to a series on Mindfulness with Shilan Keskin. There are 6 episodes in total.
In Episode 3, Shilan guides us through "Using Your Senses." This is a mindfulness script on using your five senses, which you can use anywhere if you are struggling with any big thoughts or feelings.
Welcome to a series on Mindfulness with Shilan Keskin. There are 6 episodes in total.
In Episode 2, Shilan introduces Mindfulness to parents and carers - what it is, what it is for, how parents/cares can support their children and the resources available.
Welcome to a series on Mindfulness with Shilan Keskin. There are 6 episodes in total.
In Episode 1, Shilan tells us about Mindfulness - what it is, what it is for and the resources available.
This podcast on Selective Mutism hosts an expert by experience, Rosa-Maria. She talks about Selective Mutism using examples from her own experience as the mother of a child who had Selective Mutism, and also as a Clinical Practitioner at BICS who supports children/young people with Selective Mutism.
Part 2 focuses on tips for schools, families, clinicians and young people with selective mutism and signposts listeners to important resources.
The BICS podcast on Selective Mutism hosts an expert by experience, Rosa-Maria. She talks about Selective Mutism using examples from her own experience as the mother of a child who had Selective Mutism, and also as a Clinical Practitioner at BICS who supports children/young people with Selective Mutism.
Part 1 focuses on: what is Selective Mutism; common misconceptions; what it is like for children/young people to have Selective Mutism; and what treatment looks like.
In this episode, we talk about the emotions Guilt and Shame. We explore each emotion and their differences, how we can recognise them, how we can manage them and ways we can promote self-compassion. If you have any questions or queries and/or you would like to share your experiences with us, please feel free to contact us at BICS@barnet.gov.uk.
In this episode, we will be talking about the emotion anger, why we might notice increased angry feelings during the C-19 pandemic and sharing some strategies to help manage. Please feel free to visit our website www.barnet.gov.uk/children-and-families/support-parents-and-carers/young-peoples-mental-health-and-well-being for more information on our spring groups and workshops and other resources. If you have any questions or queries or/and you would like to share with us your experience, please feel free to contact us at BICS@barnet.gov.uk.
Disclaimer- It’s perhaps important to mention at the stage that if your angry outbursts can be violent or abusive, this can cause serious problems in your life and relationships and can be very damaging to the people around you. In this case, it's essential to seek professional support.
In this episode, we introduce the role of emotions and how many people notice that anxious feelings have increased during this unprecedented time. We explore 4 elements - empowerment, appreciation, support and health - that can help you to improve your capacity to manage anxiety. If you have any questions or queries and/or you would like to share with us your experience, please feel free to contact us at BICS@barnet.gov.uk.
In this episode, we will be talking about mental health and wellbeing and what this means to us personally and as professionals. We will share our experiences of coping over the second lockdown and invite you to think about yours. If you have any questions or queries and/or you would like to share with us your experience, please feel free to contact us at BICS@barnet.gov.uk.
In this episode, we will be talking about how lockdown has been for those parents whose children present with neurodevelopmental conditions such as ASD or ADHD. A mother of an 8-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Autism will share her experience and strategies she used during this unprecedented time. Also, we will explore some tips you may find useful to try regarding the challenges this pandemic has brought for children with neurodevelopmental conditions and their parents. If you have any questions or queries or/and you would like to share with us your experience, please feel free to contact us at BICS@barnet.gov.uk.
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In this episode, we will be exploring what emotions young people may experience due to upcoming release of the exams' results, A-Levels and GCSE. We are all aware that this year, many things have changed given the unprecedented time of COVID-19 and the Lockdown. For students and their parents who are living this experience, we would like to explore what feelings will come up and share with you tips and strategies you might find helpful. If you have any questions or queries or/and you would like to share with us your experience, please feel free to contact us at BICS@barnet.gov.uk.
In this episode we will be talking about managing relationship challenges in the family at home as part of our adaptations to gradual lifting of lockdown. We would like to share with you some tips on how to manage our relationships in this particular period, understanding and acknowledge our feelings and work on our communication skills. We hope you can give these a go at home and if you have any questions, please let us know contacting on BICS@barnet.gov.uk.
BICS are bringing you a series of Podcasts' episodes to support our residents with their Wellbeing. The theme of this episode is about caring for yourselves and your families whilst living and transitioning out of lockdown. For you useful psychological strategies to practice.